CricketAfter three years of Leinster domination, the Royal Liver Irish Senior Cup is bound once again for the northwest, which became the spiritual home of the competition throughout the 1990s.

The final takes place today in Eglinton (start 11 a.m.) between those fierce local rivals Strabane, who won this competition in 1998, and two-time winners Limavady.

It is a repeat of the 1994 Irish Senior Cup final, in which Limavady emerged victorious, and so, a decade on, Strabane will be keen to exact a measure of revenge.

But in order to achieve that objective they will have to get past that proud warrior of Irish cricket Decker Curry, whose contributions for Limavady in this competition have been immense over the years, not least the 260 not out he hit in Terenure against CYM a few seasons ago.

Curry is not content to just live off his reputation these days, though.

His 177 in this year's second round against Cliftonville shows that he is still more than capable of destroying bowlers at this level.

Also, the Irish international Richard McDaid is a dangerous customer with bat and ball for Limavady.

Selected 15 times for Ireland, primarily as a bowler, McDaid may best be remembered for the 168 he scored against Phoenix last year when Limavady successfully chased 340 to win.

As for Strabane, they have the valuable services of the Gillespie family to call upon.

Current international Peter scored 118 not out in the semi-final against Clontarf but both his brothers, Mark and Michael, have scored centuries in the earlier rounds.

Former Indian international Test player Bobby Rao showed in the semi-final that he is still a useful, enthusiastic performer at the age of 50, supporting Peter Gillespie with an unbeaten knock of 61.

With both sides hitting some good form at the moment, this match could go either way, but Strabane will be anxious to get Decker out early or he could turn the game on his own and help produce a victory for Limavady.