Furness Cricket Club captain Scott Pearcey is hoping to lift his third trophy of the season when his side take on Cleator in the CN Cup Final.

Pearcey knows his team could have an almighty battle on their hands to beat the 2013 National Village Cup winners in Sunday's re-arranged showpiece at Poolside, Haverigg.

Furness are chasing a quadruple this season, having already won the South Cumbria Twenty20 and County Cup competitions.

They lie second in the North Lancs and Cumbria League Premier Division, eight points behind reigning champions Workington.

Victories at Keswick and at home to Dalton next week will set up a title-decider in west Cumbria in three weeks against a Workington team Furness have beaten home and away this summer.

And there is the small matter of the CN Cup (formerly the Higson Cup) – a competition Furness have won three times in the past eight years.

But to claim another success, the Rams will have to defeat a Cleator side packed with cup final experience and know-how, and Pearcey knows his side will have to be on top of their game.

“The CN Cup Final is always a special occasion to be a part of, the league is the main objective, but the CN Cup follows closely behind,” said Pearcey, whose dad Grant was a member of the Furness cup-winning team of 2000.

“Haverigg’s wicket is usually very good, so we are looking forward to a great game of cricket.

“Cleator have a great pedigree in cup competitions. They have some dangerous players who are capable of winning games on their own, so everyone will have to be at their best if we are to win it.”

Furness have lost just one league game all season at mid-table Cockermouth on the same weekend they went out of the ECB National Club Championship to Ormskirk at the last-32 stage.

A major reason why Furness trail Workington by eight points is bad luck with the weather, but they still have a chance to chase down the leaders.

Whatever happens in the final three weekends, Pearcey is proud of his side’s efforts over the past five months.

“We are all really happy with how the season has gone so far, with unbeaten T20, County and CN Cup runs, making the last-32 of the National Cup and only losing one game in the league,” he said.

“I think we’d have taken that at the beginning of the season.

“We have done well so far but we have four big games left to win if we want to hit our targets from the start of the season.

“In the league, we have two games against Keswick and Dalton, both teams are fighting to stay up, so they will be tough.

“Hopefully, we can get through those games and have a title-decider against Workington last game.

“The weather hasn’t been kind this year but, if we go into the last game with a chance of winning it, then we will be happy.”