Safeguard Security won the Commercial Cricket League's battle of the bottom clubs when they beat Pembroke United by 113 runs on Sunday but a scoring mix-up robbed Adrian Jennings of a century.

West Indian Association and St. David's missed the chance to move to within five points of leaders Forties, who had the day off, when they were held to draws by North Village and Sandys Sports Club respectively.

Jennings, who batted at number four, began the final over of Safeguard's innings at the Royal Naval Field under the impression he needed two runs to complete his century. He picked up two singles but when the scorers totted up the scores again luckless Jennings was left on 99 not out.

Jennings, who survived an early chance to the wicketkeeper, struck two sixes and 10 fours, adding 105 for the fourth wicket with former Cup Match star Eldon Raynor as Safeguard piled up 229 for six.

Raynor followed up his unbeaten 58 in his first game for Safeguard by hitting two sixes and five fours in his 48 before nicking a catch to the wicketkeeper and walking without waiting for the umpire's decision. Opener Nigel Clewett (21) and Alex Virgil, with 25, also made useful contributions.

Both teams began the day without a point -- Safeguard drew their opening game against North Village but lost the points for fielding an ineligible player -- and Pembroke took the early honours, reducing Safeguard to 40 for three before Jennings and Raynor gained the initiative.

Pace bowler Rowan Ramotar took three for 46 but apart from skipper Ian Coke, Pembroke never got to grips with Safeguard's varied attack and crumbled to 116 all out in the 34th over.

Coke continued his fine form, hitting one six and five fours in his 49, but Raynor and Paul Field, whose combined ages total 117, wrought havoc, picking up three wickets apiece to plunge Pembroke to their sixth successive defeat.

Said Field: "It's nice to get some points officially at last. Our batting is quite useful when we have our full side out. Batting second, we shouldn't be beaten for the rest of the season.'' Sent in by North Village at Shelly Bay and faced with even bigger boundaries than usual, WIA reached 185 for nine, thanks largely to Andy Boyce's 61 and useful knocks by John McConnie (35) and skipper Randy Liverpool (29).

Boyce led a recovery as WIA slipped from 54 without loss to 60 for three, hitting two sixes and five fours. Mike Young was the pick of the Village attack with three for 48.

WIA had Village reeling at 11 for three -- Gerald Bean went for one, David Scraders walked when he was caught behind for two and Dion Ball was bowled by George Rock for a duck -- but Mike Levon led a fightback with 39, adding 39 for the fourth wicket with Young, who made 24. A dogged unbeaten 20 by Maceo Dill secured the draw, Village closing at 101 for seven.

The game at Wellington Oval was reduced to 36 overs a side after half an hour's play was lost to rain early on.

St. David's, having lost the toss, reached 184 for seven, Sandys settling for a draw on a deteriorating pitch to reach 99 for five at the close.

A half century by hard-hitting opener Dean Pitcher, whose 51 contained four sixes and three fours, and innings of 36 not out by fellow opener Elliott Pitcher, who resumed his innings after retiring hurt, and 35 by Jeff Pitcher provided the bulk of St. David's runs.

Terry Corday and David DeSilva took three wickets apiece for Sandys. Jeff Pitcher snapped up four for 25 from 11 overs but a fighting unbeaten 41 by Sandys' ever reliable number three Terry Ward frustrated the east enders.