Boyce's century sparks WIA
hammered an unbeaten century to set up West Indian Association's first victory of the season on Sunday.
Sandys Sports Club secured their second successive win with a 102-run victory over Pembroke United while the top-of-the-table clash between last season's joint champions Forties and North Village fizzled out into the tamest of draws.
Opener Boyce cracked one six and 19 fours in his 128 not out as WIA piled up 240 for seven declared in 37 overs at Garrison Field, despite a five for 82 haul by Stars' skipper Gary Ascento, and then saw his bowlers dismiss Stars for a paltry 58.
Boyce, who hit 92 in the opening match against Forties, now has an average of 121.50.
Boyce gave only one chance -- after he had completed three figures -- and skipper Ken Savoury said: "He looked invincible.'' Stars, aiming for a draw but needing to hold out for 47 overs, survived until the 32nd over but were largely undone by the spin of Alex Walker and Randy Liverpool.
Walker shackled the Stars batsmen with three for four from eight overs while leg break bowler Liverpool took three for 13 to add to his innings of 35.
Fast bowler Olwin Clarke, who earlier scored 31, finished with three for 16.
Sandys were rocked by the early dismissals of skipper Terry Corday and his brother Michael for ducks -- both caught by wicketkeeper Thomas Ball -- but a half century by Terry Ward and an innings of 36 by opener Leon Dickinson repaired the damage at the Royal Naval Field.
Ward hit one six and five fours in his 50 as Sandys recovered from 11 for two to reach 219, last man Tim Pedro clouting four sixes in an unbeaten 30.
Michael Campbell (four for 73) and Legay Cannonier (four for 48) were the pick of the Pembroke attack.
Pembroke, still seeking their first points of the season, had no answer to the pace attack of Terence Corday and Paul Ross and were dismissed for 117 in the 26th over.
Only David Gibbs, whose 49 contained three sixes and five fours, provided any opposition as Corday took five wickets for the second straight week, finishing with five for 57 from 12 overs. Ross had four for 34.
Sent in at Nationals, league leaders Forties passed 200 for the third time this season and their total of 247 for nine proved well out of the reach of Village who settled for a share of the points, reaching 181 for five at the close.
Opener Gary Edwards, averaging more than 50, notched up his second half century of the season to lay the foundation of Forties' total, hitting one six and 10 fours in his 78.
Other useful contributions came from James Thomas (35), Adrian Jennings (31) and Gerald Simons (28) and although wickets tumbled in the run chase 48 runs came from the final five overs.
Persevering Mike Young took three for 74 from 17 overs while Elliott Pitcher, with two wickets in his final over, finished with three for 82.
Village, needing to score at almost six runs an over to win, got off to the worst possible start, losing David Scraders for nought in the first over from Oliver Franks (two for 22).
Although Dion Ball and Gerald Bean added 42 for the second wicket Village never took command of the Forties attack, even though skipper Gordon Campbell, still suffering from a side injury sustained in the second match against West Indian Association, was forced to quit after bowling only one over.
Once Village lost their fifth wicket at 123 they quickly settled for a draw and Mike Levon went on to complete a leisurely half century.
Levon, despite batting with a split finger after taking a catch earlier, feasted on some gentle bowling to score an unbeaten 72 as Forties used nine bowlers in a bid for a breakthrough.
Levon, who struck 13 fours, found a solid ally in Young (17 not out), the pair adding 58 runs in an unbroken sixth wicket stand.