Third-placed North Village put a severe dent in Spring Garden Cavaliers' hopes of winning the Commercial Cricket League title with a four-wicket victory that boosted their own slim chances on a weekend when frustrated Jamaican Association players walked off and threw away the points despite holding a lead of more than 200 runs over BC Allrounders.

Cavaliers now trail leaders Forties – eight-wicket winners over nine-man St. David's thanks to a five-wicket haul by Hoyt Zuill – by 13 points with two matches remaining with Village a further point adrift.

But Forties cannot afford to crack open the champagne yet because they face a tricky match against Village – the only team to have beaten them this season – at Shelly Bay on Sunday.

"We're definitely going there to win," said Village all-rounder Reggie Benjamin.

Jamaican Association opener Dean Richards struck his second century of the season but it was in vain as his team's frustration over BC Allrounders' go-slow batting tactics boiled over at Shelly Bay.

Richards, who scored 100 against St. David's two weeks ago, smashed seven sixes and eight fours in his unbeaten 141 as the Jamaicans piled up a huge 267 for seven before declaring in the 40th over.

But they became irritated as BC Allrounders, intent on salvaging three points from a losing draw, crawled to 56 for four from 27.3 overs. The match ended abruptly at the fall of the fourth wicket when the incoming batsman was slow to come out, a Jamaican player kicked down the stumps and his team-mates walked off.

"We frustrated them. We were never going to get those runs and the instructions to our batters was just poke, poke, poke," admitted BC Allrounders' spokesman Kenneth Smith. "We were just playing for a losing draw.

"Our next batsman in started to walk out and then realised he had two right-handed gloves on, so went off to change them.

"There were only three balls to the next water break. They could have appealed to have our batsman timed out but we would still have had five wickets in hand," said Smith.

"Then one of their players kicked down the stumps and started throwing them all over the place and their team then walked off," added Smith.

Jamaican Association manager Glenmore Barrett claimed the incoming batsman took six minutes to get to the crease and that was the last straw for his players.

But Barrett said he would not file a protest over losing all ten points although he thought he had any agreement after the match to share them as the match had reached a stalemate.

"My players got frustrated and left. I thought we would take five points each but I'm not going to protest. I don't want any headaches," added Barrett, who said he would discipline the unnamed player who kicked over the stumps for bringing the game into disrepute.

Alleyne Francis (26), Daniel Edwards (23) and extras (30) were the other main contributors to the Jamaican total with Khary Smith (three for 39 from 14.4 overs) the pick of the BC Allrounders attack.

Dion Wainwright epitomised his side's tactics, batting throughout the innings to finish on 27 not out, including an all-run six. Michael Campbell took three for 15 from 7.3 overs.

Village owed their comfortable victory following a losing draw to Cavaliers at the end of May to all-rounders Benjamin, Samitha Ranaweera and Allan Walker at Warren Simmons Community Field.

Benjamin bagged four for 47 from ten overs and made an unbeaten 46 while Ranaweera followed up his two for 33 from 3.3 overs with a knock of 59, that included five sixes and three fours, making Cavaliers pay for dropping him early, as Village overhauled their rivals' modest 197 with more than three overs to spare. Walker took two for 39 from nine and later made 28.

Lloyd Morrison (35), Jeff DeSilva (33), Barry Richards (28) and 37 extras were the main contributors to Cavaliers' total after they had slumped to 54 for five but Richards, acting skipper in the absence of Richard Foulds, admitted: "We didn't score enough runs – 197 is not nearly enough at Warren Simmons Community Field.

"We gave them six extra overs to bat and then dropped five catches in the first 14 overs."

Cavaliers' wicket-takers were Craig Smith (two for 32 from 11 overs), DeSilva (two for 35 from 14) and Morrison (two for 43 from eight).

"We did the little things well by taking our catches when they came," said Benjamin whose side reached their victory target in the 45th over.

St. David's, facing possible expulsion after defaulting two matches, responded to league appeals to complete the season but their nine men could only muster 71 in 18.3 overs against Forties at Garrison Field.

Grayson McCallan topscored with 43 from 39 balls, hitting three sixes and two fours, as Zuill claimed five for 22 from 9.3 overs and David DeSilva three for 24 from five.

Skipper Gordon Campbell made 30 from 46 balls before retiring hurt and fellow opener Harold Minors 22 from 31 balls, ensuring the victory with a stand of 60.

"Hoyt and David swung the ball very well and some good catches were taken. Not many of their batsmen were in a mood to hang around. McCallan showed them what was possible with a little application," said Campbell.

BC Allrounders and Ernst & Young, whose first match was postponed, have decided to play two Twenty20 matches this weekend to decide the spoils.