Southampton 104 Champions Bailey's Bay blasted 249 at 7.11 runs an over, but failed to clinch a Camel Cup spot by just one point despite closing out their league season at Sea Breeze Oval with a 145-run victory.

The Rangers bowlers were punished severely by the Bay batsmen, with Gary Williams giving up 80 runs off 15 overs with three wickets as scant reward while Carl Garzette took two for 33 from just four overs. Dwayne Steede conceded 42 runs in just three overs as just three of the 38 overs were maidens.

In brilliant form was Ricky Hill, captain in the absence of Chris Smith, with 74, from which 62 came in boundaries from eight fours and five sixes. Opener Cal Dill scored 55, Irving Burgess 37 not out, Charlie Marshall 33 and Glenn Smith with 29.

Rangers slumped after being 60-2 at one stage, which quickly became 75-5 and 86-8 as left-armer Dennis Pilgrim claimed five for 21 from 9.2 overs and spinner Damon Edwards three for 38 from nine.

High man for Rangers was captain Olin Jones with 23 while Michael Brangman scored 20 and Lee Raynor Jr. with 18.

St. George's 158 PHC 76 Somebody was bound to feel the backlash of Clay Smith's two ducks in Cup Match -- as his 94 made the difference between victory and defeat at White Hill.

His knock also enabled the east enders to clinch a Camel Cup spot for next season by just one point, thanks to the batting bonus point they picked up.

Coming to the crease at 14-1 and being ninth out on 157, Smith stroked 13 fours and a six on his way to what looked a sure century before falling to Cal Symons six short of his ton. His contribution enabled St. George's to pass the 100 mark as wickets fell regularly around him, with on opener Ryan Steede (18) being the only other St. George's batsman on double figures.

Perry Maybury was the best PHC bowler, taking four for 48 while Lyle Millett claimed two for 33, Kallan Johnston two for 30 and Symons two for 18.

Clevie Wade collected seven for 22 from 11.4 overs and Del Tyrell two for 17 to wrap up victory in just 23.4 overs. High man for PHC was Kevin Dill with 19.

Somerset Bridge 137 St. David's 139-5 Youngsters Kameron Fox and Anthony Bascome led St. David's to a comfortable five-wicket victory at home to close out their league campaign.

Fox claimed three for 15 and captain Lionel Cann and Bascome two wickets apiece after sharing the new ball in the absence of Dale Fox who is nursing a back injury from Cup Match.

High scorers for Bridge were Brian Gibbons with 34, Francis Richardson 31 and Kenny Maybury 30 as Bridge recovered from 27-3.

Bridge used seven bowlers in trying to protect their total, but St. David's bounced back from losing their first two wickets with just 13 on the board, thanks to Shea Pitcher's 46 not out and 31 from Bascome.

Willow Cuts 422 Flatts 33-1 Skipper Dexter Basden, clearly satisfied with a draw from this game at Somerset Cricket Club, decided to have his players enjoy their batting instead of pressing for an all out victory.

His obvious intention was to give the four Somerset Cup Match members in his team a break after the torrid sun they took on Thursday and Friday, leaving Flatts this time to sweat it out.

Flatts fielded from 12.15 p.m. to 6.35 p.m. during which period Cuts piled on a mammoth total, thanks to 64 extras conceded by Flatts. Flatts were themselves shamefully left with just 12 overs to bat when Cuts finally declared.

Andre Hendrickson was top batsman for Cuts with 82, while Kevin Fubler followed with 51 not out, Dwayne Basden 45, Richard Basden 39, Craig Brangman 36 and Dexter Basden 32. Kevin Hurdle took two for 55 and Troy Dean two for 75.

Social Club 40 Police 42-2 Police assured themselves a place in next year's Camel Cup competition after a swift five-wicket defeat of league doormats Social Club at Prospect which brought each club's season to a close.

Archer ripped through the early order claiming six wickets for 17 runs in 7.2 overs and was assisted in the middle by Smith, who took two for 10 from eight overs.

Most of Social Club's total came in the extras column (13) as no batsman reached double figures.

Police needed just 6.4 overs to claim victory as Wayne Clarke top scored with 14 not out, while Dwayne Leverock was next with 13.

Somerset 63 Devonshire 67-5 Devonshire finished 1995 on a high after a five wicket trouncing of fellow fallen giants Somerset, spurred by a six wicket burst by Anthony Amory.

Amory mowed through the middle and late order with his right-arm, medium pace, returning figures of six for 13 from 10 overs, while Winston Trott claimed four for 22 from 6.3 overs.

After a reasonable first wicket stand of 26 by openers Reid Jones (11) and Cordell Gilbert (13) the west enders fortunes changed drastically as they crumbled to 63 all out.

Cleveland 234-6 Warwick 222-9 Cleveland should have been made to regret their decision to declare at tea, but the good foundation laid by Warwick veterans Johnny Nusum and El James was not built on and they had to settle for a draw with one wicket intact at Southampton Oval.

Nusum (95) and James (64) put on 151 for the first wicket in reply to Cleveland 234, but only Daniel Morgan and Steve Bremar with 13 each got got in double figures amongst the other batsmen and the chance of victory was lost as the match ended at 7.50.