- Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Kensington captain Wavell Hinds cuts, while Melbourne wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh looks on in the Capital and Credit one-day final at Chedwin Park yesterday. Hinds made 34 as his side won by 40 runs.

Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer

KENSINGTON CAPTAIN Wavell Hinds was full of praise for his players after they carved out a 40-run victory over defending champions Melbourne in the final of the Capital & Credit All-island limited-overs competition at Chedwin Park, St. Catherine yesterday.

Hinds said the club over the past couple of years had had its ups and downs, but yesterday's victory was a testament to their hard work within the last year.

"I am very proud of them, I think they have represented themselves and the club very well," said Hinds, who is also the captain of Jamaica.

He said the team "equipped itself very well, we practise very well, we were disciplined and the execution was pretty straightforward."

Two seasons ago, Kensington won the Super Cup, Jamaica's premier competition, but were relegated the next season. They are back in the top league.

Disciplined approach

"We have had a disciplined approach from practise into the Senior Cup season and that carried forward into this ... I must say congratulation to the guys, even if we did not win the game, I would have been proud of them.

"This is our first final in one-day cricket in 16 years. This is only the starting step for the guys going into next season."

In yesterday's final, Kensington first made 200 in 49.5, to which Melbourne, in reply, were dismissed for 160 in 36.4 overs.

Left-arm spinner Dennis Bulli, a former Jamaica youth player, was the wrecker for Kensington, picking up 5-28 in nine overs. He broke the back of the Melbourne batting when he had Marlon Samuels and Andre McCarthy stumped for 49 each. The pair were going well with Melbourne on 130 for two.

Robert Haynes, bowling his leg-spin, supported Bulli with 3-19. Among his wickets was Carlton Baugh (one).

Bulli was elated with his performance. "I feel very good about this because right now I am sick and I went out there and put out my all," he said.

Strayed from the basics

Melbourne's captain, Roman Hutchinson, believes they beat themselves.

"We were going really good, we just strayed from the basic and that was to our detriment," he said

While admitting the batting line-up they possess should have gotten the target, he said, "It wasn't all that a perfect pitch to bat on."

Earlier, Kensington's total was built around Maurice Kepple, 41, Hinds, 34, and Rasheed Outar, 31, against Yanick Elliott (4-28).

Like, Hutchinson, Hinds agreed the pitch wasn't the best for batting.

"The conditions were not suitable for strokeplay. Having said that, we fought and got a very decent total and, as I said before, it was the disciplined approach," he said.