Veteran St.David's cricketer, Lionel Cann, renewed calls for the beleaguered Open League cricket format to be revised after Saturday's final ended in a farce, with both teams claiming victory.

Having scored 181 for eight in their allotted 65 overs and then restricting Devonshire to 106 for four in the remaining 53 overs of the match, Cann figured the Islanders had the match in the bag.

"We went to bat and set a target and felt we would be awarded a winning draw if Devonshire scored less runs than us," he told The Royal Gazette. "We thought we just needed to keep them below our score.

"It was a big mix-up. Everything was up in the air and there is no way that a team chasing 182 in 53 overs and ends up with 106 for four should win a trophy.–"We were very disappointed because we came here thinking that a winning draw was enough. Anywhere in the world it is set up like that in this format. Even the Commercial Division in Bermuda is set up like that where you get seven points for a winning draw."

As it currently stands, each team is awarded four points in a drawn match in addition to batting and bowling points at stake.

Ten points are awarded for an outright win and two points for a rain out.

Earlier this season, the outspoken Cann suggested using the Open League solely for developmental purposes.

He proposed a new format which would see developmental teams from different regions competing over longer periods.

"The whole Open League should be revamped for Under-23s and played over two days," Cann added.

Anchoring Devonshire to victory was player/coach Ricky Brangman (37) who shared in an unbroken 65-run fifth-wicket stand with ex-Islander Chris Foggo (30).

Brangman also returned superb bowling figures of two for 16 off 16 overs overs including a remarkable ten maidens.

"According to the rules, if we didn't lose five wickets we would have finished with more points than them and so I knew Chris and I had to stay there and bat the overs out and win the match on bonus points," Brangman explained.

For 30 nailbiting overs the pair kept the Islanders attack at bay and were lucky to go unpunished after offering chances.

"It was hard and Delyone (Borden) and Angelo (Cannonier) bowled well," Brangman added. "It was hard but we had to fight it out and now we have some glory."