after the start of a Commercial Cricket League match at St. David's.

Wilbur Pitcher left the field in disgust after Sandys Sports Club skipper Terry Corday complained over a rejected appeal for a slip catch.

Pitcher, one of a number of Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association officials who have handled Commercial League games this season, said he planned to file a complaint to league secretary Dave Carruthers.

Sandys went on to win the match by five wickets while in other Sunday matches North Village halted leaders West Indian Association's unbeaten run with a crushing six-wicket victory and defending champions Forties struggled to salvage a draw against lowly Devonshire Stars.

The flashpoint at St. David's came when Corday appealed for a catch against Keith Richardson. Pitcher, at the bowler's end, said his view was obliterated by wicket-keeper Michael Corday diving across. The square leg umpire, a St.

David's player, indicated the ball had not carried and Pitcher turned down the appeal.

Corday ran up the pitch to query the decision heatedly, saying he had taken the catch cleanly.

Ironically, Richardson was dismissed a few overs later without scoring when he was given out lbw by Pitcher but soon afterwards the umpire left the field and told St. David's skipper Alan Lamb: "I don't take this abuse in the Premier Division. Why should I take it in the Commercial League?'' St. David's eventually totalled 194 with Miko Pace hitting 46, Elliott Pitcher 43 and Craig Cannonier 27. Corday was Sandys' leading bowler with three for 36.

Sandys reached their target with five overs to spare, David DeSilva making an unbeaten 35, Michael Corday 35, Ray DeSilva 32 and Corday 28 not out.

Barbados-born Donville Yarde, a former top amateur boxer, delivered the knockout blow to West Indian Association hopes of winning their fourth successive match with a five for 34 haul from a marathon 16-over spell to set up Village's win at Shelly Bay.

WIA slumped to 52 for seven in the face of Yarde's devastating spell and although Roy Trotman (28) and Jerry Callender (21) revived their side's fortunes with an eighth-wicket stand of 49 they were dismissed in the 41st over for a modest 120.

Mike Levon led Village to victory with 14 overs to spare with an unbeaten 60.

He faced 59 balls and hit six fours after skipper Mike Young had made a quick 28 in an opening stand of 39.

Gordie Hollis (two for 35 from 17 overs) and skipper Gary Ascento (one for 19 from 14 overs) had Forties on the ropes as they slumped to 11 for four in the ninth over in pursuit of 10-man Devonshire Stars' total of 158 for six at Warwick Secondary.

But a patient fifth-wicket stand of 55 between skipper Gordon Campbell (36) and Ivan Clifford (37 not out) helped stave off defeat, Forties closing at 106 for six.

Jeremy Fray (34), Peter Smith (26) and Shane Grant (20), taking advantage of some sloppy Forties fielding, were the chief run-getters for Stars. Paul Field, in his first match for Forties, picked up two for 28 while Rowan Ramotar, who also joined the club this season, took two for 32.

Despite their defeat, WIA lead the standings by five points but Forties, now the only unbeaten side in the league, can go top by beating Sandys at Shelly Bay in this weekend's only match. Sandys will join WIA on 30 points if they win.