IF Wycombe are going to make something of this season they will need to start with a victory at home to Aston Rowant tomorrow.

Failing to beat Harpenden last week was a chance gone and they could consign themselves to a season fighting the drop if they let another big opportunity slip through their fingers tomorrow.

Director of cricket Keith Newell said: “The team that’s bottom after nine games can still turn it around, so a loss won’t be the end of the world for either side.

“But it would be a massive boost of confidence for the team that wins.

“We’ll be keenly focused to make sure we do everything right on the day, that the batsmen get runs and bowlers take wickets, and there will be a massive effort to make sure we win.”

Wycombe have more match winners in their team but this season they haven’t lived up to their billing while, in the opposition, one man stands out head and shoulders above everyone as a clear and present danger.

Newell said: “Wes [Morrick] is the dangerman. It’s clear to everyone in the league that he has taken on an awful lot of responsibility in that team.

“He’s a great player, a very good all-rounder. He scores a lot of runs and takes a lot of wickets.

“But we can’t completely blinker ourselves to other players in the side or we might end up being too focused on Wesley.”

Meanwhile, although Rowant are bottom of the table Morrick believes the pressure is all on Wycombe.

Neither side has won a match yet, but Morrick says his players have come pretty close while Wycombe’s performances have by and large been underwhelming.

He said: “Speaking to a few people, I think they’re lacking more confidence than us.

“We’ve had a few close games and are feeling good, but they are past champions and they’ve not lived up to their potential this season.

“I think it’s the best time ever to take them on and it would give them a hell of a knock if we should beat them.”

Morrick is the player Wycombe fear most in the Rowant side.

He scored 97 in a thrilling draw with Oxford last weekend and is regularly the team’s leading wicket-taker too.

He said: “I’ve played with and against quite a few of the Wycombe players so there is that mutual respect there.

“They’ve got four or five match-winners in their team and that is a concern. But you have to play each wicket as it comes and they haven’t done it yet this season, so I’d think it’s a concern for them as much as it is for us.

“And we’re not a one-man team either. Alex Jewell and Tim Morgan have hit the ball really well this year and maybe not got as many runs as they should have, and we’ve also got some up and coming young bowlers who are learning quickly.

"We’ve got a huge amount of respect for Wycombe and we can’t wait for it.

“All the guys are really up for it. If you take away Thame, Wycombe is pretty much our derby match now.”