The First Division one-day title was last night undecided following bizarre in-fighting among Devonshire players which forced their match against Somerset to be abandoned.

The no-decision in that fixture plus the fact that league frontrunners Warwick lost to Willow Cuts meant that matters were left up in the air and that the First Division cup could not be awarded.

Also, promotion to the top flight remained in the balance as both Devonshire and Somerset ? locked on 26 points each before yesterday ? needed victory ? and the six points that goes with it ? to secure a spot among the big guns next season and to move ahead of Warwick on 30 points.

Drama erupted at Devonshire Recreation Club after the 28th over of Somerset?s run chase when the home team?s Joshua Butler, who was fielding on the boundary, was attacked by his wicketkeeper Ricardo Brangman as other Devonshire players ran to join in the fight ? one striking Butler from behind with a drinks? bucket.

At that stage, Somerset ? whose players looked on in total shock ? were well placed to challenge Devonshire?s 255 for nine in 45 overs. They had rallied to 154 for two after 28 overs with Cup Match selectees Wendell White and Azeem Pitcher in full cry.

However, lone umpire Randy Butler decided the proceedings could not go on.

?With this behaviour the match just couldn?t continue. It wasn?t in the spirit of the game at all so I abandoned the game at 6.03 p.m. It just didn?t look good for cricket,? said Butler.

The umpire noted that because both teams batted for 25 overs it constituted a match and there should be an outright winner.

?Both teams were to get 45 overs and Somerset were deprived of theirs,? he noted, adding the matter would probably be referred to the Scheduling Committee.

Meanwhile, Somerset?s chairman of cricket Anthony Bailey, who was at the ground, was not afraid to vent his feelings on the situation.

?We?re hoping that justice is done as we were in a commanding position and well placed to win the match and thereby the league. We were on top of the bowling and scoring well. In fact, we had scored more than 12 runs in the over before the fight began and I think they (Devonshire) were getting frustrated as we started getting close.

?We?re hoping we get maximum points to win the league. This situation had nothing to do with us,? said Bailey, adding that umpire Butler ?rightfully pulled stumps?.

Meanwhile, Willow Cuts shattered Warwick?s title hopes, defeating the youngsters by two wickets at Somerset Cricket Club in a match reduced to 46 overs each.

Warwick were dismissed for 198, with Clarkie Trott scoring 34 and 13-year-old Kevon Fubler grabbing four wickets for 36 off 6.4 overs.

In reply, Cuts posted 199 for eight with veteran Dexter Basden hitting 50. Mark Ray took three for 13 from eight overs for the losers.

PHC came away with a three-wicket win over Western Counties rivals and landlords Somerset Bridge in a low-scoring contest reduced to 44 overs at White Hill Field.

Bridge won the toss and elected to bat but could only muster 75 runs against the trio of Neil Anglin, Kyle Lightbourne and Shoron Hunt.

Adrian Burrows top scored for Bridge with 19 and Kacey Smith added 13.

Anglin was the pick of the PHC bowlers, claiming four for eight off nine overs, including four maidens while Lightbourne and Hunt seized three for 12 and three for 33 respectively.

Chasing a paltry total, PHC lost seven wickets in the drive for victory with Gerald Simons leading the way with an unbeaten 36 and Lightbourne contributing 11.

Denzil Dill seized four PHC wickets for 21 runs while fellow veteran Corvette Lambert took two for 23.

At Police Field, Police defeated LegTrappers by 71 runs.

Batting first, Police racked up 183 for nine in their allotted 36 overs of a match reduced because of rain.

James Celestine scored 62 and Donovan Livingston 52 to top the Police batting.

Luke O?Connor was the pick of the Leg Trappers bowlers with three for six runs.

In reply, LegTrappers could only manage 112.