this season to move into second place in the Commercial Cricket League on Sunday as leaders Watford Sports Club recorded their seventh victory with a five-wicket win over battling West End Warriors.

Lucozade Leg Trappers had to settle for a "winning'' draw for the second time against Police Recreation Club when looking set for maximum points after Jeremy Franklin and Gary Knight had shared a century partnership.

And Jamaican Association lost five wickets in polishing off a game seven-man North Village.

For the second time this season WIA ended up without a captain after a crushing defeat at the hands of Forties, highlighted by a six-wicket haul by slow bowler Hughie Hollis and a century opening stand between Tim Bridges and Gary Edwards.

Randolph Byer quit as WIA captain after losing at Shelly Bay in May and his successor, Ken Savoury, told team-mates he was standing down after Sunday's defeat at St. John's Field -- a decision that came after one of his players, John McConnie, disillusioned at his skipper's field placings, walked off.

McConnie's unexpected departure came after 15 overs with Forties 54 without loss in pursuit of WIA's 155. It was WIA's second defeat in successive weeks and virtually ended their hopes of retaining the league title.

Savoury opted to bat after winning the toss because of misgivings about the pitch -- rolled the previous day by four Forties players -- but they were misplaced as the strip behaved blamelessly throughout.

Patrick Waithe got WIA off to a flying start as he and McConnie added 42 runs in the first six overs but both perished with the total 47 when McConnie was bowled by Anthony Zuill for seven and Waithe went for 38, including seven fours, when he was run out.

Barry Richards fell cheaply but it was the introduction of Hollis -- a late inclusion in the team after flying in the previous night from an overseas trip -- which transformed the match as he bamboozled WIA with leg-breaks and googlies.

Hollis bagged five for 20 in his first five overs, having Randy Liverpool and danger man Andy Boyce (34) both well caught by Gerald Simons and bowling Ken Savoury, Barry Walkes (first ball) and Junior Watts as WIA slumped to 106 for eight.

Jerry Callender led a fightback, adding 33 for the ninth wicket with Whitfield Nurse, and 16 for the last wicket with Garfield Daley, before Hollis wrapped up the innings, bowling Callender for 35 to finish with six for 46 from 10.2 overs.

Bridges and Edwards both drove superbly to add 112 for the first wicket before Edwards was run out for 47 (four fours) as Bridges called him for a suicidal run. Rohaan Simons, who hit an unbeaten 65 in the earlier victory, carried on where he left off, blasting three fours and a six in his 27 not out. Bridges' unbeaten 66 contained four fours.

Although they lost their leading run-getter, Ronald Gibbons, for a duck, West End Warriors ran up a respectable 172 against leaders Watford at the Royal Naval Field, former Somerset player Tori Davis leading the way with eight fours and two sixes in his 58.

Jim West took four 31 from nine overs while there were three wickets apiece for Ray DeSilva and Terence Corday.

Michael Corday spurred Watford to victory -- and the double over the Warriors -- in the 34th over, smashing 11 fours and two sixes in an unbeaten 83, ending the game in style with three fours and a six off successive balls from Trevor Bailey.

Terry Ward, playing his first match of the season after coaching Bermuda in the International Youth Tournament, chipped in with seven not out in an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 36 with Corday. Clyde Best made 25 and David DeSilva 23 while David Jarrett took three for 38 for Warriors.

Franklin and Knight, who each made 68 with eight boundaries apiece, added 130 for the second wicket to lay the foundation for Lucozade's 187 for three after being sent in at Police Field. Justin Freisenbruch chipped in with 27 not out while Rohan Moore took two for 22 for Police.

Dave Wright, with four for 36 from 16 overs, and two wickets each from Noel Capewell and Graham Strange had Police on the ropes but Lucozade failed to deliver the knockout blow after reducing their opponents to 45 for six.

Chris Clarke hit 21 at No.6 but Police's unlikely hero was their No.8 batsman Dave Allen, who made 32 not out. Jim Walters was bowled off the final ball as Police closed at 104 for nine.

Despite being four short, North Village gave Jamaican Association a run for their money at Garrison Field, reaching 88 for two thanks to a third-wicket stand of 65 between Shiran DeSilva, who was run out for 41, and opener Haile Melakot (30), but they were rolled over for 94 in the 33rd over as fast bowler David Gibbs grabbed four for 17.

Thomas Ball topscored with 21 as Jamaican Association coasted home in the 24th over despite opening bowler Derek Bell's four for 39.