Bermudian David Ferreira and his family were proud as peacocks when the young cricketer recently captained a team at Lord's in London ... the home of cricket.

That memorable occasion occurred back on May 25 when the 18-year-old Ferreira led his school, Eton College, against old rivals Harrow in their annual battle.

Five weeks earlier, he had captained his school on a six-game tour of Bermuda.

The annual clash at Lord's saw Ferreira end up on the losing side as Harrow scored 144 and Eton 124 in a reduced-overs match delayed by rain.

David's mother Pamela, who watched the game with her daughter, Kristen, said this week it was an occasion not be missed.

"I felt probably the proudest Bermudian mother in the world, it was absolutely thrilling to watch them walk out on that pitch,'' said Pamela.

"I was extremely proud of David and his team. He is not only a good son but he is also a good player. They didn't win but it was a victory for everyone.

The day was threatening with rain and it didn't matter who won, it was the fact that they showed so much sportsmanship and everyone agreed that David led the team well.'' Kristen proved one of Eton's keenest supporters, pushing aside studies for a challenging law exam the following day in order to travel to the famous ground.

"I was in the middle of my law finals and I had an exam the next day. I wasn't supposed to go, but I woke up in the morning and just jumped on the train and went down to Lord's, it was such a big day,'' she recalled.

"I was only supposed to stay for two hours but I hung around with the delay by rain and it all proved worthwhile. I stayed throughout the entire game, not getting home until 11.00 that night which made it tough for the exams the next day but it was something I couldn't pass up.'' David wasn't disheartened by the defeat, but upset that the side collapsed from 100 for two to 100 for five and eventually 124 all out.

"That collapse tore us apart and it became difficult for the middle and lower order batsmen to stabilise things, but despite that bad patch it was an exciting game,'' said David.

"There were no words to describe the feeling I had when I ran onto the pitch from the pavilion in front of a good sized crowd. It's something I will never forget.'' Ferreira was his team's top scorer with 38, stroking six fours while facing 52 balls and staying at the wicket for just over an hour.

This summer Ferreira heads for the University of Pennsylvania but remains hopeful that he will get some time playing cricket and has already made contact with a club in the Philadelphia area.

He finishes at Eton at the end of this month and will shortly be in Bermuda where he is looking forward to getting involved with the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control's coaching camp at Southampton Oval.

And he's also looking forward to touring Toronto in August with the Bermuda Under-19 national squad, having accepted an invitation by Board president El James.

David Ferreira: captained Eton College at Lord's.