Devonshire Rec, 125 for five, beat St David’s, 122 all out, by five wickets.Delyone Borden didn’t show up at all, and the rest of his St David’s team-mates where in attendance in body only as they lost their first Twenty20 game for three years yesterday.The defending champions put on a sorry display at home to Devonshire Rec, who won with nine balls remaining.St David’s can have few complaints about the outcome of the match, and even though they were a man down, they also didn’t help themselves.In trouble early on, the Warriors handed Rec two quick wickets when Ajaun Lamb (0) and Fiqre Crockwell (1) both swung wildly at short-pitched balls from Dean Stephens and were caught by Kameron Fox at mid-wicket.At that stage the home side were six for two, and it should have been even worse, but Dean Richards dropped the easiest of chances to let Lionel Cann (39) off the hook early in his innings.Cann might have top-scored for his side, but his batting was hit and miss.At least he managed to stay in the middle though, at the other end wickets fell with alarming regularity, and Stephens finished with four wickets for just 13 runs from his four overs.With Herbie Bascome tying things down at the other end, St David’s were 45 for five and struggling badly when Landro Minors came to the crease. Minors and Cann steadied the ship slightly, until Cann ran himself out going for a single that Minors didn’t want.There were two more run outs before the end of the innings, and only Minors’ unbeaten 30 got the home side into three figures.While Rec would have fancied their chances of chasing down St David’s meagre total, the defending champions haven’t gone unbeaten this long for nothing. Not about to roll over and give up their enviable record without a fight, they almost pulled off an impressive victory.In Borden’s absence, the spin duties fell squarely on Del Hollis’ shoulders, and he didn’t disappoint, taking three early wickets to reduce Rec to 22 for three. When Justin Pitcher then got one to nip back and rattle Stephens’ stumps, Rec were 24 for four, and St David’s had their tails up.Ricardo Brangman (25) and Derrik Brangman (29 not out) then set about rebuilding the innings, and Ricardo Brangman looked well set until he was controversially adjudged to have been run out when Cann’s direct hit shattered the stumps at the non-striker’s end.Brangman looked in when the ball hit the stumps, and umpire James McKirdy’s delay in making a decision only increased the batsman’s sense of injustice. Still his rather vocal protestations as he, somewhat reluctantly, made his way back to the pavilion are likely to land him in hot water with the Bermuda Cricket Board.That incident could have ruined Rec’s afternoon, but Bascome came out, and alongside Derrik Brangman nudged, cut and bludgeoned his team closer to victory.St David’s did everything they could to get another wicket, but with Sammy Robinson off the Island, and Borden missing, they were forced to turn to part time bowlers to help them out.Cann tried and went for 15 runs in one over, Crockwell went for 11, and Shea Pitcher conceded 13 runs from nine balls, the last of which, a big six from Bascome ended the game.St George’s, 114 all out, beat Bailey’s Bay 105 all out, by nine runsRicardo Brangman might not be the only one hauled before the disciplinary committee next week, Bailey’s Bay and St George’s could well be punished for fielding weakened teams.With Twenty20 now the only form of the game in which Bermuda can compete at the highest level, the domestic competition, which is also the only league with a sponsor, has taken on renewed importance.Bay and St George’s however used their game yesterday to give second-string players, and a handful of kids a run-out, to the extent that the average age of the two sides combined was closer to 12 than 20.In the battle of teenies, St George’s came out on top for the second week running, beating Bay in a low-scoring affair.Christian Burgess (31) and Clay Darrell (38) top scored for Clay Smith’s side, while Kyle Hodsoll led the Bay bowling attack taking three wickets for 21 runs. Chasing 115 to win, Bay fell just short, with only Lateef Trott, unbeaten on 29, and Sinclair Smith (26) making any impression with the bat. For St George’s Oronde Bascome took two wickets, while young Zenawi Bowen also picked up a couple.Southampton Rangers, 193 for 8, beat Flatts, 103 for three, by 18 runs on Dukworth Lewis Method.Southampton Rangers made it three wins on the trot at the weekend to all but solidify their spot in the next round of the Twenty20 competition with a comfortable 18 run win over Flatts.Having comprehensively beaten Warwick and Somerset on Saturday, they followed up with a win in a rain affected match at Somerset Cricket Club.Batting first, Rangers posted 193 for eight in their allotted overs, with Janeiro Tucker (44) and Shannon Rayner (40) setting the side up for the win.Kevin Hurdle and David Bernard took four and two wickets respectively.Flatts would never make their required total, although Regin Smith (59) and Reggie Baker (21) put the side in a winning position before rain halted play after 12 overs.Rangers won the match on Duckworth Lewis Method by 18 runs.Western Stars, 139 all out, beat Somerset Bridge by 14 runsWestern Stars got their Twenty20 campaign off to a winning start as they beat Somerset Bridge by 41 runs at St. John’s Field.Stars went to bat first and were bowled all out for 139, with Rohan Davis top scoring with 28, while Tre Manders (21), Andre Manders (15) and Wayne Campbell (15) all chipped in.Kaiya Robinson spearheaded the Bridge bowling attack, snatching four wickets for 20 runs. In reply Somerset Bridge could only manage 98 for nine in their overs, Derek Hill was the top scorer with 22, while Ray Butterfield returned bowling figures of 4-1-31-3 for Western Stars.Somerset, 24 without loss, beat Warwick, 22 all out, by ten wicketsLast year’s finalists Somerset beat Warwick by ten wickets at St. John’s Field.Batting first, Warwick only managed 22 runs before being bowled out, with Colin Stuart the chief wicket taker with four for a meagre five runs.Justin Donawa chipped in with three wickets for five runs, while Joshua Gilbert claimed two wickets for four runs.Somerset reached their poultry target in seven overs, with Justin Corday (six not out) and Shaquille Jones (11 not out) guiding the club to the comfortable win.Young Men’s Social Club, 94 for eight, beat Cleveland, 98 for five, by five wicketsYoung Men’s Social Club beat Cleveland by five wickets in a match that was reduced to ten overs.Cleveland, batting first, made 98 for the loss of eight wickets, with Dennis Musson jr. (26) and Allan Douglas jr. (12) leading the batting.Charlie Marshall took three wickets for six runs, while Reid Trott claimed one wicket to restrict Cleveland to their final total. Marshall then blasted 33 in his innings and was helped by Dwayne Adams (23) as Social Club reached their required total with three balls to spare.