opposition when they close out their six-match tour of Bermuda this weekend.

It will be up to the Somerset Cup Match team today and the Bermuda national team tomorrow to try to blemish the tourists' record, which presently stands at four wins from four outings.

Unquestionably, the West Indians have shown to be a class above their local opposition, the only stutter in their winning streak being a narrow two-wicket win over the President's XI in the tour opener. That could be put down to not having adjusted to the slower Bermuda wickets, but since then they have swept all before them in convincing fashion.

Wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs of the Leeward Islands showed why he is so highly rated as a batsman on Thursday at Devonshire Rec. field as he blasted his way to an unbeaten 152 against the Under 25s. As friendly as the bowling attack may have been, Jacobs' class was evident as he used some nimble footwork to smash 14 sixes and nine fours in a dynamic innings. Some of Jacobs' clouts may have been sixes on the biggest grounds in the world.

Jacobs, 25, is rated the best wicket-keeper/batsman is the Caribbean and few who witnessed Thursday's innings will dispute that claim. If and when the left-hander advances to the West Indies Test team there will be a lot of `I told you sos' in Bermuda.

Most of the West Indies batsmen have shown themselves during this tour with Philo Wallace, who has batted in all four matches, leading the way with two half-centuries. Captain Roland Holder, a fellow Barbadian, has twice gotten in the 40s while Jamaican opener Robert Samuels has a best score of 67 not out in the Bermuda match. Samuels missed the match against the Under 25s because of a slight groin strain and he might be doubtful for this weekend's matches. The other player to pass 50 on the tour was Stuart Williams, who opened on Thursday in the absence of Samuels, and notched his best score of 57 after knocks of six and 12 in the first two matches.

Guyanese teenager Shivnarine Chanderpaul looks a promising prospect. After scoring nought in the opening match he has made 23 against both Bermuda and the Under 25s. He has also bowled well with his assortment of leg-breaks, googlies and topspinners, taking six wickets in his four matches.

Trinidadian fast bowler Eugene Antoine has seven wickets from just two matches, including the tour-best six for 17 against the Select XI on Monday.

The Somerset CC XI can expect a torrid time from the West Indies bowlers on a wicket the tourists found to their liking. The west-enders will be without Richard Basden, Anthony Amory, Terry Burgess and Olin Jones as Ricky Hill, Andre Manders, Jeff Richardson and Albert Steede will lead their batting.

This will be Steede's fourth match against the visitors and tomorrow he plays again as captain of the Bermuda team at St. David's. His 35 for the President's XI in the opening match remains the highest score against the highly-touted West Indies attack.

The Bermuda selectors have again made changes to the national team, dropping experienced batsmen Arnold Manders and Charlie Marshall for tomorrow's match at Lord's. Allan Brangman, who took two for 29 for the President's XI, has earned a call-up to the national team as has Lionel Cann who has showed plenty of courage against the pace in scoring 24 and 26 in his two innings.

Both matches start at 11 a.m. and will be 50 overs per side.

JEFF RICHARDSON -- Will face the tourists for Somerset today and Bermuda tomorrow.