North Village crushed St. David's to maintain their 100 percent record with a third successive victory but Hemisphere Leg Trappers stayed on their heels after a former English county professional sent defending champions Watford Sports Club tumbling to defeat in a low-scoring match.

Forties picked up their first points of the season when they held on for a "losing'' draw after earlier letting Jamaican Association off the hook while West End Warriors prevailed by four wickets against Public Transportation Board in Sunday's other match.

Village, surprise leaders after finishing bottom last season, romped to an eight-wicket victory as they demolished St. David's for 46 at Garrison Field.

Strike bowler Derek Bell captured four for 17 in 12 overs -- six of them maidens -- to take his tally to 10 in two outings and Mike Levon finished off the innings with two wickets in two balls.

Although McLaren Lowe took two for 17, Mike Young, back in the side after a stint with Jamaican Association, steered Village home with an unbeaten 25.

Watford had Leg Trappers on the ropes at 18 for four at Nationals but allrounder Graham Strange led a recovery with a fighting half century, his 53 containing six fours and a five as Trappers emerged victorious by 28 runs.

Sixteen-year-old pace bowler Trevor Corday did the bulk of the damage for Watford and claimed his best figures of five for 38 in 12.1 overs, Leg Trappers being dismissed in the final over for 118.

Former professional cricketer Ian Smith, who has replaced Dave Wright as Trappers' main strike bowler, put in a marathon 19-over spell off two paces to help polish off Watford, snapping up five for 36. Roddy Moore and Strange chipped in with two wickets apiece as Watford slid to 92 all out -- their second defeat in three matches.

Pace bowler Smith, 35, who came to the Island four months ago after working for an emeralds company in Barbados for two years, was forced to reduce his run-up after tearing a thigh muscle in the opening match -- the latest in a litany of niggling injuries that forced him to quit as a professional at the age of 24 after playing two dozen matches for Surrey and Sussex 2nd XIs.

"I was once in the 13 to play for Sussex against Yorkshire but never made the first team,'' said Smith, general manager of Astwood-Dickinson, who hadn't played for two years before coming to Bermuda. The victory was sweet revenge for Trappers who were twice beaten by the West Enders in the league last season and also lost to them in the knockout semi-finals.

Left-arm pacer Craig Cannonier celebrated his 35th birthday on Sunday on his return to the Commercial League after a lengthy break with figures of five for 35 in his first game for Forties.

Cannonier and skipper Gordon Campbell (three for 42) reduced the Jamaicans to 38 for four in the first hour after Lloyd Morrison was run out for a duck and Donovan Livingston went for 25.

The Jamaicans were still in trouble at 87 for six but Chris Cox, back after a spell with Somerset, and Thomas Ball wrested the initiative from Forties with a stand of 62 to help lift their side to 171 for nine. Left-hander Cox, dropped five times, was finally trapped lbw for 45 while Ball finished unbeaten on 40.

New ball partners David Gibbs and Michael Campbell sent down 32 overs between them, taking two for 46 and four for 37 respectively, but Gordon Campbell ensured a draw with an unbeaten 34 in fading light as Forties closed at 126 for seven. Opener Hugh Hollis made 20.

The father-and-son combination of Gladstone and Vernon Eve proved irresistible, steering West End Warriors to victory at Royal Naval Field.

First left-arm slow bowler Vernon snapped up six for 52 from 14 overs and then skipper Gladstone led from the front, topscoring with 44.

Randy Butler, enjoying a day off from umpiring, hit 43 and Dennis Robinson 36 as PTB made 141, medium pacer Donville Yarde giving Eve support with three for 38.

Cecil Pitcher, former St. David's and Cleveland County player, grabbed four for 31 for PTB but Warriors reached their target in only the 28th over, Ronald Gibbons chipping in with 25.

The performance, which heartened team spokesman Mackie Burrows, was a marked improvement for PTB whose first taste of Commercial cricket ended in a crushing 265-run defeat at the hands of Leg Trappers.

"We gave 'em a scare -- we let Warriors off the hook really. We're just feeling our way through but we've got all the interest we need. Once we get our first victory, look out,'' he said.