A HIGHLY anticipated final between rivals Lima United and Walton Hall will be contested on Sunday at the Walton Hall ground.

The two teams are evenly balanced and the title can go either way. While Walton Hall in recent years has been the club to beat, they remain a formidable force in North Essequibo, with the indomitable Vishwanauth Lall leading from the front with his aggressive batsmanship and accurate spin bowling.

He will be strongly supported by the consistent Lochin Persaud who has been in superb form with the bat, along with Navin Bahudur and Basil Persaud. The resurgence of Lima United, after a period of dormancy, has brought some spring into the steps of their batsmen with the likes of Fazeer Khan, Abdool Ghani, Faizul Karim and Abdool Salim, all capable of being match-winners.

The third-place play-off will see Devonshire Castle battle against Pomeroon Oil Mill. Cash incentives and trophies will be presented by representatives of the North Essequibo Interim Management Committee.

Starting-time is 10:30hrs with national umpire Shannon Crawford and Wazeer Dhanraj officiating.

Meanwhile, Banks DIH/ECB 15/15 softball semi-final and final will also be played on Sunday at the Number 1 ground in Affiance. Reliance Hustlers, featuring former national T20 all-rounder Ramesh Narine, Mark Austin and Narendra Mandolall, will come up against RG XI who will have in their line-up Quintin Sampson, Devendra Mohan and Adina Smith.

Bacchus Bulls, comprising former national Under-19 batsman Latchman Rohit, Ganesh Mangal and Neiland Cadogan, will take on Queenstown ‘B’, featuring Herell Green, Lalls Narine and Akeel Wallace.

The first match starts at 11:00hrs with the final scheduled for 20:00hrs under lights. Attractive prizes and trophies will be at stake and a massive crowd is expected to attend. (Elroy Stephney)