Jamaican Association kept their slim Commercial Cricket League title hopes alive when they scrambled to a controversial one-wicket victory over St.

David's at Lord's on Sunday.

Favourites Hemisphere Leg Trappers remained 12 points clear with a seven-wicket victory over West End Warriors while North Village stayed third after sharing the points with Watford Sports Club in a game halted with three overs remaining because of bad light.

Public Transportation Board turned up with only seven men at Police Field but still claimed maximum points as their hosts Police arrived with only five players and defaulted.

Jamaican Association's narrow victory on Sunday was disputed by St. David's skipper George O'Brien, who claimed the scores did not add up and league secretary Dave Carruthers has asked for both scorebooks to be presented for scrutiny. St. David's have seven days in which to submit a formal protest.

In the meantime, the league has upheld a protest by Forties against St.

David's for fielding an ineligible player -- Rudell Pitcher -- in their July 5 match at Shelly Bay which the east enders won by eight runs. Forties have been awarded the 10 points.

Pitcher, who had already bowled 130-plus overs for St. David's first team, took four for 21 against Forties, breaking a long-standing Commercial rule which forbids players switching from Bermuda Cricket Board of Control Premier or First Division games to the Commercial League in the same season.

Skipper O'Brien told Carruthers he was unaware of the rule and admitted the club, which returned to the Commercial League this season after a break, had been interchanging players between the two St. David's teams.

Jamaican Association, without key players David Gibbs and Lloyd Morrison, slumped to 58 for six in reply to 10-man St. David's 183 in a match reduced to 40 overs a side after a damp pitch delayed the start.

But an unbeaten 45 by Junior Lindo and eight not out by Thomas Ball guided their side to an unlikely victory after Glen Fox had carved through the top order, finishing with four for 36.

Earlier George Cannonier, Lyndon Jackson (37) and Eddie Lamb (29) batted well to steer St. David's to 140 for two. Cannonier, who blasted seven fours and three sixes, made 55 before retiring hurt with a pulled muscle. Donovan Livingston and skipper Norman Godwin each claimed three wickets.

Leg Trappers made a disastrous start in reply to 10-man West End Warriors' 79 at the Royal Naval Field, losing two wickets in the opening over, but an unbeaten 36 by opener Jeremy Franklin guided them home.

Slow left-arm bowler Vernon Eve did the damage, picking up all three wickets after earlier hitting seven boundaries in his side's top score of 35.

Ian Smith tried to hook the fourth ball of Eve's opening over, but top-edged the ball into the bridge of his nose, tumbled onto his stumps and was out hit wicket for a duck.

Eve bowled Rick Morris middle stump next ball and also had Graham Strange caught behind for 14 in his fifth over as Trappers slipped to 20 for three but Franklin, who struck six fours, saw the side home without any further alarms.

Opener Quincey Aberdeen made 22 for Warriors while the pick of the Trappers' attack were David Outtrim (three for eight) and Pete Norris (two for 20).

Terence Corday and his uncle Michael Corday both hit half centuries as Watford rallied from 68 for four -- Terry Ward and Troy Berkeley both went for ducks -- to reach 185 for five at Garrison Field.

Terence cracked five sixes and four fours in his 69 while Michael hit three fours and a six in his 61 before falling to the last ball of the innings.

Mike Young bore the brunt of the Village attack, bowling 18 consecutive overs and picking up two for 57.

Young then shored up the batting, hitting six fours and a six in a knock of 50, as Village replied with 124 for six in 39 overs before the game was called off at 8.15. Skipper Terry Corday took two for eight while his younger son Trevor had two for 32.