St. George's duly clinched their third league championship in five years with a resounding seven-wicket victory over Police at Wellington Oval yesterday.

Captain Wendell Smith struck an unbeaten 75 and his brother Clay made 52 as St. George's dethroned Western Stars with the victory.

The east-enders took themselves to 28 points from 14 matches, four clear of second-placed Stars with one league weekend remaining.

The only accomplishments left are to go through the season with an umblemished record -- St. George's are home to last-placed Warwick next Sunday -- and the Knockout Cup.

"We really want to stay focussed and become the first team to win the league with a perfect record,'' said skipper Wendell Smith at the end. "This was the result of a real team effort throughout the season and my hat goes off to Graham Fox for the way he handled things in my absence.'' The only hiccup for the new league champions yesterday was when Dexter Smith was out on the third ball of the first over with the score one.

Clay Smith joined his older brother and they effectively took the game beyond Police with a 117-run partnership for the second wicket.

Clay had reached 52 when he got under a cut shot against leg-spinner Dwayne Leverock and was caught at cover by Richard Austin. He hit seven fours and two sixes in 113 minutes.

Wendell, however, would be unmoved in a knock that contained seven fours and three sixes. He crossed the score with Dean Minors (nine not out) as vice-captain Fox (three) was the only other casualty.

Police started their innings in enterprising fashion with skipper Dennis Archer and Terry Thomas putting on 51 for the first wicket.

But after Thomas was caught by Wendell Smith at mid-off for 16 off Eugene Foggo, the visitors' once-positive approach met with a decided downslide.

David Adams soon had Ferdinand Thorne stumped for one and Archer met the same fate against Foggo's bowling after he had reached 35 (one six, four fours).

Adams picked up his second wicket when Wendell Smith snapped up Dwayne Leverock (two) at silly point to make the score 64 for four.

The going was always slow for Police and when the final 19 overs came up they were 80 for four with Wendell Smith turning the rest of the bowling to leg-spinner Dexter Smith and off-spinner Clay Smith.

Dexter responded by taking three for 38 from 10 overs and Clay claimed two for 32 from nine.

Donovan Livingston batted an hour and a half for 28 runs while Richard Austin scored 20 at number nine.

ALL TEETH -- Ricky Hodsoll, left, celebrates with Clay Smith after the latter bowled Michael Jackman during St. George's title-clinching victory at Wellington Oval yesterday.