St. George's 28

St. David's 32-0

St. George's posted one of the lowest scores in club history when they were skittled out for a miserable 26 in this one-sided affair on a damp wicket at Lord's on Sunday.

It marked a hugely disappointing debut as skipper for young Oronde Bascome who had replaced his fellow national squad member Ryan Steede as leader of the team earlier in the week.

Oronde made only three as he opened the innings, and his father Herbie top scored with just six as four players returned to the pavilion without adding to the total.

The chief destroyer of the visitors was opening bowler Arthur Pitcher who snatched five wickets for just 10 runs off seven overs.

Justin Pitcher chipped in with two for 18 off seven overs while Del Hollis claimed two for one off six overs.

St. George's' destruction was completed in just 21.5 overs.

The new skipper can't have imagined a worse start although he might point to the condition of the wicket which contributed to his team's demise.

St. David's reached their winning target with ease, openers Chris Foggo and Landro Minors steering them to a 10-wicket victory, scoring 17 and three not out respectively off just 3.4 overs.

Southampton Rangers 129

Police 68

(match reduced to 20 overs)

Dion Stovell produced a remarkable all-round performance to steer Southampton Rangers to a 61-run victory over hosts Police in this rain-hit Premier Division encounter at Police Field on Sunday.

Stovell, who recently earned himself a recall to the national squad, grafted an unbeaten 30, claimed four wickets, held a sharp catch and completed a run out to cap a memorable outing.

The early order batsman hit a four and a six during a 24-ball knock and added 44 runs with Rangers player/coach Janeiro Tucker (38) for the third wicket that steadied the ship after the visitors lost two wickets in the space of two overs.

Stovell also put on a further 29 runs for the fourth wicket with Malachi Jones (10) to carry the visitors to a target that ultimately proved beyond Police's reach.

The aggressive Tucker lashed three fours and three sixes off 22 balls to keep the scorers busy after his team-mates higher up the order found runs hard to come by against new-ball pair Rohan Henry and Freston Hurdle who each bowled tidy spells.

Both seamers went wicketless but gave very little away, cutting the ball into the batsmen on a damp pitch.

Keith Wainwright (19) and Gerald Simons (14) added 33 runs for the first wicket, scoring just over four runs per over before first change bowler Lovince Tota removed both batsmen in the space of 12 runs.

But any thoughts Police might have had of making further inroads were dashed as Stovell and Tucker accelerated the run rate. The free-scoring Tucker dominated the stand, flaying the ball to all parts of the ground with consummate ease, with Stovell content to watch the fireworks display from the non-striker's end.

Tucker was particularly harsh on former national team-mate Dennis Archer, gathering 14 runs off the veteran seamer's first three deliveries that were despatched for four, four and a six over long-on.

Archer, though, had the final say as Tucker holed out in the deep attempting to loft the Police stalwart once again over the boundary rope.

Tota led the Police bowling, claiming two for 20 off three overs while Archer had two for 32.

Having restricted their opponents to a modest total, Police might have had victory in their sights.

But Tucker's decision to unleash his spinners early on paid big dividends as Police quickly found themselves reeling at 32 for three after seven overs and never recovered.

Seamer Ryan Belboda made the breakthrough in the third over when he bowled opener Anderson Cumberbatch who was dropped twice and also had his stumps

shattered by a delivery that was signalled as a dead ball by the umpire. And from there, surprise package Stovell tightened the noose with the firm backing of Tucker who took two for 10 to keep the pressure on while wickets continued to fall at regular intervals.

Off-break spinner Stovell finished with superb figures of four for 12 off 3.5 overs, including the last three wickets that tumbled within the space of four balls for the addition of one run.

He was also flawless in the field, whipping off the bails to run out Hurdle (eight) and holding a sharp catch at mid-on to remove the explosive James Celestine (19) just as the batsman threatened to cut loose. Celestine had just two boundaries while Dennis Joell (10) was the only other Police bat in double figures. Also supporting Stovell with the ball were Belboda, Wainwright and Jones who chipped in with one scalp apiece.

Also on Sunday's Premier Division schedule was the clash between Devonshire Rec. and Cleveland, which didn't get underway due to the non-appearance of match officials, while the game at Somerset between hosts Somerset and Social Club was not played because of the poor condition of the wicket.