Cup Match team-mates Clay Smith and Jason Anderson are likely to find themselves in hot water after reportedly trashing the Wellington Oval dressing room during last week's centennial classic.

A door and several windows were said to have been smashed or otherwise damaged by the St. George's pair during separate incidents following their dismissals on the second day.

Smith has been vilified for hurling and breaking his bat as he entered the dressing area after being given out to a disputed catch by Dwayne Leverock, as well as breaking windows during a rage-filled rampage.

Meanwhile, Anderson, who suffered a nightmare debut, surrendering numerous byes and being dismissed for a duck, has been accused of punching a hole in the door.

And it has been revealed that St. George's' management committee are now awaiting reports from the relevant parties before deciding whether action will be taken.

"No action has been taken yet. We haven't received any official reports, so things are pending right now," explained St. George's' secretary Neil Paynter yesterday. "We get reports from certain individuals within the team, so we're just waiting for that, and if nothing comes then we'll do what we have to.

"I'm not going to confirm or deny any reports, because they are pending.

"When they come in the management committee will sit down and make a decision on where we can go from there."

The actions of the two players compounded problems in a bad-tempered match during which several players openly questioned and berated umpires Wilbur Pitcher and Roger Dill over calls made or allegedly missed.

Unruly fans, apparently intent on making Cup Match their personal stage, also proved a problem.

But while the latter will likely be addressed with increased field security, the issue of player deportment lies with the two clubs' willingness to institute professional rules, specifically those relating to the fining of players.

Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association assistant secretary Steven Douglas said yesterday this could be readily achieved by appointing a match referee with complete autonomy.

"What they should be doing at that level is appointing a match referee, who would be totally responsible, along with the umpires, to put a report in and deal with the persons accordingly," said Douglas. "He would be responsible for fining a player, whether it be 75 percent of his match fee, 25 or 50 percent.

"Those things are already in the match referee's handbook, whereby he can do these things. But he must have full autonomy and not have to come back and appease a club in dealing with somebody . . . whatever he says should be gospel and be able to go right through.

"This is one time that we can treat players like professionals. They're getting paid, we can treat them that way and when that's done and we put everything in place the game will automatically improve, because a lot of guys, outside of looking forward to the game, look at the money they're going to be handed at the end of two days of Cup Match.

"And it won't be difficult for the clubs to institute such for the match referee, because it's already in the regulations and code for the referee, it's part of the job description."

As for the general on-field security, Douglas conceded that the clubs were between `a rock and a hard place', and was willing to afford them time to address the issue, but again pointed at the need to take a professional approach.

"Those things the clubs have been looking at, and we to have got to give them a chance to look at it because I know that it takes a lot to get the support from people to do the things that are necessary," he said. "The sooner we can look at matters and be able to run this thing like a professional Test Match or one-day international game, the better.

"We're going to have to put things in place, have marshalls, as they do in other countries.

"They will have to look very carefully as a result of this year, which I think was one of the worst years in a long time as regards people coming onto the field and acting ignorant."

Paynter noted that the imposition of a structured fine system was an option to be considered, and added that the clubs were fully aware of the security issue regarding spectators entering the field of play, and that remedies were being sought.

"We basically try to do our best to have security," said Paynter. "We have people on management that keep a watchful eye.

"As far as stopping people from running on the field, it's kind of a part of Cup Match, it's just unfortunate that some people get overzealous. But to try and stop people from running on the field, that, I believe, would take away from what Cup Match is all about."