Best and the worst on African tour
David Hemp
It's hard enough being captain without also having to deal with the expectation that you'll also score all the runs as well.
Hemp, and his number two Stephen Outerbridge, deal with that expectation every time they go into bat. Sometimes that hasn't been a problem. This time, however, when Hemp didn't score lots of runs, it exposed the weaknesses below him.
The skipper will undoubtedly be disappointed that his 52 and 65 in the Intercontinental Shield didn't transform themselves into hundreds but they were good knocks nonetheless.
Stephen Outerbridge
Scored the most runs on tour, 194, had the highest score on tour, 105 not out in the practice match, and yet never seemed entirely convincing when it counted.
His 46 in the first innings of the Intercontinental Shield game was a performance of two parts – assured when he was at the crease with David Hemp, scratchy and less composed afterwards. He got himself out, trying to cut a ball he should have left well alone, and never really recovered from then on.
Fiqre Crockwell
Victim of a dubious lbw decision in the practice match when he was rattling along quite nicely on 34, he was also given out caught and bowled in the final match of the tour, when the ball appeared to only hit his pad before looping into the air.
In between he was out twice to Louis Klazinga in the Intercontinental Shield game, with dismissals that exposed a weak technique against the quicker ball.
This though is certainly something that can be worked on, and his partnership with Foggo has the potential to develop into a strong one.
Chris Foggo
The good, the bad, and the down right ugly. Foggo displayed all those traits during the three-week tour and it can only be hoped that David Moore can bring out the good on a more regular basis.
The highlight of Foggo's tour was his controlled, disciplined performance in the opening two hours of the Intercontinental Shield game, that after being struck on the head first ball. Although he only scored 84 runs in five innings and finished with an average of 16.8, he is still Bermuda's best bet at the top of the order
Irving Romaine
He doesn't back up, he can't run quick singles and he seems suspect under pressure, and yet Romaine is one of only two batsmen on the tour to reach three figures.
Tellingly he achieved that feat with a badly bruised right hand, batting in a game that Bermuda had long since lost. It is not that Romaine doesn't have the ability, his 34 in the first innings of the Intercontinental Shield proves that, it's that his mind seems to go wandering at critical moments. And for a veteran of the team, that is the most worrying thing of all.
Rodney Trott
The best fielder in the side, the only spinner of note, and another contender for the title of team all-rounder, Trott had a solid tour.
Once again he bowled more overs than any one else, had the best economy rate of the recognised bowlers and, for the most part, was a genuine threat when he bowled.
His unbeaten 24 in the second innings of the four-day game, when more recognised batsmen were throwing their wickets away was impressive because it was composed, and contained very few false shots.
Jekon Edness
It's a good job he can catch – Edness had six dismissals on tour. Otherwise he might be looking nervously over his shoulder because his batting needs a serious amount of work.
Actually, it's not that the wicketkeeper can't bat. When he's at the crease he looks solid and was relatively untroubled by the Namibian bowlers. However, he continues to come up with new and inventive ways of getting himself out and his run out in the second innings of the Intercontinental Shield match beggared belief.
Malachi Jones
The great enigma. On the odd occasion that he bowled with pace and aggression he looked a real threat. Unfortunately those deliveries were too few and far between for him to make any real impact on the tour.
Too often Jones looks like he is just going through the motions and a pace bowler needs to be intimidating if he is to be effective. At the moment Jones is neither.
Coach David Moore apparently sees potential but so have other coaches, and the next several months could make or break the bowler's international career.
Justin Pitcher
A revelation on this tour. By far and away the team's best bowler overall, he hit all the right areas, was controlled and did all that was asked of him His 3-45 performance in the first one-day game was one of the highlights of the tour.
Pitcher is one member of the squad who has benefited from the new regime and knuckled down after a talk with Moore at the start of the tour.
Potentially Bermuda's go-to guy for the next few years, the real test of his commitment will come when he returns to his club side St David's.
Ryan Steede
Never reached the heights of his 37 not out in the practice match and unfortunately for Steede the over-riding memory of his contribution to the tour will be the easy dropped catch at the beginning of the second day that eventually cost Bermuda 180 runs.
Steede put down Ewald Steenkamp when the opener had just 26 runs – he went on to score 206. Who knows what might have happened if that catch had stuck.
The St George's bowler paid the price for that and a fairly ordinary display with the ball led to him being left out of both one-day games.
Stefan Kelly
Another bowler who didn't have a great tour, Kelly struggled with his line and length for much of his time in South Africa and Namibia.
He also incurred David Hemp's wrath on more than one occasion by failing to bowl to his field at critical moments in the game, most notably at the end of Namibia's innings in the first one-day game.
His economy rate of 5.11 and an average of 69 runs per wicket say it all.
Jordan DeSilva
Question marks over his approach in training meant that DeSilva didn't get to play until the last game of the tour but he did enough to suggest he could be around for some time.
Like Jones he has the potential, and his batting in the second one-day game was composed and effective. His bowling shows promise, he just needs a little work on his control because he isn't quick enough to get away with short-pitched bowling. Another one who needs to stay focused and avoid being dragged back into bad habits when he returns to his club this month.
Jim West
It's difficult to fully assess West's immediate impact on the return to the team because he spent much of the tour on the injured list.
However, when he was able to bowl, he proved that, when fully fit, he will give Bermuda something that they have lacked recently, and that is a dependable medium-pacer who will hit his areas and contain batsmen.
West also has the added element of surprise because, despite his languid approach to the crease, he brings the ball down from quite high, hits the deck reasonably hard, and gets plenty of lift.
Shannon Rayner
Limited chances in a team that was struggling meant Rayner never really got to fully express himself. However, this tour was always going to be more of a learning experience than anything else for the Southampton Rangers batsmen, and his willingness to work hard in training means he will certainly get another crack at staking a place in the team on a more permanent basis.