North Village, newly crowned as Commercial Cricket?s 2005 league champions, are hoping to set their sights higher next season and join the Central Counties Cup competition.

Village?s first success in more than a decade was ensured, with a game to spare, when they earned seven points from a ?winning? draw against last season?s champions Jamaican Association at Shelly Bay on Sunday.

West Indian Association, who gave Village a good run for their money, consolidated second place by crushing St. David?s ? despite playing three short ? while Western Stars picked up their second victory of the season with an 18-run win over 10-man Fine Leg Byes after their match was switched from Royal Naval Field to St. John?s Field.

Village spokesman Wendell Lindsay unveiled the club?s ambitious plan yesterday, saying he proposed approaching the Central Counties Cup committee to see if he could get Village?s name added to the four teams currently in the competition ? Police, Western Stars, Social Club and Devonshire Rec.

?Village have a large football following and it?s worth a shot,? he said.

Village?s only previous Commercial success came in 1992, a year after joining, when they shared the league title with Forties.

?We had a small celebration at the ground afterwards ? nothing too ostentatious,? said Lindsay.

?I?m pleased for the three Mikes ? Levon, Young and Payne ? who have been around the club for a long time. I?d also like to thank our supporters, especially the ?golden ladies?.?

Village piled up 235 for six after being sent in by Jamaican Association, Allen Richardson leading the run spree with eight boundaries in his 89.

Other useful scores came from Kenny Thompson (38), Ricky Hill (21) and skipper Levon, who retired injured after making 20.

Paceman Simroy Crosdale was Jamaican Association?s most successful bowler, claiming three for 55 from 15 overs, all three wickets coming in his second spell of five overs.

Village made early inroads into the Jamaican innings and had them on the ropes at 72 for eight but were eventually denied by the last pair of Kenny Wallen (37 not out) and 17-year-old Kieran Bennett (eight not out), whose father Granville is one of the Island?s top football referees. The pair held out for the final nine overs as Jamaican Association closed on 141 for nine.

Pace bowler Chris Caisey recorded impressive figures of four for 24 from 15 overs while Kevin Mallory picked up two for 28 from six.

Eight-man West Indian Association, helped by 18 extras, needed just six overs to reach their victory target after bundling out 10-man St. David?s for 57 in 19 overs at Garrison Field, fast medium bowler Sri Narasimhan snapping up six for 27 from 10 overs and Jerry Callender three for 29 from nine.

WIA ? hit by injuries, illness, unavailability of players and the departure of holidaying all-rounder Ricky Hoyte ? lost two early wickets but quickly inflicted St. David?s 10th successive defeat as opener Chris Clarke made an unbeaten 23 and skipper Barry Richards came in at number four to smash three sixes in his 19 not out.

Western Stars, sent in by Fine Leg Byes, rattled up 188 for five on their home ground, thanks mainly to their number three batsman Malcolm Woodley, who played sensibly for his unbeaten 66, and 23 from number four Maurice Lowe.

Andrew Holmes took two for 22 in eight overs and Ronnie Nathu two for for 46 from 13 for FLB whose openers Jeff DeSilva (56, six fours) and Nathu (27) gave them a flying start with a stand of 80 in 14 overs.

But wickets fell regularly after that, and although Angus Lynn and Ishwar Narayanan chipped in with 23 apiece, FLB fell just short, Stars clinching victory with nine balls remaining. Kent Todd took three for 41 off 10.3 overs, Leroy Wilson three for 40 off 11 and Woodley two for 19 off six.