The first century and best bowling performance of the 1993 cricket season belonged to Somerset yesterday as they also recorded the day's biggest win at Southampton Oval -- by 208 runs over Warwick.

Perry Maybury celebrated his return as captain of the west-enders by smashing 13 fours and seven sixes in a top knock of 139 to make Warwick captain Hoyt Zuill regret sending Somerset in upon winning the toss. Team-mate Charles Swan then claimed seven for 19 to help dismiss Warwick for just 49.

Maybury was pleased with his career-best knock but also delighted for his young bowler. "Charles was the top performer on the day,'' said Maybury.

"Give it to him, it's a good boost for him. He bowled very well.'' Of his own performance Maybury said: "They had us in some trouble for a while so I had to sit down and play for my team. My team-mates were giving me support and making sure I got as much of the strike as possible.

"I've scored centuries before but this was definitely the best. I just got added to the national squad, so it's very important that I perform. I got the offer two weeks ago and gladly accepted.'' Maybury, coming to the wicket with his team in some trouble at 42 for four, shared in two important stands to help steer his team to the day's biggest total when he added 60 for the sixth wicket with James Swan in taking the score frm 66 to 126.

Maybury then added an even 100 with youngster Omar Amory for the eighth wicket as they went from 141 to 241 when Maybury was finally out. He gave two chances in his innings.

Assisting Maybury in the runs contribution were Roger Hunt with 24 and Amory with 21 as Stephen Bremar and Mark Tucker both claimed three wickets, though for a costly 61 and 68 respectively. Hoyt Zuill gave up just 20 runs in his 10 overs for two wickets.

Swan, sharing the new ball with his captain, had the season's first seven-wicket haul from 6.5 overs as he and Maybury needed just 13.5 overs to complete the opening day victory for Somerset. Maybury had two for 30 from seven overs.

Warwick struggled from the outset, losing their first five wickets with just 19 runs on the board before Mark Tucker (20 not out) and Zuill slowed up Somerset briefly by moving the score along to 46 before the sixth wicket fell.

Three runs later the match was over. The Warwick innings contained five lbw decisions, including the last three.

Warwick wicket-keeper Wallace Minors suffered a broken finger while fielding and did not bat.

St. David's 96 Western Stars 97-4 Anthony Foggo hit a steady 32 not out in two hours to lead champions Western Stars to a comfortable six-wicket win over his former team, St. David's, at Lord's yesterday.

Sent in by Stars captain Gary Brangman, St. David's could only manage 96 in 39.2 overs as stand-in captain Delby Borden hit 31 after coming to the crease with the team at 49 for four. Number three batsman Eddie Lamb (23) and tail-ender George Cannonier (10 not out) were the only other St. David's batsmen in double figures.

Stars spinners Arnold Manders and Wayne Richardson bowled tidily in their spells, as first-change Manders finished with figures of two for nine from 10 overs with five maidens and Richardson had three for 26 from nine overs. Allan Brangman, who shared the new ball with Roger Leverock, took two for 13 off six overs while Gary Brangman claimed two for 30 off 8.2 overs.

St. David's had to rely on spin for their wickets as left-armer Bruce Foggo took three wickets for 27 runs from five overs. The first Stars wicket fell with 28 runs on the board when Gregory Sampson was run out for nine.

Anthony Foggo added a further 25 for the second wicket with Andre Manders who hit a fluent 16 before he was bowled by Foggo to make it 53 for two. By the time the third wicket -- Arnold Manders for 16 -- fell Stars were on their way to a comfortable win, though St. David's did grab a fourth wicket when Foggo took a return catch to dismiss Jeff Richardson who had earlier hit him over square leg for six.

Hamilton Parish 93 Bailey's Bay 97-3 Ricky Hill and Terry Burgess failed to impress in their first meeting against their former club but limited overs champions Bailey's Bay, with Noel Gibbons shining with bat and ball, still proved too strong for their neighbours at Wellington Oval in this season-opener.

After losing Quinn Outerbridge with just seven runs on the board, Parish had a second-wicket stand of 36 between Millard Bean and captain Dennis Trott. But when Bean was run out for a joint top score of 15 it signalled the end of Parish's best stand as the last nine wickets went down for 50 runs.

Gibbons and Jermaine Outerbridge were the most successful Bay bowlers, taking three wickets for 12 and 24 respectively from 10 overs.

Tail-ender Shane Burgess (15) and player/coach Lee Raynor, Sr. (12) were the other Parish batsmen in double figures.

Terry Burgess had to wait until the third ball of his second spell to take his first wicket of the season, when he removed last man Kent Gibbons to finish with one for 21 from 8.3 overs in a Parish innings that lasted 40.3 overs.

Hill claimed one for five from five overs while Clarkie Trott got the other wicket.

Bay polished off the 97 runs in just 13 overs from 16 fours and two sixes as captain Chris Smith led the way with eight fours in his 39 not out while Gibbons was unbeaten with 27, which included six fours.

Gibbons and his captain put on 45 in quick time for the unbeaten fourth wicket. Glenn Smith scored 19 after Hill (nought) and Charlie Marshall (four) went cheaply as Parish had them 13 for two.

Phillip Bailey took all three wickets for Parish at a cost of 37 runs.

HOW'S THAT -- St. David's bowler Herbie Bascome is unsuccessful in this appeal against Western Stars opening batsman Gregory Sampson. Defending champions Stars went on to win by six wickets at Lord's.