Western Stars 141 When these two teams met recently in the Open League, Glenn Blakeney watched from the sidelines because of a shoulder injury.

How Overs champions Western Stars must have wished something -- anything -- could have kept him out of yesterday's top match at Sea Breeze Oval.

Even Charlie Marshall's blistering 95, which included 10 sixes, had to play second fiddle to Blakeney's allround performance as Stars' hopes of defending their title were virtually eliminated.

The margin of the victory enabled Bay to take over first place on net run rate from St. George's with two matches remaining.

First, Blakeney stroked 72, including six fours and five sixes as he shared in an opening stand of 136. Ricky Hill was his partner for most of the time after Cal Dill was struck in the face and retired hurt when on two. Hill's knock of 73 was also full of boundaries as he smashed 10 fours and four sixes.

After the pair departed, captain Marshall carried on the assault as 117 runs came in the last 10 overs. Marshall, who also had three fours, fell just short of his century when young Jekon Edness, the son of wicketkeeper Anthony Manders, held the first of two catches. Romaine, also caught by Edness, scored 26 and Clarkie Trott 22.

Few of the Stars bowlers escaped punishment as Mark Trott claimed two for 57 from nine overs and Cleon Scotland two for 33 from six. Gary Brangman conceded 81 runs in 10 overs and Arnold Manders 65 off 10 overs.

Stars quickly went from 30 without loss to 64-4 and then 103-7, with only new captain Albert Steede putting up some resistance with 62, including eight fours, before he was eventually ninth out.

Blakeney inspires Bay From Page 23 Opening partner Treadwell Gibbons scored 23 and Andre Manders 16.

Blakeney enjoyed his best bowling figures of the season, claiming six for 39 from 10 overs while Dennis Pilgrim took two for 41.

St. David's 133 St. George's 136-5 Graham Fox and Rudell Pitcher led St. David's with the bat and ball, but St.

David's needed more of a contribution from their other players to stop St.

George's in this derby match at Lord's.

Opener Fox scored 27 against his former team and Sammy Robinson 21 before Pitcher's 36 not out in the tailend enabled the home team to pass the 100 mark.

Lionel Cann, Ricky Hodsoll and Eugene Foggo all took two wickets for St.

George's; Cann two for 21, Hodsoll two for 32 and Foggo two for 22.

Fox and Pitcher had unbeaten St. George's in some early trouble at 47-4 before a stand of 53 for the fifth wicket between Cann (45) and captain Clay Smith posted the 100 and eased the pressure. Cann hit seven fours and was going for his first six when he was caught at long on by Rudell Pitcher.

Clay (36 not out) was joined by older brother Wendell (14 not out) in scoring the last 36 runs for victory, which was achieved with 15 overs left.

Pitcher, who removed Ricky Hodsoll in the first over, took two for 36 and Fox two for 29, both from 10 overs. Fox had both Jason Anderson and Mark Ray caught behind by Desmond Crockwell.

Warwick 189 Devonshire Rec. 190-6 Leon Place steered Devonshire Rec. to their first Overs victory of the season with a controlled undefeated 60 in this basement battle yesterday.

Place struck nine boundaries as he shared partnerships of 66 with opener Alfred Carter (41) and 44 with JaJa Millett, who hit an entertaining 17.

Dexter Smith (23) had given them an enterprising start, smacking three fours in an opening stand worth 39.

The fall of three quick wickets as the home side approached their target -- among them that of 12-year-old debutant Jason Dill -- did little to take the gloss off the four-wicket win, completed with 5.4 overs to spare.

Earlier Warwick, yet to win in the competition this season, had collapsed twice, losing three wickets for three runs after reaching 156-3 and their last four wickets for five runs.

Daniel Caines provided solidity at the top of the order with 40 after Scott and Simmons had gone cheaply and was ably supported by Stevie Lightbourne, whose 30 was almost entirely comprised of boundaries, and Ritchie Foggo, who hit three fours and two sixes in his 37.

But JaJa Millet, with 3-43 and skipper Winston Trott, who picked up 3-12, halted their advance.

Police beat Willow Cuts by four wickets at Somerset, dismissing Cuts for 126 and replying with 128-6. The win keeps Police in third place.

Cleveland beat Somerset Bridge by seven wickets in a low-scoring First Division match at Wellington Oval. Bridge, who batted with only seven players before an eighth player, Brian Gibbons, showed up when they took the field, could only manage 40 runs in 13 overs. Cleveland replied with 41-3 in 9.1 overs.

The match between PHC and Flatts at St. John's Field was not played as the field was not prepared.