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Defending champions Holmwood Technical will be hunting back-to-back titles when they oppose long-time rivals St. Elizabeth Technical, in the final of the Headley Cup cricket competition starting today at Alpart Sports Club.

The contest is scheduled for three days and each team will play one innings. Play is set to start at 10.30 a.m. each day.

After reaching six finals in nine years under coach Robert Lewis, Holmwood triumphed last year for the third time when they toppled many-time champions STETHS to take the crown as kings of rural schoolboy cricket.

Then, Holmwood were paced by Ricardo Powell and Matthew Sinclair who have since represented Jamaica and the West Indies A. This year, however, none of them are around and Lewis says they must remain focussed to retain their crown.

Holmwood's batting is expected to be led by openers Dwayne Ewart and Laslot Warren, Kevin Wynter, Junior Lawrence, Gary Graham, Odean Brown and the enterprising Evon McInnis.

Captain and Jamaica Under-19 leg-spinner Kevin Peart, who warmed up with eight wickets for 95 runs for Manchester against St. Mary in the Rothman's Middlesex Senior Cup competition over the weekend, will lead Holmwood's bowling attack. He will be supported by left-arm spinner Andre Dwyer and pacer McInnis - the man who captured six wickets against Kingston College when Holmwood won the Spalding Cup last year and who finished with four for 35 against York Castle in the semi-finals.

STETHS, prepared by Jamaica Under-19 coach Junior Bennett, have been enjoying a good season and are expected to fight all the way in their bid to regain the title.