Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer

Last year's winners, Melbourne, and Kensington will today battle for the right to be named all-island one-day champions.

The Capital & Credit final, which is set for Chedwin Park, Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine, will bowl off at 9:30 a.m.

With both teams dominating their semi-final clashes, today's final is expected to be close and exciting. Melbourne easily beat St. Elizabeth, and Kensington upstaged highly fancied St. Catherine CC, the League and Challenge champions.

At least six current and former West Indies players will be on show. Wavell Hinds, David Bernard, Robert Haynes and Daren Powell of Kensington, along with Carlton Baugh, Donovan Pagon and Marlon Samuels of Melbourne. Complementing this impressive list are Nikita Miller, Ray Stewart of Melbourne, Maurice Kepple of Kensington, three players who have several Jamaica caps.

Experienced junior players

Both teams will also field several experienced junior players. Andre McCarthy who played in the last Youth World Cup, Llewellyn Meggs and Yannick Elliott are in the Melbourne squad, while Dennis Bulli plays for Kensington.

In last week's semi-finals, Meggs with 93, Pagon, 80, along with Damion Jacobs' 45, carried Melbourne to 319 for nine after which McCarthy took four for 44, Miller two for 22 and Jacobs two for 20 to dismiss St. Elizabeth for 185. Meanwhile, in the second semi-final at Elletson Road, Bernard made 77 not out, Kepple, 44, and Ranville Brown, 49, in Kensington's 218 for three replying to St. Catherine's 213. Powell took four for 35, and Haynes two for 38 in the Saints innings.