Marc Wetherhill, chairman of the Bermuda Cricket Board?s technical committee, has categorically ruled out the possibility of last weekend?s washed out two-day league fixtures being rescheduled.

His comments contradicted statements made to earlier this week by the BCB?s chief executive Neil Speight, who said the committee meeting held on Tuesday night would be used to find an alternative weekend for the final play-off games to take place.

?We are going to hold an executive meeting to look at the balance of the schedule for the rest of the season,? Speight said.

?There are some specific recommendations in the rules and I think the intent of two-day cricket was not for it to be decided in a 30-over slugfest. The executive will consider rescheduling some of the important games.?

Wetherhill insisted, however, that it had been made ?abundantly clear before a ball was bowled this season? that no matches would be rescheduled because of inclement weather ? a practice in accordance with the majority of leagues across the cricketing world.

He also confirmed the Board would be following the letter of the law by scheduling bowl-offs between the teams, although he was unable to confirm when or where these would take place.

Regulations for the two-day league in the case of a wash-out are clearly stated.

?If a match is abandoned without a ball being bowled, the teams will participate in a bowl-off. The captains shall nominate five bowlers in the order of bowling to each other and the umpires prior to the toss. A full set of stumps, including bails will be pitched at both ends of the designated pitch but the bowlers will all bowl from one end.?

Such a scenario is standard practice in the limited over domestic competitions in England and Australia ? the difference being that in these countries, bowl-outs invariably take place in the indoor academies that the vast majority of first class grounds possess.

?We are currently in the process of contacting all the clubs to obtain official confirmation as to how their games finished,? Weatherhill said.

?At present, most of the clubs have not corresponded with us and we cannot proceed until that happens. But the regulations set out at the start of the season are clear and we have to abide by the rules that we have. We are being as proactive as we can in the situation and once we have talked to all the clubs, we will schedule bowl-outs at a time and place of the Board?s choosing.?

Weatherhill, who was due to play for Leg Trappers in their abandoned match against Somerset Bridge at White Hill Field, did say, however, that only those teams involved in meaningful encounters would be required to take part.

Those who are not fighting for either the championship, promotion or relegation, Wetherhill said, could agree between themselves to rule the games as draws and therefore finish equal in the final standings.

Asked why the ?wash-out? rules were not enforced by umpires over the weekend, Wetherhill asked for understanding.

?I cannot criticise the umpires,? he said.

?Bowl-outs should have taken place and I do not know enough yet about the particulars of every game to be able to tell you why they did not happen. ?But you have to remember, this is an entirely new format of cricket this season and we said from the very start that there would be the odd hiccup and a few teething problems as players, umpires and administrators adapted to the new initiative.?

To further complicate the issue, there remains some doubt over whether one of the two results recorded over the weekend, Social Club?s win against Flatts by two wickets, will be allowed to stand.

The rules state that if no play is possible on the first day, the match becomes a one innings, 60 overs-a-side encounter on the second.

At Lord?s however, 40 minutes of cricket was possible on day one and when rain forced the players off, Flatts were already 19 for one.

The match should have continued as normal the next day but instead was turned into a 60 over affair with Flatts resuming on their overnight score ? a material breach of the regulations.

Sources close to the BCB yesterday indicated Flatts had handed in an official appeal against the result to the governing body, who are currently investigating the matter.