Carefree Lionel Cann shattered the Commercial Cricket League batting record when he smashed 28 boundaries in an explosive innings of 165 against North Village to engineer defending champions St. David's first win of the season in a high-scoring match at Lord's.

Opener Cann, whose return to Premier cricket this season has been delayed by injury, clouted 16 sixes and 12 fours in his knock which beat the previous Commercial record of 149 not out by West Indian Association's John McConnie against former club Butterfield & Steinhoff 13 years ago.

Elsewhere on Sunday, West Indian Association demolished nine-man Police Recreation Club and Forties cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Devonshire Stars.

Cup Match star Cann's belligerent knock guided nine-man St. David's to a mammoth 360 for four declared and the east enders then dismissed previously unbeaten Village for 223.

"Cann just went out and was hitting sixes from the first over,"' said Village spokesman Wendell Lindsay. "He was in one of those moods - he had to come out and pick on us!"

Cann added 196 for the second wicket with Jerry Wade (32) before he was bowled in the 24th over by skipper Dion Ball.

But there was no relief for Village whose tiring attack was further put to the sword by Reginald (Lucky) Pitcher and Allen Richardson who continued the run spree by adding 136 runs in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand, Pitcher slamming nine fours and four sixes in an unbeaten 80 and Richardson stroking six fours in his 56 not out before the declaration with one ball left.

Most successful bowler was former St. George's player Ritchie Foggo, who took two for 51 from six overs, and later hit six fours and three sixes in his 55 on his debut for Village.

Opener Mike Levon struck ten fours in his 64 and Kenny Thompson made 22 as Village reached the comfort of 165 for three, but skipper George O'Brien, the fifth bowler used, dashed Village's hopes of a draw by destroying the middle order with four for nine in four overs.

West Indian Association overcame a wretched start in which they slumped to four for two - skipper Barry Richards was out for a duck on his 34th birthday and fellow opener Chris Clarke went for one - to pile up 214 for eight after being sent in at Shelly Bay and then bundled out Police for 34 - a season low.

WIA's innings was built around knocks of 52 by Dave Greenidge, a policeman who hit five fours before being called out to attend a traffic accident, 42 by Andy Boyce and 33 by Jerry Callender. Ian Simpson was the pick of the Police attack.

Pacers Stan Francis (three for six) and Callender (three for ten) soon had Police on the rack, opener Paul Roberts making 19 before being last man out.

Devonshire Stars also tumbled to their fourth defeat, skipper Gordon Campbell leading from the front to guide Forties home after dismissing Stars for 110 at Garrison Field.