prime, will have a more youthful look this season.

The Sandys Community Youth Club were admitted to the league at Monday night's annual meeting but Public Transportation Board, who struggled to raise a side for most of last year, were given the boot after just one season.

The league is also cracking down on teams who default matches.

Clubs who default two games will be thrown out and ineligible for a return in 2000.

The meeting also agreed to a minor change in the points awarded in drawn matches. A "winning'' draw will earn teams seven points -- up from 61 last season -- while three points will be awarded for "losing'' draws.

Ten teams applied for membership this season but because of the perennial problem of finding sufficient pitches each week it was agreed to limit the number of teams to nine -- the same as last season.

PTB, who suffered a crushing 256-run defeat in their first match against eventual champions Hemisphere Leg Trappers and finished bottom of the league with only two wins from 16 matches, lost out on a 4-1 vote in a ballot to eliminate one team.

Although PTB had expressed interest in continuing this season, they were not represented at the meeting -- a factor that weighed against them in the vote.

Club spokesman Gerald Fubler told the meeting Sandys Community Youth Club had a roster of 40 players but they will face a tough start in the season opener on May 2 -- they are away to Leg Trappers.

SCYC will be joined in the line-up by ex-champions West Indian Association, who missed last season, and former stalwarts Devonshire Stars, who return after a break of several years. The meeting urged PTB players to join Stars.

Police Recreation Club and West End Warriors, who both failed to complete the 1998 season, made no application to return.

Other opening matches are: West Indian Association v Jamaican Association, Devonshire Stars v North Village, St. David's v Watford Sports Club. Forties have a bye.