Willow Cuts 65 Western Stars scored another convincing victory over title-chasing Willow Cuts at St. John's Field yesterday, taking just 26.4 overs to wrap up a 120-run win.

Cuts were among two of the top four teams in the Premier Division Open standings to suffer defeat as Police, fourth, went down to Bailey's Bay by seven wickets at Sea Breeze Oval after being skittled out for just 74.

Despite losing top batsman Albert Steede with only seven runs on the board and Gregory Sampson to a leg injury early in their innings, Stars bounced back from 23-1 to 131-2 as Treadwell Gibbons (58) and Cleon Scotland (48) led the recovery.

Andre Manders chipped in with a valuable 19 and Gary Brangman 16 as Stars posted 185-7 before declaring at about 4.30 p.m. Dwight Basden claimed three for 20 to lead the Willow Cuts bowling while Brian Gibbons took two for 57.

In the absence of another strike bowler, Stars captain Arnold Manders decided to use himself as Gary Brangman's new ball partner. He bowled unchanged to finish with two for 25 from 13 overs while Brangman claimed four for 28 off nine overs and Hasan Durham, the only other bowler used, four for eight from 4.4 overs.

Opener Jermaine Warner was the high man for Willow Cuts with 26 of the first 39 runs before he was fifth out. Cuts never recovered from losing Dwayne and Dexter Basden in Brangman's second over with just seven runs on the board. The only other Willow Cuts batsman in double figures was Brian Gibbons with 12.

Skipper Smith sinks PHC with bat and ball From Page 21 St. George's 209-4 PHC 75 Captain Clay Smith scored 81 and then claimed four for 27 as short-handed St.

George's beat winless PHC by 134 runs at White Hill Field.

St. George's could only field nine players while PHC had 10, but it was the division leaders who still won comfortably despite the absence of Herbie Bascome, Gregg Foggo and Jason Lewis.

Smith added 91 for the second wicket with Ryan Steede (34) after Eugene Foggo departed with just 22 on the board. Smith went on 149-3 when Kallan Johnston held a spectacular one-handed catch high above his head on the backward square leg boundary to deny Smith his first century of the season. He hit 12 fours and a six in his knock.

When the declaration was made just before tea, Mark Ray was 42 not out and Dean Minors unbeaten on 17. Wendell Smith borrowed some gear to make his first appearance of the season but he did not bat.

Johnston took two for 36 from nine overs to lead the PHC bowling.

Gerald Simons was their high man with 34 as Clay Smith claimed four for 27 and Ray three for 23. Lyle Millett retired hurt after being hit above the eye when hooking a delivery from Smith into his face.

St. David's 210 Southampton 188-9 With their last pair at the crease, and still 23 runs short of victory, Southampton Rangers accepted the offer of bad light from the umpires at 7.32 p.m. at St. David's and thus denied the home team their first win in the Open Division.

Rangers made good progress in the chase for victory before the loss of three wickets in the space of eight runs late in their innings derailed their progress, leaving them at 175-9.

Olin Jones (26) and A.Burrows (3) added 13 for the last wicket before the umpires offered them bad light, which they accepted.

Keith Wainwright was the high man for Rangers with 61 -- his second half-century of the weekend -- while Lionel Cann completed a fine all-round match by taking three for 49 off 12 overs. George Cannonier claimed two for 13 from seven overs and Reginald Pitcher two for 47.

Rangers, celebrating their Western Counties triumph the night before, arrived well after the scheduled 11.00 a.m. start, delaying the match until 11.44.

However, in quick time they had the home team in deep trouble at 1-3 after Dean Pitcher, Chris Foggo and Eddie Lamb all failed to score.

St. David's were back in trouble at 17-4 and 24-5 before Cann led the fightback with 79 as he and Rudell Pitcher (21) put on 69 for the sixth wicket.

Cann hit nine fours and two sixes as Rangers were made to pay for three dropped chances. He was put down twice before reaching 50, the first time on 23 and again on 44.

Sammy Robinson, who has been playing in England this summer, hit 62 not out in the tail-end with four fours, a five and a six.

Garry Williams took four for 43, Quinton Sherlock two for 22 and David Saltus two for 64.