Dozens of Bermudian cricket fans who flew to Jamaica to catch some Test Match action have been left completely stumped.

For the match was abandoned after just ten overs -- knocking out-of-pocket cricket enthusiasts for six.

Although most fans will get a refund if they bought tickets for all five days of the first Test, many claim their vacation has been ruined by the fact that they will not be seeing any cricket.

And it seems unlikely that airline companies will stump up a refund for a wasted trip.

Mid Ocean News Sports Editor Dexter Smith argued that the decision to call was premature.

He said: "There was just utter amazement when the match was called off.

"It had been raining the day before so there was some concern as whether it was going to go ahead. But in the morning there wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was really hot.

"I was looking out for the next wicket to go and then all the players just started walking off the pitch. "After it was abandoned everybody just went down to the pitch to get a look at it and see what the deal was.

"But the whole point of this holiday was to see some cricket. I'd worked for five months for this and then to see just ten overs played makes me really disappointed.'' I think the decision to call it off was a bit rash and I think the decision was helped by the fact that three wickets had already gone down.'' Prison warden Cal Butterfield, 51, of Warwick, said: "They announced that those people who had tickets for all five days will get refunds, although I don't expect to get anything back from the airline.

"The main reason for me coming out here was for the test match -- this was going to be my first one so you could say I'm pretty disappointed.

"But I think it was the right decision. People were speculating that the pitch would have got better as the game went on but I think that's a difficult thing to predict. I could see somebody eventually getting seriously hurt. "I was planning to leave on February 6 but now I think I will cut my time here -- I still want to do some touring and see part of the country.'' But former cricketing star Mervin Warner, 52, of Smith's, thought match officials made the right decision.

"The wicket was really bad and it wasn't as though this was the third day or anything,'' he said.

"I had a look at the wicket earlier and they said the day before that it wasn't ready so it wasn't going to be ready on the day of the test.

"I'm really disappointed -- it was the reason why I came out here -- but all umpires and both team captains agreed that it wasn't playable.''