Opener David Scraders hammered a century to spur North Village to victory over Safeguard Security in a high-scoring Commercial Cricket League match at the Royal Naval Field on Sunday.

Defending champions West Indian Association completed the double over Pembroke United with an emphatic eight-wicket victory at Garrison Field while Forties retained their five-point lead after a draw at Shelly Bay with St. David's whose opener Dean Pitcher had to retire hurt on 37 with a facial injury.

Scraders lifted Village to the brink of victory with four sixes and 14 fours in his 117 from 111 deliveries having added 137 for the fourth wicket with Mike Levon, whose unbeaten 60 from 61 balls contained one six and four fours.

Village were set a stiff victory target of 233 in a match reduced to 40 overs a side because of a late start after Safeguard had piled up 232 for seven thanks to Adrian Jennings' knock of 76 and useful contributions from Barry Walkes (40) and Patrick Hamlett (31). Both teams played one short.

Jennings, who struck 13 fours, shared a fourth-wicket stand of 88 with Walkes, as Safeguard, who had been sent in, went on the offensive. Skipper Derek Bell was the pick of the Village attack with four for 61 from 12 overs.

Village lost Gerald Bean at 26, Mike Young at 67 and Dion Ball at 89 but Scraders and Levon, who was appearing for the first time this season, put the Safeguard attack to the sword before Scraders fell with seven needed for victory.

Jennings was Safeguard's most successful bowler, picking up two for 46 from 13 overs, Village eventually winning with nine balls to spare.

Rain forced the skippers to reduce the game at Garrison Field to 40 overs a side but Pembroke United were dismissed in the 35th over after being sent in by West Indian Association skipper Randy Liverpool and crashed to their fourth successive defeat.

Roy Trotman and Jerry Callender claimed three wickets apiece and Olwin Clarke took two as Pembroke were bundled out for 101.

WIA lost John McConnie (22) and Barry Richards (20) with 48 on the board -- both to lbw decisions -- but an unbeaten 36 by Andy Boyce sealed victory in the 18th over.

Hard-hitting Pitcher's self-inflicted injury ended St. David's hopes of beating Forties after the leaders were dismissed in the final over for 197, the East Enders replying with 141 for six as tempers became frayed over a number of umpiring decisions and discrepancies in the scorebooks.

Pitcher had struck one six and six fours in his 37 when he attempted a big drive off Gordon Campbell but suffered a deep gash over his eye as the ball hit the pitch and flew up into his face.

Pitcher was taken to hospital and required 10 stitches to close the wound. He is expected to be fit again for next Sunday's game against North Village.

Forties, who beat St. David's by five runs in the season opener, owed their total to half centuries by Mark Melvin and skipper Campbell, who also took three for 55, including two wickets with the final two balls of the 41st over.

Opener Melvin's 53 included five fours while Campbell hit one six and four fours in his 56, the pair adding 81 for the fourth wicket.

Campbell's dismissal at 165 sparked a collapse which saw four wickets tumble without addition to the total before Granville Bennett, back in the side after having his appendix out, and Oscar Andrade (17 not out) added 32 for the last wicket. Leg spinner Andrade later took two for 21.

Left-arm medium pacer Robin Minors, with four for 44 from 12 overs, and Dale Lamb, who took three for 30 and also made 28, were the pick of the St. David's attack.