Top local cricketers could find themselves 'out in the cold' after failing to play against the Barbados national team.

As the Caribbean visitors completed a 4-0 sweep of their series yesterday, President of Somerset Cricket Club Colin Smith hinted broadly that some of the Island's leading players might be exiled for their actions.

His comments came amid calls by several fans for players such as Somerset's Cup Match skipper Albert Steede to be banned from the annual mid-summer classic for not representing Bermuda in at least one game versus the triple-crown Caribbean champions.

"Players would just have to understand when certain things come about and they are not chosen. They would have to come to that reality," declared Smith.

"When the time comes, we as selectors and administrators have to assess what we're going to do.

"If players think they have an automatic walk-in to certain situations but fail to show up for this type of competition we have to do what is right for cricket and, if that means leaving certain guys out, by all means that's the way things have to go. They have to suffer the consequences.

"We are trying to give you the best competition we can offer and if you're not taking responsibility to learn from this competition and improve we have to take measures to ensure that people will make themselves available - no matter who they are."

Smith - whose club organised the Barbados tour - revealed the no-show by leading players has been noticed at the highest level.

"I have talked to the Premier and the Minister (of Sports) already and I've told them this is disgusting and they agree.

"We are disheartened that those guys didn't show up. They knew well in advance the Barbadians were coming down and I don't know if it was because of the competition or if they were busy but it's been very disappointing.

"We've gone to a lot of time and expense for this tour. We put a lot into it and the guys from Barbados have also put a lot in. They are a little disheartened about the competition also. They don't think the competition is strong enough for them and we were in talks about bringing them here annually which is an expensive thing to do and to have guys drop out at the last minute is not a good thing."

Noting that Somerset has established good relations with Barbadian cricketers and cricketing administrators in recent years, Smith said this snub has undermined much of that effort. However, it will not dampen Somerset's desire to organise more tours by foreign teams.

"We are already committed to bringing them (the Barbadians) in again next year. The only problem is that they think we are sub-par performers and we have to try and rectify that between us - the clubs - and the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB), and probably even the Ministry (of Sports). We need to discuss why our best players don't want to show up for these games.

"The Barbadians were very enthusiastic about coming and this is very embarrassing. They have put on their best face to say 'This is what Bermuda has to offer' but they are in training and trying to perform at their best to get ready for the upcoming Red Stripe Bowl. How can they do their best if we're not performing our best?

"Some of them (the Barbadians) have told us 'You need to bring in Under-23 players' to play against the national team and Cup Match Select team - which is supposedly Bermuda's best players.

"This is what the Barbadians are saying and it's not a good reflection on the capabilities of our senior players. The senior players know who they are and they should have stepped forward and taken the responsibility to come here and show what they can do."

Meanwhile, in yesterday's fourth and final match, Barbados easily defeated an All-Star Select by three wickets.

For a change, the Bermudian team went to the crease first and were dismissed for 145 in 35.1 overs. However, to make the match more competitive, the visitors agreed to chase 260 and reached 261 for seven in 47.1 overs.

Ryan Hinds was the hero for Barbados with a sterling all-round performance taking four for 41 from 5.1 overs and then producing 101 with the bat (15 fours; one six). His century came off 108 balls in 156 minutes. However, he failed to press on and was out, stumped off All-Star skipper, Clay Smith, on the very next ball.

Floyd Reifer, fresh from 171 not out on Tuesday, ably supported Hinds in a fourth-wicket stand of 157 runs to carry the score to 209. Reifer hit 78 (11 fours; one six) from 106 balls.

Smith, Jacobi Robinson and Dennis Archer took two wickets each against Barbados.

Robinson was the Man-of-the-Match for the All-Stars thanks to a brisk knock of 44 (two fours; five sixes) from 21 balls and then his bowling returns of two for 55 from ten overs. He smashed 15 runs from one over by Hinds and 12 from Reifer's second over, sharing a vital eighth-wicket stand of 25 with Kevin Hurdle (12 not out). Smith made 20 and Sam Stevens, a patient 18.

Apart from Hinds, Jason Bennett and Sulieman Benn were the other successful bowlers for Barbados, taking three for ten off six overs and two for 23 from ten overs respectively.