Police 245-8 Cleveland 101-9 The decision by umpires Dennis Raynor and Lester Harnett to stop this Premier Division game at Police Field because of fading light with just 12 overs remaining allowed Cleveland a reprieve.

But, hardly surprisingly, Police players were none too pleased.

"I guess you can say we were robbed,'' said an irritated Police skipper Dennis Archer after the umpires had made the decision without the batsmen at the wicket questioning the light.

According to Archer, play was abandoned at 6.50 p.m. at which time the light was "suitable'' for play. Earlier rain had stopped play for 30 minutes.

Cleveland had their last two men at the wicket, number seven bat Wayne Smith (7 not out) and tailender Andrew Smith (4 not out), and were reeling at 101 for nine when play was halted.

Skipper Aaron Adams and Jason Simons had earlier each struck 25 to lead Cleveland in batting.

Diallo Sharrieff was the pick of the Police bowlers with three wickets for 15 off seven overs, including three maidens, while Wayne Clarke and Freston Hurdle snatched two apiece. Clarke conceded just 11 runs off three overs with a maiden while Hurdle gave up 30 runs off 10 overs, including two maidens.

Police reached a formidable total thanks to Ferdinand Thorne's 77 which included eight fours and a six. Sharrieff followed with 36 while Clarke hit 33 and Stevie Lightbourne 22.

Andre Smith led the Cleveland bowlers with three for 58 off 13 overs while Gregory Talbot had three for 74 off 25 overs, including six maidens.

Bailey's Bay 231-9 St. David's 102-5 Two rain stoppages lasting more than an hour and an offer of bad light with 15 overs left, which St. David's accepted, put paid to Bailey's Bay's hopes of victory at Sea Breeze Oval yesterday.

Some 35 minutes were lost in the Bay innings between 1.05 and 1.40 p.m. and 25 more between 5.50 and 6.15 p.m. when St. David's batted.

The Islanders had already given up hope of victory and when lone umpire Mansfield Smith offered Anthony Foggo and Graham Fox the opportunity to go off in fading light at 6.50 p.m. the pair decided to accept, though the Bay players were clearly not happy.

With five wickets to take in the last 15 overs, and with Clarkie Trott bowling well in his second spell from the north-eastern end, the home team were confident of penetrating a St. David's line-up which had Foggo and Fox as its last two recognised batsmen.

After Clarkie Trott removed Eddie Lamb with the second ball of the innings and Desmond Crockwell, who hails from Bailey's Bay, fell to Mark Trott in the next over, Bay must have sensed an easy and early victory.

However, a third wicket stand of 38 between Shea Pitcher and captain Allen Richardson got St. David's back on track before Pitcher shared in another good stand, one of 55 with Foggo for the fourth wicket.

Pitcher then departed for 52 including seven fours as Clarkie Trott collected two wickets in successive overs to keep Bay in sight of victory.

But the light didn't hold up and the players headed off to the pavilion.

Clarkie Trott finished with three for 45 from 15 overs and Mark Trott two for 17 off six.

Roger Trott was the top bat for Bay, hitting 71 with eight fours and a six while Irving Burgess scored 51 (four fours, two sixes) as the pair shared in a second wicket stand of 121. Trott had put on 30 in 10 overs with Devrae Hollis for the first wicket. Ricky Hill scored a brisk 38 in the middle order as Bay chased a declaration total.

Dale Fox and Allen Richardson both claimed three wickets, Fox finishing with three for 54 from 14.2 overs and Richardson three for 48 off 10.