North Village have paid the penalty for failing to finish a Commercial Cricket League Knockout first-round match against bitter rivals Jamaican Association.

The league, having lost patience with both sides who have twice failed to complete a match in the past month because of bad light, took the unprecedented step of drawing lots yesterday, the Jamaican Association emerging the winners to advance to this weekend's semi-finals.

Officials of both teams admit there has been bad blood between them since the August 8 league match which ended in controversy. The Jamaicans later filed a protest, claiming the light was good enough to continue. The protest has not yet been heard.

In Sunday's game punctuated by repeated hold-ups while players argued, Village had reached 140 for eight from 33 overs in reply to Jamaican Association's 187 for six when play was halted at 7.50 p.m. The Jamaicans had a superior run rate although the system is not employed to determine the outcome of matches by the league, which refused to push back the date of the final, set for September 19, to accommodate a replay.

Village spokesman Wendell Lindsay, accepting the decision, said: "C'est la vie.'' Joining the Jamaicans in the last four are holders Watford Sports Club, league champions Hemisphere Leg Trappers and Forties, who all recorded emphatic victories.

A fine all-round performance by Forties' Hugh Hollis, who stroked 75 and then snapped up five for 19, sent West Indian Association tumbling to a 116-run defeat at Police Field.

Watford gained sweet revenge for a shock league defeat the previous week by beating Devonshire Stars by eight wickets at the Royal Naval Field while Leg Trappers bundled out St. David's for 45 to win by 118 runs at Nationals.

A 96-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Thomas Ball and Junior Lindo (31) laid the foundation for the Jamaicans' challenging total. Ball's unbeaten 74 contained three fours and a six. Derek Bell took two for 30.

Andy Boyce (31) and Mike Young (26) were the main contributors in the Village reply, Rowan Ramotar taking two for eight and Michael Campbell two for 24.

Leg Trappers, who are away to Jamaican Association on Sunday, totalled 163 for seven in their 40 overs after winning the toss, Damion Henderson (34), Graham Strange (21), Jeremy Franklin (19), Chris Fleming (18), Gary Knight (17) and Tom Wilson (17) all chipping in with useful runs. Troy Bean, who later top scored with 17, took three for 26 and George Cannonier two for 27.

Left-arm slow bowler James Swan again took the bowling honours for Leg Trappers with three for 17 while there were two wickets apiece for Strange, David Hosier and Roddy Moore as the east enders were bundled out in the 19th over.

Hollis and skipper Gordon Campbell put the WIA attack to the sword, adding 122 for the first wicket after Forties were sent in. Gladwin Ingham and Harold Minors later made 28 apiece as Forties rattled up 205 for five, profiting from several dropped catches.

Hollis, who was dropped early, made WIA -- missing key players Olwin Clarke, Randy Liverpool, Barry Walkes and Ken Savoury -- pay as he hit seven fours and a six while Campbell's 49 included two boundaries.

Huron Vidal, who dismissed both openers in the 25th over, finished with two for 48.

Makeshift opener Jerry Callender topscored for WIA with 22 but after Brian Holdipp (three for 21) took two quick wickets leg-break bowler Hollis scythed through the batting to claim his five-wicket haul in 6.3 overs.

Unlike WIA, Forties snapped up every catch offered -- including one in the slips off Patrick Hamlett which dislocated the small finger of Campbell's right hand. Alan Lamb took two for 15 as WIA folded for 89 in the 27th over.

A four for 24 haul by medium pacer Blake West, coupled with David DeSilva's two for 15, helped Watford, who now meet Forties, dismiss Devonshire Stars for 116, Shane Grant top scoring with 36.

An unbroken third-wicket stand of 77 between DeSilva (43 not out) and Michael Corday (36 not out) swept Watford home with 20 overs to spare.