Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock wasn't the first member of his family to grace the famous Queen's Park Oval cricket ground.The popular spinner and his fellow World Cup heroes may have made history by taking on some of the sport's legends at the Trinidad venue this month — but they were merely following in the footsteps of Leverock's grandmother Doreen Woolridge.

Mrs. Woolridge, a former Flatts ladies player known as Bermuda's first lady of cricket, became the first woman to step through the gates of the ground when she umpired a match there back in the 1980s.

The 76-year-old's own experience made it all the more special to watch her giant grandson pit his wits against the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan in Port of Spain. "I was nervous myself when I walked on the pitch, so I have no idea what they must have felt like playing there in the World Cup," said Mrs. Woolridge.

"It is a good ground — I went back there for a Test match as well."

Mrs. Woolridge was in the Caribbean all those years ago in her role as president of the Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association.

She took part in an umpire's convention and got the chance to officiate in a friendly game at the Queen's Park Oval alongside legendary West Indian Test umpire Johnny Gayle.

It was the highlight of a notable cricket career in which she was an all rounder for Flatts, before becoming a senior umpire for many years, taking charge of many key games on the Island.

Still a huge fanatic of the sport who goes to Flatts games whenever she can, Mrs. Woolridge hopes the Bermuda team's latest achievements could spark the beginning of a successful era.

She said several players had lots to be proud of, including 17-year-old Malachi Jones, who took a wicket with his first World Cup ball.

On her grandson Leverock, who became an international cult hero after taking two prized wickets in a warm-up match against England, she said: "He made a shine against England, but that was just a warm-up match. I wanted him to do it in the World Cup."

She added that she would have preferred more younger players to have been given a chance in the big games.

"I was vexed," she said. "Two years ago, they should have given some younger players games so they could be more experienced and ready to play in the World Cup.

"Hopefully, they will learn from this and play more young players in future. Those young players that did play will be better for the experience."