BCBC President's XI 105 Jamaica 106-2 Jamaica wrapped up their second eight-wicket triumph against local opposition over the weekend as they again finished with time to spare at Somerset Cricket Club yesterday.

Despite starting 23 minutes late, the match was over by 4.44 as Jamaica needed just two hours to reach the meagre target of 106 set by the BCBC President's XI.

"I don't think it has been all that easy, the conditions are different than what we have in Jamaica,'' said tour manager George Sterling who is also first vice president of the Jamaica Cricket Association.

Sterling was referring to the slower wickets his team encountered at Somerset, conditions which gave more assistance to the Jamaica spin bowlers than their pacemen.

The most successful of the Jamaica bowlers was 22-year-old spinner Brian Murphy who at first glance could easily be mistaken for a fast bowler. He admits he does not have the strength to be one but the tall, wiry Murphy put enough fear into the local batsmen with his leg breaks and googlies to return figures of three for 12 from 10 overs, including five maidens.

After strike bowler Ray Stewart had removed openers Dexter Basden and Hasan Durham with just 29 runs on the board, Murphy ended a promising partnership between Clay Smith and Arnold Manders when he had the latter smartly caught on the square leg boundary for eight by Mario Ventura, making it 54-3 after 20 overs.

Scoring was always difficult against some tight spin bowling by Murphy and Mario Gibbs on a turning wicket. Gibbs had four consecutive maidens at the northern end and he, too, was economical, giving up 13 runs in his 10 overs with five maidens and one wicket.

Clay Smith was the most successful of the local batsmen, hitting 41 from 98 balls with eight fours before he was seventh out in the 40th over when the score was 96. Smith departed to a catch at long-off by Robert Samuels off captain Delroy Morgan as he tried to accelerate the scoring in the final 10 overs.

Never did the President's XI score at three runs an over or better as they had 15 on the board after 10 overs, 31 after 15, 54 after 20 and 76 with 30 overs gone.

The only other Bermuda batsman in double figures was Dexter Basden with 11 as Morgan claimed two for seven from three overs of spin, Mario Ventura two for 16 and Ray Stewart two for 23. Neither Stewart nor new-ball partner Denville McKenzie came back for second spells as the slower bowlers did the major damage.

Jamaica got a good start in reply from left-handed openers, Ventura and Wavell Hinds, who added 51 in 50 minutes before Hinds was run out for 35 by a good underarm throw from Hasan Durham as he tried to sneak a quick single off Manders' bowling.

Ventura and Wayne Lewis then added 43 for the second wicket before Lewis was stumped by Tucker off Manders who had just come back for his second over, having been taken out of the attack after giving up nine in his first over.

Ventura was unbeaten at the close on 49 as he and Gareth Breeze, the Jamaica and West Indies Youth team captain, scored the remaining 12 runs for victory.

Tomorrow the Jamaicans take on the Bermuda Youth team at Southampton Oval.

Bermuda's squad has been named as follows: Lionel Cann (capt), Del Hollis, Kwame Tucker, Hasan Durham, Clay Smith, Corey Hill, Jermaine Outerbridge, Andre Smith, Garry Williams, Winston Trott Jr., Ryan Steede, Reid Jones, Cleon Scotland.