St. George's 71-2 Bringing back memories of the 1975 Colts Cup Match -- for those old enough to remember -- St. George's routed Somerset in yesterday's clash at Wellington Oval.

Twenty-five years ago at the same venue, Clevie Wade, watching yesterday's match, and Dale Lambe, performed a two-man demolition on Somerset as the visitors were routed for 25 in a game that was over before lunch. Lambe took six for 11 that day and Wade three for six in a Somerset innings that lasted only 13.3 overs.

Yesterday, the Somerset youngsters batted a little longer, 16.3 overs, as George O'Brien Jr of St. David's snatched six for 27 off 8.3 overs and Mackie Crane four for 28 off eight as Somerset were dismissed in just 97 minutes.

The five overs it took for the home team to get the breakthrough was the longest period without a wicket falling as 16 without loss quickly turned to 34-4 just four overs later with O'Brien and Crane taking two each.

Only two Somerset players reached double figures after being put in by St.

George's, with captain Eugene Johnston scoring 10 and Jacobi Robinson 14 as the batsmen showed a lack of application.

Crane picked up two wickets in his last over (Robinson and Nasir Wade) before O'Brien had Linje Woods caught behind by Fiqre Crockwell on the third ball of his ninth over to end the innings.

Robinson's 46 minutes at the crease was the longest for a Somerset batsman while Edness stayed for 27 minutes and Johnson 24. There was little resistance in the Somerset tailend as the last four batsmen all failed to get off the mark.

Somerset made to suffer From Page 23 Crockwell and Detroy Smith showed the Somerset batsmen how to occupy the crease as they added 26 for the first wicket. Jekon Edness, son of Western Stars wicketkeeper Anthony Manders, had two smart stumpings off medium pacer Shane Hollis to remove Crockwell and then Detroy Smith.

Smith departed for a top score of 37 just six runs short of victory but captain Travis Smith wrapped up the win in style with two fours in his nine not out while Landro Minors finished unbeaten on 12.

"There was nothing wrong with the wicket, just a case of application,'' said St. George's coach Dean Minors, referring to the state of the wicket after two steady days of rain.

"You just had to make a few adjustments. With the conditions, Somerset could have been just a little more disciplined. After the first couple of wickets the match swung in our favour.'' Minors praised Smith for the way he batted, hitting just two fours and a six off the 64 balls he faced as the slow outfield made boundaries hard to come by. "Detroy batted really well, he knew the wicket was drying out. Landro and Fiqre also both batted very well.'' Photos by David Skinner Hooked: Somerset batsman Raymond Burchall hooks during yesterday's Colts Cup match at Wellington Oval while OJ Pitcher admires the shot.

More runs: Somerset opener Jekon Edness steers a shot through the slips during his first wicket partnership of 16 with captain Eugene Johnston in yesterday's Colts Cup match.