Spinners Hasan Durham, Peter Philpott and Stephen Outerbridge could all get a workout against a Prison Officers XI today as Bermuda national coach Allan Douglas considers the option of playing all three in at least one of the Red Stripe Bowl matches in Jamaica.

Douglas is mulling over the idea of finding room for all three in the competition, especially at the Kensington ground in Kingston which, according to Jamaican officials, has the largest playing area of any cricket field on the island.

Much may depend on the outcome of the first game against Jamaica -- and especially the performance with the new ball of Somerset's David Gibbs. Gibbs, a native Jamaican who moved to Bermuda at the age of 15, is almost certain to play in the opener at the smaller Alpart -- not purely for sentimental reasons but also because he is the only genuine paceman in the Bermuda set up.

But if the 16-year-old off spinner Outerbridge is to make his international debut on the tour, Douglas may at some point find himself having to choose only two from the trio of faster men Gibbs, Herbie Bascome and Clarkie Trott.

Meanwhile, left arm spinner Durham, who has played previously for Bermuda only on the 1995 tour of Florida, had an excellent season picking up 40 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 2.86 runs an over.

Philpott, also slow left arm, was slightly more expensive but included a haul of 5-17 in his figures for the year.

The Cleveland player also recorded the best figures by a Bermudian in last season's competition, taking two for 24 in ten tight overs against the Windward Islands.

Outerbridge, the national under 19 skipper, has an excellent loop in his bowling although Douglas is urging him to get higher on his toes as he pivots and delivers the ball.

But the coach has plenty of confidence in the youngster, saying: "He has developed quickly and each match he plays is going to help him improve. He learns very fast -- you only have to say something to him once and he does it.'' Meanwhile, the schedule for the four-nation tournament, which also includes defending champions Guyana and the Windward Islands, has been causing some confusion, if not consternation, in the camp.

Bermuda play their first game on Wednesday against the hosts, but then go four days without a competitive match until they take on Guyana and the Windwards on consecutive days on the following Monday and Tuesday.

There have been mutterings about trying to arrange a practice match inbetween against a university side, but the break does at least give the squad a chance to study their other two opponents -- Jamaica play the Windwards on the Saturday and Guyana on the Sunday, both at Kingston's Sabina Park.

Douglas has drawn up charts which will enable his side to monitor where both are most likely to score their runs and where runs can be most easily picked up against their bowlers.