The two associations are set to clash in a charity match under lights but the forecast doesn't look great with a 95 per cent chance of rain Thursday and 60 per cent chance on Friday. A washout would be a repeat of last year's match.

"We tried three different weeks last year and we lost them all," Kellett said.

The teams, particularity the women, are excited by the prospect of playing a game under lights at No. 1 Oval. They will also use the zing stumps which light up when they are hit.

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The game starts at 6pm and each side will play two 15-over innings each so they get the chance to bat and bowl under lights.

It's an opportunity the women don't get too often.

"For a lot of the girls, they haven't had the chance to play down there," Women's Cricket Tamworth secretary Jenny Highlands said.

"They are excited about a lot of things. They get to play with a hard ball - here we use a softer ball and don't use equipment like pads and helmets. So it's actually going to play a real game.

"Some do play, but not very often in that format, and for some haven't played that format for a really long time or not at all so it's an exciting opportunity."

The annual match raises money for different charities each year with this year's funds going to the local Rural Fire Service.

"We'll have a barbecue and the Lionesses will come down to to do that. We've had 100 steaks, 100 sausages and 15 loaves of bread donated.

"All the money goes to the firies, so if we make $500, they get $500."

In past years, the charity clash has raised in excess of $1000, Kellett said.

If the game is washed out on Friday, there is a chance it could be rescheduled.

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