Bermuda's cricket testimonial committee, headed by Custerfield Crockwell, have pledged to again bring in household name players from the West Indies for next year's event.

Among the list of stars they will be pursuing are former West Indies Test skippers Viv Richards and Richie Richardson, wicketkeeper Jeffrey Dujon, former opening batsman Gordon Greenidge and Jimmy Adams, who many feel still has the ability to work his way back into the Test squad.

News of next year's plans came to light following the testimonial committee's recently completed post mortem of this year's match held in Somerset.

Although the switch of venue to Somerset this year didn't result in the same high attendance figures of the previous two years at Lord's, committee member St. Clair (Brinky) Tucker said the show would definitely go on.

"In fact, we are looking ahead to next year with increased enthusiasm. We still feel there is a useful purpose for having the testimonial,'' said Tucker.

"In addition to honouring people who have put so much into the game in past years, the match gives the public a chance to see another format and the opportunity to see people play who they don't normally see during the domestic season.'' Although admitting that numbers were less than expected this year, the attendance, said Tucker, was satisfactory and the gate receipts "attractive''.

However, he did hint that there was a chance that the game would be shifted back to the east end of the Island next year, possibly back to Lords.

But he ruled out any other changes, including one that would again feature current players -- a policy during the first two years.

"The good thing about this year was that there was nothing negative coming out of the event despite the slightly smaller crowd. One thing, though, we really would have liked to have seen was a lot more of the modern day players in attendance. For some reason they were not.'' Tucker pointed out that in the future it was likely that most of the foreign players brought in would be from the West Indies because with the game now being staged earlier in September, compared to the end of that month in previous years, it made it difficult to get players from England who were still involved in county play.

Bermuda's solid contacts in the West Indies increased the likelihood of attracting top names from that region.

Tucker and former Bermuda skipper Colin Blades were in charge of recruiting players for the committee and their contacts had further improved this summer through the visit of West Indies Cricket Board official Joel Garner and junior squad coach Gus Logie.

"Our contacts there are very good,'' added Tucker. "(Jeff) Dujon wanted to come this year but our match clashed with previous plans he had made to study in England, but we will make attempts to approach him and others like him for next year.'' Tucker, who praised the corporate sector for their support this year, was looking forward to having the honourees present their cheques from the event to various charities of their choice.

Anthony (Sonny) Roberts had nominated his to go to Lefroy House, the family of the deceased Amon Hunt chose the Packwood Home for the elderly and Anthony Madeiros had requested that his be forwarded to the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control's youth development programme.