Holland first innings 378

Bermuda first innings 44-0

Bermuda got off to a roaring start as they chased Holland's first innings total of 378 on the second day of the Intercontinental Cup match at the L.C.DeVilliers Oval in Pretoria.

Having bowled well to snatch Holland's last seven wickets for 143 runs, Bermuda stormed to their best opening partnership of the tour so far, Stephen Outerbridge cracking three fours in an unbeaten 23 and partner Kwame Tucker adding nine as 44 runs came off the seven overs before tea without loss.

Bermuda require 239 to avoid the follow-on.

Earlier spinner Dwayne Leverock completed a marathon 47 overs to finish with three for 119 while his fellow spinner Rodney Trott picked up an impressive three for 47 off 18.1 overs on his senior international debut.

INTERCONTINENTAL CUP

BERMUDA v HOLLAND

Scoreboard at tea on the second day of the four-day Intercontinental Cup match between Bermuda and Holland at the L.C.DeVilliers Oval today (overnight 235-3):

Holland won the toss

HOLLAND

First innings

Bas Zuiderent b S.Mukuddem 1

Tom DeGrooth c K.Hurdle b S.Mukuddem 61

Ryan ten Doeschate c D.Minors b D.Leverock 138

Daan van Bunge c and b K.Hurdle 39

Alexei Kervezee lbw Leverock 16

Peter Borren c K.Tucker b Trott 6

Luuk van Troost c J.Tucker b D.Leverock 24

Billy Stelling c C.Smith b R.Trott 33

Jeroen Smits b R.Trott 24

Pieter Seelaar lbw K.Hurdle 1

Muhammad Kashif not out 13

Extras (8b, 12lb, 2w) 22

Total (all out, 129.1 overs) 378

Fall of wickets: 2-1, 191-2, 224-3, 255-4, 264-5, 285-6, 309-7, 351-8, 352-9

Bowling: K.Hurdle 29-10-88-2; S.Mukuddem 30-7-98-2; D.Leverock 47-12-119-3; R.Trott 18.1-1-47-3; D.Hemp 4-1-6-0; J.Tucker 1-1-0-0

BERMUDA

First innings

Stephen Outerbridge not out 23

Kwame Tucker not out 9

Extras 12

Total (for no wicket, seven overs) 44

Still to bat: Irving Romaine, Clay Smith, David Hemp, Janeiro Tucker, Saleem Mukuddem, Dean Minors, Rodney Trott, Kevin Hurdle, Dwayne Leverock

Bowling: Ryan ten Doeschate 4-0-23-0; Billy Stelling 3-0-13-0

Umpires: Zama Ndamane (S.Africa); K.Hurter (S.Africa)

Bermuda kept their opponents on the back foot during a fruitful morning session of the second day's play in the Intercontinental Cup match today, grabbing four wickets to send the Dutch into lunch at 313 for seven.

After play had been brought forward by a half hour to 9.30 a.m. to compensate for time lost to rain on the first day, Bermuda struck in the 10th over of the morning as spinner Dwayne Leverock trapped Alexei Kerezee for 16, leaving the Dutch on 255 for four.

They had begun the day at 235 for three.

Nine runs later young Rodney Trott claimed his first international scalp as he had new batsman Peter Borren superbly snapped up by Kwame Tucker at silly mid-off for six.

Pacer Kevin Hurdle then contributed to a good morning's work, holding an excellent catch off his own bowling to dismiss Daan van Bunge for 39 and leave Holland on 285 for six.

And Leverock kept up the pressure, bagging his second wicket in a marathon morning session of 18 overs, and third of the innings, as captain Luuk van Trust edged to Janeiro Tucker at first slip, having added 24.

Holland at that stage were 309 for seven and by the lunch break Jeroen Smits (2 not out) and Billy Stelling (13 not out) had carried the Dutch to 313 after 111 overs.