Leaders West Indian Association completed the double over St. David's but three other title-chasing clubs remained firmly in the hunt with equally emphatic victories in the Commercial Cricket League which takes a break this weekend.

The only team in the leading group to lose out were North Village who went down to an eight-wicket defeat after being bundled out for 57 by Forties at Nationals.

Watford Sports Club, three points adrift of WIA, beat Jamaican Association by 70 runs at Shelly Bay while in Sunday's other match at Garrison Field defending champions Hemisphere Leg Trappers, who played one short, defeated nine-man Devonshire by 71 runs.

George Cannonier of St. David's and Watford pair Quinton Burch and Terry Ward impressed with half centuries. WIA's medium pacer Jerry Callender took the day's bowling honours with a six-wicket haul while Devonshire Stars' Worrell Bean, Forties' Brian Holdipp and Watford's Terence Corday all snapped up five wickets.

Opener Cannonier and Steve Nurse (30) spurred St. David's to 166 after they were sent in at Lord's, Cannonier clouting five sixes and two fours in a flamboyant 62.

Callender's six for 62 came from 11.2 overs while fellow fast bowler Stan Francis was rewarded for his 16 overs with four for 47.

Olwin Clarke, with five fours and two sixes in his 45 at No. 6, led the way as WIA breezed home in 30 overs with the help of 46 extras and other useful contributions from Patrick Hamlett (26), skipper John McConnie (21) and Edwin Wickham (20). Dale Lamb and Jeremy Roberts took two wickets apiece.

St. David's were handicapped by key bowler and skipper George O'Brien having to keep wicket in place of Ernest McCallan, who has been forced out of action by a back injury.

"Our fielding is pathetic, atrocious really, with too many catches going abegging. That's where we lose,'' said O'Brien.

Batting at Nationals has been a difficult proposition lately and North Village never came to terms with the low bounce of a slow pitch after being sent in as opening bowler Holdipp scythed through the top order with figures of five for 13 from 11 overs. Leg-break bowler Hugh Hollis polished off the tail with two wickets in his only over.

Only Alex Virgil (16) and Shiran DeSilva (10) reached double figures, DeSilva being brilliantly run out by left-hander Tim Rhodes who dived to his left at point to stop a firm shot before hitting the stumps with a swift return as the batsman tried to regain his ground.

Opening bowlers Chris Caisey (one for seven from nine overs) and Derek Bell (one for 10) rocked Forties by bowling skipper Gordon Campbell and Harold Minors, reducing them to three for two, but a dogged unbeaten 14 by Gladwin Ingham and a more adventurous 39 not out (six fours) by Alan Lamb saw the side home in a match which lasted only 46.1 overs.

Watford, who elected to bat, ran up 192 for eight as Burch, who added 50 for the seventh wicket with skipper Terry Corday (22), hammered four big sixes and four fours in his 56 while Ward struck three fours in his 52.

Errol Wray and Rowan Ramotar took two wickets each while fast bowler Simroy Crosdale, who later top scored with 30, had one for 53 from 15 consecutive overs.

Corday's five for 31 came from 11 overs and there were also two wickets each for Burch and Ward as Jamaican Association were dismissed for 122 in the 35th over to give Watford the double.

Leg Trappers also completed the double despite being restricted to 156 for seven by a fine bowling spell by left-hander Bean -- and the long grass -- with Gary Knight (37) and Damion Henderson (18) adding 57 for the fourth wicket before Graham Strange at No. 6 hit three fours and a six in an unbeaten 43.

Bean, who bowled 18 consecutive overs with a mixture of medium pace and spin, claimed five for 56 while skipper Derek Smith had two for 25. In reply, Smith (33) and Bean (24) were the only batsmen to offer any serious resistance as Roddy Moore (three for 33) and Huw Williams (two for 21) teamed up to help dismiss Stars for 85 in the 24th over.