FRANCOIS du Plessis is dreaming of a cup double for Lancashire and Todmorden.

The Red Rose all-rounder will hope to steer Lancashire one step closer to Twenty20 Cup glory as they face Middlesex in this evening’s quarter-final.

But while the South African continues to make waves on the county scene, he hasn’t forgotten his old Todmorden team-mates who booked their place in this year’s Worsley Cup final at the weekend.

The Centre Vale outfit overcame Ramsbottom by four wickets to chalk up their first final since 2005.

Du Plessis was among the spectators cheering on Todmorden, and he admits he would love nothing more than cup final triumphs for both his current and former employers.

“It was great to see Todmorden through to the Worsley Cup final - they deserve to be there,” said the 23-year-old, professional at Centre Vale last season, hitting 363 runs at 36.3 and taking 32 wickets at 15.4.

“I loved my time at Todmorden. They are such a brilliant bunch of guys there – they love their cricket and take it very seriously.

“It would be great for Lancashire and Todmorden to both win cups this year. That would be a dream.”

First, du Plessis must help Lancashire beat Middlesex in tonight’s last eight clash at the Brit Oval, to book a place at the Twenty20 Cup finals day.

The all-rounder has already performed a key role – with both bat and ball – for Mike Watkinson’s men in the competition.

He top-scored for Lancashire in their opening game victory against Leicestershire, crashing 45 from 34 balls, including two sixes and three fours.

Du Plessis later smacked an unbeaten 57 from 37 deliveries - with seven boundaries and a six - in a five-wicket win over Nottinghamshire.

A genuine all-rounder, he has also weighed in with some valuable wickets to help guide Lancashire to the knock-out stages.

The determined South African is now confident that Lancashire can keep their foot on the pedal to land their first ever Twenty20 Cup.

“We’ve got a very, very good chance. We’ve got momentum on our side,” said Du Plessis, 24 on Sunday.

“We’ve won our last three Twenty20 matches and we’ve just beaten Sussex in the County Championship.

“We set our standards very high - and when you’ve got high standards and high expecatations, you’ve got to try and reach them.

“It’s not good enough for us to reach the quarter-finals. We’ve got to make it to the semi-finals, then the final, and then win it.”

This year’s winners can look forward to entering the inaugural and highly-lucrative Twenty20 ‘Champions League’ tournament, scheduled to be held in October.

With $2 million up for grabs for the overall tournament winners – which features domestic winners from England, India, South Africa and Australia – there is plenty at stake.

But Red Rose paceman Sajid Mahmood insists Lancashire cannot worry about that.

Mahmood said: “The boys talked about it when it was first announced, but we cannot focus too much on that.”