Both limited overs and open cricket are planned for the 1994 cricket season as the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control seeks to restructure the league to raise the standard of play.

There are still some wrinkles to be ironed out, but by the time the board's annual general meeting is held next month the structure for the league should be rubber-stamped.

A board meeting was held on Tuesday night to further discuss proposed changes and yesterday president Ed Bailey spoke of a plan to involve the 16 teams in both open and limited overs cricket which would mean a considerable amount of cricket during the summer.

"We're working on the pretext that we will be one of the three teams (qualifying for the 1996 World Cup),'' Bailey said of the ICC Trophy which is soon to get underway in Kenya.

Bailey also revealed that two teams, Hyderabad Blues of India, who were here in 1991, and a Jamaican team, had expressed interest in touring here during the season. It is competition the board will keenly welcome, especially if the Bermuda team achieves its objective of finishing in the top three in Kenya.

The re-structuring plans calls for the top eight teams from last season -- St.

George's, Western Stars, Bailey's Bay, Devonshire Rec, Cleveland, Southampton, Willow Cuts and St. David's -- to move into an open play Super Eight division for the first part of the season. The bottom eight, or nine teams depending if Nationals are re-admitted, will play under a similar open format.

In the middle of the season all 16 or 17 teams will come together for knockout play and later in the season the teams will return to their respective divisions for another knockout competition.

The board will meet again on February 15 with vice president Reggie Pearman chairing the meeting in the absence of Bailey and a week later a meeting will be held with the clubs.

"We're going to the clubs with the proposal and it is up to them to accept or reject it,'' Bailey explained yesterday. "Plans for an under 19 league and an under 14 league will also be presented to the clubs on the 21st,'' said Bailey.

"The AGM will be held in the second week of March when we hope to have everything approved.'' Nationals' fate should be known by next week when their club officials meet with the board.

"We're looking for their executives to commit to the board and insure us they have the full compliment of players,'' said Bailey when questioned about the club's chances of being re-admitted after a one year absence.

"Nationals will meet with the executives of the board next week and depending on the proposal we will make a decision after that.'' Bailey leaves for Kenya tomorrow to serve in his official capacity of chairman of the qualifications committee and will also assist with the management of the Bermuda team.