officiating in matches of various levels in the Kingston and Spanish Town areas of Jamaica.

Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association president Randy Butler, secretary George Francis and management committee member Jack Thompson all accepted the invitation of the Jamaican Cricket Umpires Association to assist in the officiating of matches.

Butler did eight matches, from the two day Senior Cup, 50 overs Junior Knockout Cup to 19 and under, 17 and under and Tappin Knockout matches involving college teams, while Francis did about nine matches and Thompson, who stayed longer than the other two, about 12 matches.

Butler stood in the two day Senior Cup final between Melbourne Cricket Club and Kensington Cricket Club while Melbourne won by an innings and 35 runs.

They were captained by Mark Neita while Tony Becca, senior sports editor for the Daily Gleaner, is their president.

"There was a lot of discipline in cricket, especially school cricket with a lot of respect shown towards their captains, coaches and umpires in particular,'' Butler said yesterday.

"Each school has a coach who specializes in cricket and one or two of them, Roy Gilchrist and Rentford Pinnock, have represented Jamaica. The standard in the schools is much higher than here, simply because they play more cricket.'' Added Butler: "The Senior Cup players are guys who are fighting to get into the Jamaican team and then the West Indies team and the standard of concentration is high. The spin bowling really impressed me, they kept a very tidy length and forced the batsmen to play straight.'' Butler says Bermuda's three umpires gave a good account of themselves while in Jamaica. "The umpires there thought we were of a very high quality,'' he stated. "We learned from each other, it wasn't like we were in the dark. We held our own against their top umpires. Some of them do it on a professional basis.'' The Jamaican Cricket Umpires Association has 85 members and like Bermuda is still seeking more umpires. Butler says the BCUA is looking to increase its numbers (presently there are about 18 active members) and is urging anyone interested in taking up umpiring to come forward.

"We need about 30 odd because when asking between 16 and 18 umpires to give up their Saturdays and Sundays means taking their whole weekend from them,'' said the president. "Clubs must encourage members to join the umpires association.'' UMPIRES ALL -- Bermuda's George Francis, Jack Thompson and Randy Butler flanked by JCUA president Johnny Gayle and treasurer Ronnie Osborne.