Would the real Tim McIntosh please stand up.
The stodgy and sometimes awkward Auckland and New Zealand opening batsman revealed a different side of himself yesterday.
He flayed the Otago attack to all parts of Colin Maiden Park, making no race of the major semifinal and breaking a provincial record in the process.
The left hander's astonishing innings of 161 from 138 deliveries was the highest one-day score for Auckland and fourth-equal highest one-day innings scored in New Zealand.
And it was even more remarkable when it is considered he basically did it all from one foot.
He smashed a delivery into his boot and batted with a runner for the best part of his innings.
His knock put Auckland on track for a comprehensive victory.
The Aces reached an impressive 340 for five - its third highest tally - and dismissed Otago for 275.
Auckland will travel south to meet Canterbury in the final.
The Cantabrians have been the form team and will start Sunday's game in Christchurch as favourite.
Auckland, though, has plenty of firepower and, in McIntosh, an unlikely hero.
That said, he has developed a liking for the Otago attack, with three consecutive one-day 100s.
He scored an undefeated century late last month and 138 in Oamaru last season.
"It takes something special to win a semifinal and Tim McIntosh showed that today," Otago coach Mike Hesson said.
"He played exceptionally well and took the game away from us."
As for Otago's decision to field, Hesson said the last time the Volts played at the venue the pitch got better as the day went on and the side felt confident chasing "any score, really".
"We just didn't get a guy make a big 100 like they did. Our top score was 69, so that was the difference.
"We probably conceded 20 or 30 [runs] too many and that put the pressure on us early on."
McIntosh is not the first name that rolls off the lips when thinking about potential match-winners.
Lou Vincent, Gareth Hopkins and Jeet Raval all seem better equipped to dismantle bowling attacks and, to be fair, all played a part.
Vincent has been striking the ball well all summer, with two 100s to his name, and was an obvious threat.
He fashioned a fluent innings of 66 from 69 deliveries and combined in 102-run opening stand with McIntosh.
That got Auckland off to a rollicking start and once Vincent, the aggressor, was undone, Raval came in and pushed the ball around for a neatly compiled 38 from 45 deliveries.
Hopkins has a reputation as a devastating finisher and his cameo of 47 from 35 was the last thing the Otago attack needed, searching as it was for a way to contain the onslaught.
But the day belonged to McIntosh.
His first 50 took 62 deliveries - a very reasonable scoring rate.
But he really picked up the pace whacking the next 50 from 40 deliveries.
His 150 came off 130 deliveries and, in all, McIntosh hit five sixes and nine fours.
Not a bad day's work.
Vincent was probably feeling a little annoyed.
He had posted the highest individual score for Auckland last month, when he scored 159 off 157 deliveries.
The record stood for 24 days.
Otago's bowling figures made for some disappointing reading.
Neil Wagner was the hardest hit, conceding 77 runs from his 10 overs.
Nick Beard escaped the worst of the assault, restricting Auckland to 51 runs from his 10 overs.
Chasing a mammoth score, Otago needed its key three, Neil Broom, Craig Cumming and Aaron Redmond, to fire.
Redmond offered some brief hope with a bright innings of 69 from 74.
But Broom was trapped in front for 12 and Cumming bowled for four.
In-form wicketkeeper batsman Derek de Boorder showed some character with a fighting 61 from 48, and Wagner scored a brisk 38.
With the result beyond doubt, Vincent bowled the last over of the match and picked up three wickets, as Otago went down swinging.
