Thompson, the Glendermott captain and a key all-rounder, will miss the match through suspension after receiving a six-match ban following events in the dramatic North West Senior Cup quarter-final between the clubs last month.

Limavady, who are in the middle of a brilliant run of victories, won that tie by three wickets after a remarkable late rally, and they will be favourites tomorrow to reach the final against Strabane later this summer.

Riddles believes Limavady, with quality and depth to their batting, will look to capitalise on Thompson's absence with the new ball.

"We will be backing ourselves to reach the final, especially with Johnny not available for Glendermott," said Riddles. "Johnny's a quality bowler and with our strong batting line-up hopefully we can take advantage of that.

"Of course it's still about their dangerman Hasan Raza. If we can get him out early we will be very confident of beating them."

However, before they make the short trip to The Rectory tomorrow, Limavady have the small matter of an Irish Cup quarter-final against Merrion in Dublin today.

On paper, it appears that David Cooke's men have been handed an ideal opportunity to reach the last four, with Merrion not regarded as one of the stronger Leinster clubs left in the competition.

However, they do include Matt Petrie, who boasts the best bowling average in Leinster so far this season.

Riddles insists that Limavady's confidence is so high at the moment that they fear no-one.

"Everyone is playing well and we are all full of confidence, I believe we are capable of beating anyone with the way we are playing, but there's no point in getting carried away, and we have to take every game as it comes, starting with Merrion," said Riddles.

"We are confident of going to Dublin and coming back up the road with a win. I know they have Matt Petrie, who opens the bowling for them, and Dom Joyce but they are the only two players I know much about.

"But I've heard the wickets can be difficult enough to bat on, so it might be hard to know what a good score is."

Riddles, who has been struggling with a wrist injury sustained during the winter, still retains international ambitions.

The 24-year-old is a fine middle order batsman and can bowl with real pace, as Simon Harrison, the Waringstown captain will testify after he was hit just above the eye with a sharp Riddles bouncer in the Ulster Cup quarter-final last month.

"I have a few injuries at the moment, I broke my wrist just before Christmas and it's really hurting me. But I've been playing through it and hopefully I can keep scoring runs and taking wickets and maybe Ireland will start taking a look at some of the North West players," he added.