It was not spectacular, but it was nevertheless an emphatic six-wicket victory that enabled Police to move to within four points of idle Premier Division league leaders Bailey's Bay.

A fifth-wicket stand of 70 between Stevie Lightbourne and Dwayne Leverock saved Police blushes against their lowly opponents at White Hill.

Chasing a paltry victory target of 94, they were on the brink of collapse after losing skipper Dennis Archer (10), Rosevelt Maroni (0), Ferdinand Thorne (0) and Tyrone Smith (0) with just 29 runs scored.

But then Lightbourne and Leverock came to the rescue.

Lightbourne, dropped four times, struck an unbeaten 62 and Leverock was undefeated on 24 as the pair managed to steer Police to victory.

Mike Dill was the best PHC bowler, returning three for 15 off nine overs.

Earlier Roger Blades and Michael Jackman each took three wickets to spearhead the Police attack. Blades conceded just 11 runs off 7.3 overs while Jackman gave up 15 runs off 10 overs of which thee were maidens.

Tyrone Smith was the other prominent bowler for Police, taking two for 10 off seven overs with four being maidens.

Ty Williams was the top PHC batsman with 37.

Nationals 78 St. David's 83-3 Skipper Herbie Bascome took four for 29 and Reginald Pitcher three for just eight as St. David's rolled over Nationals by seven wickets at Nationals Sports Club.

James Broadbent was the high scorer for Nationals with an undefeated 21 while Michael Campbell followed with 18 and opener Graham Strange made 13. But nobody else reached double figures.

Bascome bagged his wickets off 13 overs of which three were maidens while Pitcher bowled just six overs and had two maidens.

St. David's needed just 23.3 overs to reach victory. James Pace led their reply with 28 not out while Dean Pitcher was undefeated on 22 and Allan Richardson contributed 18.

Grant Tomkins was the best of the Nationals' bowlers with two for 28 off 12 overs, including four maidens.

Social Club 108 Somerset 109-5 Somerset moved up three places in the Premier Division standings to fourth following this convincing five wicket victory over hapless Social Club at St.

John's field.

The West Enders were spurred by the bats of Shannon Warner and former skipper Perry Maybury as they recorded their third win in five matches.

Warner hit a rapid 38, including two fours and two sixes, before he skied a catch to substitute fielder Kevin Bean, while Maybury was equally impressive as he plundered 33 off the Social Club attack.

The pair put on 56 for the third wicket before Maybury departed, dancing down the crease, missing a turning delivery from Derek Saltus and having the bails removed by wicketkeeper Ben Alexander.

However, veteran James Swan (12 not out) and Cordell Gilbert (six not out) were able to see the side to victory.

Earlier, skipper Charles Swan did the bowling damage for the visitors, claiming four for 20 from 12 overs of medium-pace.

Earlston Wolffe was top scorer for Social club with 28. The only others in double figures were Thomas Brangman (11) and Karl Furbert (12) as the home side slumped to their third loss of the season.

Hamilton Parish 155 Somerset Bridge 115-9 Somerset Bridge barely eked out a draw in this encounter at the East End, allowing them to move off the bottom of the standings.

Hamilton Parish were left to rue chances lost as they let a position of dominance slip away along with the opportunity to collect maximum points.

Batting first, Parish stumbled to 155 with the only significant offerings coming from the bats of Irving Burgess (34) and Jamiko Marshall (24).

Bridge captain Sidney Simmons claimed four for 44 and Brian Gibbons two for 29 to lead the Bridge bowling.

Chris Caisey exposed a frail Bridge batting line-up, recording five for 31.

But solid knocks from David Jones (38) and Kirk Trott (38 not out) prevented a total collapse as the visitors hung on gamely for the draw.

There was some controversy, however, as Gary Crofton was allowed to bat in the Bridge innings after earlier leaving the pitch of his own accord following a dispute with his skipper. Members of the Parish side protested the decision to allow Crofton to bat, but were denied.

Warwick 156 Cleveland 157-3 Cleveland made hard work of Warwick at Sea Breeze Oval but still prevailed by seven wickets.

Allan Douglas was the hero for the home side, with his unbeaten knock of 72 being a deciding factor in the outcome.

The former St. George's Cup Match star blasted four sixes and nine fours in a sterling innings and combined with team-mate Grant Smith (38 not out) for an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of over 100.

Warwick had earlier recorded a respectable total of 156 on a wet wicket that greatly affected the batsmen's timing. Ricky Foggo hit 41 and veteran El James showed that he still has some fuel left in the tank with a fine knock of 70.

Charles Richardson did the bowling damage for Cleveland, grabbing six wickets with his right-arm medium pace.

Flatts 195 Southampton 190 Flatts scored a surprise five-run victory over Southampton at Southampton Oval, despite a fine 72 by Southampton batsman Olin Jones. No other information was made available from either team.