ARCH rivals Albion and Rose Hall Town (RHT) will battle for high stakes when they meet on Saturday and Sunday in a bid to capture the respective Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ivan Madray Memorial T20 and Busta Champions of Champions 40-Over 1st Division titles.

The battleground this coming weekend for both finals will be the No. 69 Vikings cricket ground in Upper Corentyne. Over the last decade, arch rivals Albion and Rose Hall Town have dominated cricket at all levels and have played each other in numerous finals.

Despite RHT NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour missing the services of an injured Clinton Pestano, and Kevlon Anderson who is with the West Indies, U-19 team. National all-rounder Eon Hooper, Junior Sinclair, Kevin Sinclair, Jason Sinclair, Delbert Hicks, Jonathan Rampersaud and Keith Simpson will shoulder the responsibility.

Pacers Keon Sinclair and Sylus Tyndall would share the new ball, with off-spinners Junior Sinclair, Kevin Sinclair, Jonathan Rampersaud and Eon Hooper offering spin support. Leg-spinner Shawn Pereira and left-handed Keith Simpson will also offer variety on a track expected to be two-paced.

Albion will be at full strength with Kandasammy Surujnarine, Adrian Sukhwa, Sharaz Ramcharran, Rajiv Ivan, Anthony Bramble, David Latchaya and Jonathan Foo leading the batting.

The national trio of Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo and Gudakesh Motie will lead the bowling unit with Ivan, Foo, Ramcharran, Latchaya and Kevin Umroa lending support.

Prior to Sunday’s big throw-down, both teams will meet on Saturday this time in the 16th edition of the Busta Champion of Champions tourney, set for the same venue as Sunday’s encounter; from 10:30hrs.

Both teams have been in dominant form in both respective competitions, doing extremely well to reach the final in both as they will have a weekend filled with intense action for two separate titles.