Damage done by Hurricane Felix should be mild enough at two Eastern Counties grounds to permit important matches to go ahead this weekend.

Just minor damage was reported at both Bailey's Bay Cricket Club and St.

David's Cricket Club yesterday, according to presidents Randolph Spencer and Eddie Lamb.

"We should have ample time in which to clear up everything,'' said St.

David's president Lamb, who added there was no structural damage to Lord's, other than rocks from the water side and debris swept onto the ground.

The ground will be used for the Knockout Cup final on Sunday between Bailey's Bay and St. George's.

"There is nothing that needs reparation,'' Lamb confirmed. "By Sunday Lord's should be back in action.'' Bay's home ground, Sea Breeze Oval, will be the venue for Saturday's second round of the Eastern Counties. Except for some minor damage that ground should also be cleaned up by the end of the week, according to president Spencer.

"Apart from no current everything is alright,'' said Spencer after surveying the ground. "There is a lot of debris from the stalls, which the wind messed up a few of.'' Spencer is confident that the ground will be spruced up in time for Saturday's match against Cleveland, provided the weather can improve by tomorrow.

Some of the more serious damage in the Coney Island area was done to boats moored in the bay. Many of them have been taken out of the water.

With the east end of the Island suffering some of the more serious damage done by the hurricane, St. George's Cricket Club officials were relieved that their ground received only minor damage, especially since the wall, like the Causeway wall which suffered extensive damage, runs from east to west.

The ground suffered major damage to its south boundary wall when Hurricane Emily hit the Island in 1987 while bleachers were also thrown onto the field.

Repair work carried out after that made the structures much stronger.

"We were not too concerned about the wall,'' president Mansfield Smith said yesterday. "When we rebuilt it it was built with a lot of reinforcement and strong concrete.

"With the seating we put the aluminum seats on concrete block and not the aluminum structure.

"There is no structural damage to my knowledge. Some stalls from Cup Match were blown down, those that hadn't been taken down.'' Smith admits there is also relief the hurricane came after and not just before Cup Match. "I'm glad we had two good days for the game and the day after. The place was immaculate 24 hours after Cup Match.

Other sports clubs, Somerset Cricket Club, National Sports Club and Mid Atlantic Boat and Sports Club, also reported minor damage as did Mid Ocean Club which is due to host the second Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out next month.

A spokesman at Mid Ocean said there was minor damage with trees blown down on the course but there were plans to re-open the course tomorrow.