All limited over domestic cricket next season will be played in coloured clothing, Bermuda Cricket Board have revealed.

The radical change, which will also see the adoption of white balls and black sightscreens, has been brought in following a recommendation by national coach Gus Logie, who believes Bermuda?s leagues should mirror conditions at international level.

At a meeting on January 27, all 11 club representatives present agreed to the change, with the proviso that the Board assist any club which is struggling financially.

?This was an important recommendation from the national coach and the Board did not waste any time giving it our full backing,? said BCB chief executive Neil Speight.

?There are two main reasons behind it. The first is that the white ball can behave very differently from a red one ? depending on the conditions of course ? and given that all limited overs international cricket is played with a white ball, we think it right that we give our players the chance to play with it on a more regular basis.

?Secondly, we wanted to raise the profile of domestic cricket by jazzing it up a bit and we think coloured clothing can help in this regard.

?We have made it very clear to the clubs that we would be willing to sit down with them if there are any problems getting all the equipment in place so that everything can be sorted out for the upcoming season.?

This latest announcement comes on top of the decision to abolish the Combined Knockout Cup, double the number of limited over league games to 14 per side and split the Two-Day league into four divisions.

Meanwhile, the BCB have also established a new sub-committee responsible for dishing out the cash donated to the Island by Texan billionaire financier Allen Stanford.

A significant portion of the $280,000 to be distributed over the course of the next year by the Stanford Twenty20 tournament organiser has been set aside for infrastructure development, with clubs now being encouraged to apply for funding to the BCB.

?The Stanford Committee, along with the new Government funded Clubs Commission, will be two main bodies responsible for funding any improvements which clubs need to make,? said BCB secretary Marc Wetherhill.

?The BCB therefore strongly urges all clubs to make written applications to both bodies as soon as possible so that any changes are in place before the start of the next cricket season.

?Only detailed written applications will be considered because both bodies need as much information as possible on what is being proposed and what the estimated cost will be.?

The fixture list for the 2006 season is still being drawn up but is set to be released a lot earlier this year, potentially by the end of the month.

As it stands the first round of limited over league matches will begin on Sunday, April 22.