unsettled Bailey's Bay batsman was considering a move to their Eastern Counties rivals.

The Royal Gazette disclosed weeks ago that Blakeney had trained with the club and had expressed interest in joining them for the 2000 season. Now it has emerged that the dashing batsman had followed through and signed for the club prior to last Friday's transfer deadline.

"He called me last Thursday and told me he was moving to St. David's,'' said Bailey's Bay captain Charlie Marshall yesterday.

"I wish him well and hope he has a great season. Glenn knows he's got a lot of potential but for the past three seasons with Bailey's Bay he hasn't completed a season with us. This is probably the best things that could happen for him.'' Blakeney stopped playing midway through last season when he and a few other members of the Bay team withdrew their services over what they saw as unfair selection policy for the Camel Cup final, which they lost to St. George's.

Blakeney's addition to the St. David's squad certainly would make the Islanders one of the teams to watch this season, once experienced batsmen Clay Smith and Allen Richardson return from suspensions.

They may have been the whipping boys in football this season, but teams certainly won't be allowed to take liberties with the St. David's cricket team this summer.

Along with youngsters Chris Foggo, Landro Minors and O.J. Pitcher, who recently represented the America's team in the Youth World Cup in Sri Lanka, St. David's have a well balanced team, one capable of improving on last year's fifth place in the league.

Transfer activity has been relatively quiet, with Jermaine Warner returning to Bailey's Bay from Willow Cuts. Warner came through Bay's youth programme years ago.

Two other players involved in last season's dispute with the club, brothers Ricky and Corey Hill, are reportedly back out training with the team who have picked up the services of former youth player Jermaine Warner from Willow Cuts.

Two other former Bay players attempting to resurrect their careers after several years are brothers Kurt and Derron Trott. Derron, a fast bowler, quit the game because of knee problems but is making an attempt to play again and has been training with the team.

Alan Wilkinson is understood to have moved to PHC from Warwick, while youngsters JaJa Millett and Don Vickers are leaving Devonshire Rec. for Western Stars.

Continued on page 25 Eton tour marks start of season Continued from page 23 The opening matches of the cricket season will be the six-match tour of Eton College from England, starting next Friday with a match against the under-19 West Select at Devonshire Rec. They will also play league champions Southampton Rangers, two under-19 selects and two National Selects.

On Sunday, April 16 at Police Field the National West XI will play Eton College, while on Saturday, April 22, the visitors meet a National East XI Select at St. David's. All games are 50 overs starting at 11.00 a.m.

The following players have been selected to represent the two selects and anyone unable to play should contact the BCBC office at 292-8958 as soon as possible: West Select: Dexter Basden, Richard Basden, Ricky Brangman, Durvan Cann, Hassan Durham, Gladwin Edness, David Gibbs, Shoron Hunt, Leon Place, Jermaine Postlethwaite, Albert Steede, Janeiro Tucker, Kwame Tucker, Keith Wainwright, Calvin Waldron, Wendell White, Alan Wilkinson.

East Select: Aaron Adams, Dennis Archer, Lionel Cann, Gregg Foggo, Del Hollis, Kevin Hurdle, Curtis Jackson, Dwayne Leverock, Charlie Marshall, Peter Philpott, Andrew Rollins, Sammy Robinson, Jason Simons, Carlton Smith, Dexter Smith, Clarkie Trott.

Camel Cup champions St. George's open the defence of their title on May 27 when they meet league champions Southampton Rangers at Sea Breeze Oval.

Bailey's Bay play Western Stars in the other match at Devonshire Rec., with the final the following day.

Glenn Blakeney: moved from Bailey's Bay to St. David's in time to beat transfer deadline.