After watching his son Janeiro Tucker shatter Lloyd James? 39-year-old Cup Match record at Wellington Oval in 2001 for the highest individual score in the classic, proud father John boldly declared: ?You haven?t seen the best of him yet?.

His words could not have been more prophetic.

For yesterday, four years after his fireworks display in St.George?s, the stand-in Bermuda skipper eclipsed Winston Reid?s record for the highest individual score at the ICC Trophy, became the first local batsmen ever to score two centuries in the World Cup qualifying tournament and set a new batting partnership record of 118 runs for the sixth wicket with Dean Minors (41) ? all on his son Janeiro Jr?s fifth birthday.

?I?m really excited for Bermuda and also for Janeiro for leading Bermuda to the first ever World Cup. I had been talking with Janeiro a few times and encouraging him to take his time batting. But this was a team effort and a lot of credit must go to all of the players,? father John, himself a past Southampton Rangers, Somerset Cup Match and Bermuda skipper told

?I?m proud and excited. When he called me today he shouted, ?daddy, daddy . . . we did it!? All I could do is congratulate him and the team. Janeiro went out there as vice captain and for him to take over the team was an honour. It brought tears to my eyes.

?I am proud of all of them because everyone played their roles. I?ve been following all the matches on the Internet but when he actually called me yesterday it was just so touching to hear his voice. It brought tears to my eyes.

?These guys have performed tremendously and I am so proud of Bermuda because they played as a team and I am happy for Gus Logie for him to come onboard on short notice and still succeed.?

Tucker?s mother, Belinda, was no less proud of her son yesterday.

?I am just so excited and impressed with Janeiro?s performance. I knew his turn would come for making runs and I actually prayed they would come yesterday and they did,? she said.

?When the good news came tears came in my eyes and I had to go outside of my job and get some fresh air . . . that?s how excited I was about the whole thing. I am happy for all the players. They all did Bermuda proud.

?But Janeiro did say to me a few days ago that his time was going to come. He didn?t say what day or when it would come . . . . but I?m just so glad it came yesterday when we really needed someone to come through to win the match. And I think the best is still yet to come from Janeiro.?

Making his ICC Trophy debut in 1997, Tucker scored 104 against Papua New Guinea ? then the fifth best innings by a local batsmen. Yesterday saw Tucker better his own ICC Trophy batting partnership record for the sixth-wicket of 45 set with Albert Steede in 97 by 73 runs with Minors.

Tucker also shares partnership records for the third and fourth wickets with Bermuda skipper Clay Smith (89 and 61), the seventh wicket with Minors (52) and also for the eighth -wicket with Bruce Perinchief (48).