final team in his stride.

In fact, the wicketkeeper said he agreed with the decision not to play him on the grounds that he hadn't been training regularly. But he felt the timing of the decision could have been better.

"Personally, I was not bothered by the decision not to have me play, being that I had not been able to train consistently for the last few weeks because I am still doing college classes,'' said Anderson yesterday as he sat with the Bay players during their match with Police.

"Even though mentally I was really prepared for playing, the decision was very fair. But it didn't have to be made at the start of play, it should have been made beforehand.'' Anderson only joined Bay at the start of the season from St. George's and after a promising start has been missing from the team for the last few weeks.

He was looking forward to playing against his former team, having played a significant role in helping them beat Western Stars in the Camel Cup final last year at the same ground.

"I thought with the conditions at St. David's I was good for a few runs,'' said the 20-year-old.

As he shared fried chicken with his team-mates yesterday and watched the side get skidded out for just 116 after being sent in on a damp wicket, Anderson vowed to fight to reclaim his place.

"As far as the rest of the season goes I want to finish it out with Bay with a few good showings,'' said the talented youngster.

Jason Anderson: dropped at the last minute after protests from his Bay team-mates.