Ewald Steenkamp said he was seeing the ball 'like a beach ball' during his double century against Bermuda yesterday.

The Namibia opener, who is still only 21, hit a mammoth 206, sharing in a record stand of 374 with teenager Raymond van Schoor who scored 158.

Steenkamp's score far surpassed his previous best of 91, and his effort was all the more impressive given that he missed the majority of Saturday's action with a stomach bug.

"I was a bit sick on Saturday, I went off the field in the morning, I had a rest and slept, and a few pills and I was fine," said Steenkamp.

"That's my highest score by a long way, and it feels amazing. I can only thank God about that, I was seeing it like a beach ball, it was really enjoyable."

Steenkamp was one of Rodney Trott's two victims. Five balls after scoring his double hundred the opener went for a big hit and was caught by Stefan Kelly at deep mid wicket.

"I was trying to concentrate on the ball, watching it out of the hand, and the only reason I got out at the end was because I got a message from the dressing room that I should go for it after I got my 200," he said.

Van Schoor, meanwhile, played his entire innings with a cracked index finger on his left hand, the result of an injury sustained while keeping wicket, a role he normally fulfills for his country.

"It was hard work and me and Ewald kept each other concentrating the whole time," he said.

Van Schoor is one of those batsmen who seems to have all the time in the world, and one pull for four off Stefan Kelly made it seem as if the ball had been sent down in slow motion.

"It was just sitting up," said van Schoor, "when he bowled short it was just sitting up."

The teenager has already played an entire season of cricket, but flies to England in two weeks' time to play league cricket for Addington, in Kent.

"I can't wait," he said, "I'm really looking forward to it."