A hat-trick by Jamaican Association medium pacer Rowan Ramotar sent title-chasing Forties tumbling to defeat while a four-wicket haul by 63-year-old George Rock spurred Watford Sports Club to a narrow victory over North Village in another top Commercial Cricket match.

Watford have now closed to within seven points of leaders West Indian Association, who had the better of a drawn match against Devonshire Stars at Police Field where heavy rain held up play for 75 minutes and reduced the game to 30 overs a side.

Rain also caused a half-hour delay at Nationals but didn't prevent resurgent Hemisphere Leg Trappers from coasting to an easy seven-wicket win against eight-man St. David's.

Ramotar's hat-trick against his old club helped Jamaican Association complete the double against Forties who had seemed well on the way when they raced to 105 for three from 20 overs in pursuit of a victory target of 162 before subsiding to 138 all out at the Royal Naval Field.

Third-change bowler Ramotar removed Hugh Hollis with his first ball before grabbing his hat-trick with the first three balls of his third over, finishing with four for 25 from five overs.

Ramotar had acting skipper Alan Lamb caught at short cover, bowled Wayne Frost and then caught and bowled Gerald Simons Sr. as Forties slipped to 105 for six.

Opener Harold Minors, who occupied the crease for 111 minutes, fell to Junior Lindo (two for 22 from 12 overs) six runs later for a fine 52, which included five fours and two sixes, and although Oscar Andrade hit four boundaries in a lusty knock of 18, the Jamaican attack pressed home their advantage, Simroy Crosdale returning to snap up two wickets to finish with three for 23.

Earlier Crosdale and Lindo, batting at number eight and nine, rescued the Jamaicans from a precarious 88 for seven to add 52 for the eighth wicket.

Crosdale struck five fours and a six in his 41 while Lindo's 30 included four fours and a six.

Forties' opening bowler Brian Holdipp conceded 11 runs in his first two deliveries -- a six which included four overthrows and five wides -- but recovered to take four for 50 while slow bowler Hollis claimed four for 38.

Second- and third-change bowlers Rock and Blake West combined to undermine Village who went down by 21 runs at Shelly Bay, in spite of another fine all-round performance by Chris Caisey.

Rock snapped up four for 23 in 8.3 overs, West had three for 31 and opening bowler Trevor Corday finished with three for 31 as Village, chasing Watford's 169, slid to 148 all out in the 38th over, despite useful contributions from David Scraders (33), Caisey (26) and Mike Levon (26).

Earlier a seventh-wicket partnership of 61 between Terence Corday, who hit three fours and a six in his 43, and Andrew Paynter (19) rescued Watford from a perilous 67 for six, skipper Terry Corday chipping in with 25. Caisey claimed five for 52 from 11 overs while new-ball partner Derek Bell took three for 52 from 15 overs.

Skipper John McConnie and Patrick Hamlett (44) gave West Indian Association a flying start with an opening stand of 140, McConnie finishing unbeaten on 82 in his side's 173 for two after the rain interrrupted his innings and robbed him of the chance of a well-deserved century.

Stars replied strongly to reach 149 for four in their 30 overs as acting skipper Derek Smith and Shane Grant added an unbroken 52 for the fifth wicket.

Also among the runs were Freddie Simons (29) and Anthony Dyer who retired hurt on 25.

Smith, who was in the Bermuda squad skippered by Charlie Marshall that won the International Youth Tournament in Canada in 1979, struck six fours in his unbeaten 57. Olwin Clarke was the pick of the WIA attack with three for 32 from 10 overs.

St. David's skipper George O'Brien was left to rue the non-appearance of three of his players and the handicap proved too great for his team who were bundled out for 81 in 26 overs, only George Cannonier (32) and opener Lyndon Jackson (24) offering any resistance to the Leg Trappers attack spearheaded by James Swan (three for nine) and Gary Proctor (two for 22).

Leg Trappers knocked off the runs in the 25th over to complete the double over their opponents, opener Chris Fleming making 32 and James Broadbent 24 not out.