their return to the Commercial Cricket League after a seven-year absence by notching up a surprise 42-run over North Village.

Leg-break bowler Randy Liverpool also snapped up six wickets as eight-man West Indian Association trounced Jamaican Association while a belligerent fifth-wicket stand of 114 between Terence Corday and his uncle Michael set up Watford Sports Club's emphatic 156-run win over St. David's.

In Sunday's other season opener there was a baptism of fire for newcomers Sandys Community Youth Club who suffered an eight-wicket defeat after being bundled out for 58 by defending champions Hemisphere Leg Trappers.

Vice-captain Ascento grabbed six for 15 -- including three lbws -- in 8.5 overs as former league stalwarts Devonshire Stars dusted off the cobwebs to upset Village at Garrison Field.

Robert Dill jr. (37) and skipper Gary Peniston (25) were the chief contributors in Stars' modest 127 -- there were two wickets apiece for Derek Bell, Mike Young and former Hamilton Parish pace bowler Chris Caisey -- but Village had no answer to Ascento and Dill (two for 24) and tumbled to 85 all out in the 32nd over. Andy Boyce was top scorer with 19.

"Everybody was proud, we were very happy as we hadn't done any training.'' said Stars' scorer Raymond Furbert. Stars finished sixth when they last competed in 1992, a season in which Village and Forties, who had a bye on Sunday, were joint champions.

Despite their huge numerical disadvantage, West Indian Association elected to field first at Shelly Bay and the gamble paid off as they lost only two wickets in overhauling Jamaican Association's respectable 148, highlighted by useful contributions from Thomas Ball (36), Presley Millwood (25) and skipper Ian Coke (24).

Liverpool claimed the bowling honours with six for 56 in 14 overs while Jerry Callender chipped in with two for 34 before WIA's batsmen took control against last season's runners-up who have lost several key players to Premier clubs, including allrounder David Gibbs, now with Somerset.

WIA, back after taking a season's break, coasted to 151 for two in 35 overs.

Patrick Hamlett (32) and skipper John McConnie (27) laid the foundation for victory with an opening stand of 73 and then Olwin Clarke, who played for Village last season, and Callender maintained the momentum to ensure maximum points with knocks of 46 not out and 24 not out respectively.

Watford made a slow start after being sent in by St. David's at Lord's and despite opener Terry Ward's 20 were struggling at 88 for four with only 12 overs left.

But wicketkeeper Michael Corday and his nephew Terence put the St. David's attack -- led by slow bowler Granville Bennett's three for 70 from 12 overs -- to the sword in the closing overs, lifting the total to an imposing 212 for four. Michael's unbeaten 89 included one six and eight fours while Terence hammered five sixes and eight fours in his 74 not out.

Fast bowler Corday then followed up his aggressive innings with three for 21 from five overs as St. David's were routed for 56 in 20 overs. There were also two wickets each for David DeSilva and Blake West.

Three runs out hurt Sandys Community Youth Club who were dismissed for 58 in 22 overs after being sent in by Leg Trappers at the Royal Naval Field, Sergio Eatherly topscoring with 13.

Left-arm slow bowler James Swan, the former Somerset Cup Match player, took two for nought in one over and Roddy Moore had two for 16 for Leg Trappers who then replied with 59 for two in 17 overs, James Broadbent finishing 18 not out.

Despite the heavy defeat, "the kids enjoyed it'', team manager Gerald Fubler said afterwards.

Randy Liverpool: his six-wicket haul helped lift West Indian Association to victory.