THE TOP four teams in this year's Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) All-Island limited-overs Competition face-off for a place in next week's final today.

While the feature game among the two clashes will between Manchester and Melbourne at Chedwin Park, most eyes will be at Kensington Park as it will be the battle of the security forces between the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Police. Ordane Hutchinson, who hit his way to a double century (221 not out) against Lucas last weekend, will also be on show.

Hutchinson, along with Renford Pinnock, Demetrious Francis, Balwin Virgo and Renford Bodie, will lead Police's batting while Sheldon Cottrell, Kemar Anderson and Bodie will lead the bowling.

As for JDF, Mel Wint, Mark Grey, Joseph Palmer and Warren Medwinter are the team's top batsmen while Kamal Dennis, Medwinter and Grey should carry the bulk of the bowling duties. Meanwhile in St. Catherine, Melbourne welcome back the services of Marlon Samuels, who was away on West Indies duties, and along with Carlton 'Halfaman' Baugh, this batting line-up can destroy any bowling.

Also in the Courtney Walsh Road-based club's batting line-up are Damion Henry and Llewellyn Meggs, who scored half centuries last weekend, Andre McCarthy, whose one-day record of 225 runs escaped Hutchinson's brutal onslaught last week, Yanick Elliott and Damion Jacobs.

Bowling

Melbourne's bowling may not be as strong as their batting, but the experience of Samuels will be backed up by Jacobs, Elliott, Leon Bent and McCarthy.

Melbourne's assistant coach and manager, Donald McNaughton, said he anticipated a keen contest between the teams. "Manchester have always been a good opponent," McNaughton said. "We are looking for them to come at us." However, he said his team always played positive cricket and that would be the aim today.

On the other side, Manchester are by no means any pushovers and with players of the calibre of batsman Donovan Sinclair, who scored 98 not out in Wednesday's Jamaica trial match, and pacer Neive McNally, Melbourne could be in for a tough time.

Ziggy Levy is also in good form for the central Jamaica team, and with other batsmen such as Zaniffe Fowler, Matthew Sinclair and Gary Graham, Melbourne bowlers cannot afford to bowl off line.

Manchester's bowling, to be spearheaded by McNally, is equally impressive and he is expected to get valuable support from left-arm spinner David Powell, Donovan Sinclair, Levy and Domaine Sangster.

Manchester's coach, Barry Barnes, said his team was "ready", though it has suffered financially this season, which limited training sessions.

"We will be trying to put up a good fight as we normally do. We have never beaten Melbourne in a one-day competition yet," Barnes said while making reference to two years ago when they lost to the Kangaroos in the final at Chedwin Park.