Skipper Irving Romaine blasted his way into the history books while off spinner Hasan Durham claimed four big wickets down the stretch to pave the way for Bermuda?s dramatic 11-run win over Canada under clear skies at the Toronto Cricket Club yesterday.

Romaine (101) became the first Bermudian batsman to score a century in an official One Day International (ODI), three months after becoming the first to achieve a half century in an ODI against Zimbabwe in Trinidad.

With a question mark hanging over his availability after pulling a groin muscle during last Saturday?s six-wicket win over the Canadians, with every hook, drive and vicious cut through the covers, Romaine quickly erased all doubts over his health.

Coming in with his team 54 for three after 15 overs, the aggressive batsman wasted little time launching an all-out assault on the Canadian attack.

Right -arm fast bowler Steve Welsh was the first to feel the wrath of Romaine as he went wicketless for 68 runs and was virtually belted from his team?s attack.

Canadian skipper John Davison shuffled his bowlers around before finally bringing himself into the fray.

However, Davison too would be put to the sword as his opposite number, now seeing the ball as big as a watermelon, effortlessly dispatched him over the long on and long off boundaries for successive sixes to keep the run rate hovering above four runs an over.

Romaine, who cut paths to all parts of the grounds with some precision shots, achieved his third straight half century on tour in the 29th over off 63 balls in 81 minutes.

Yet with a century well within sight, the veteran batsman nearly threw it all away hooking down the leg side. Fortunately, though, he was put down on 84 by Austin Codrington fielding backward of square and would go on to etch his name in the history books as the Island?s first centurion.

Romaine reached the milestone in the 46th over off 107 balls in 143 minutes before he became the last Bermuda wicket to fall in the very next over.

The Bermuda skipper banged 12 fours and five sixes before offering sub fielder Trevin Bastiampillai an easy catch at long off.

It was a genuine skipper?s innings that prevented the Canadians from taking wickets at both ends, and one that ultimately provided the tourists with just enough runs to complete a hat-trick of ODI wins over their Americas rivals inside of three months.

Romaine added 52 runs for the fourth-wicket with Saleem Mukuddem (18), 30 runs for the fifth-wicket along with Janeiro Tucker (12) ? who succumbed to a third lbw decision on tour so far ? and another 68 runs for the sixth-wicket with a battling Clay Smith (38).

He also added 38 runs in three overs with Lionel Cann (36 not out) before shoving one down the throat of Bastiampillai fielding in the deep.

It was Romaine?s second international century and was achieved at the same ground where he scored his first 12 months earlier against the Cayman Islands in the Intercontinental Cup.

After winning the toss, Bermuda?s batsmen carried the match to their hosts with some surprisingly robust strokeplay early in the innings.

Despite losing promoted opener George O?Brien (0) in the first over and then Kwame Tucker for a dashing 14 runs four overs later, Bermuda?s batsmen oozed with confidence batting on a ?Batsmen?s Paradise?.

Opener Stephen Outerbridge was among those to impress, scoring 23 runs off 53 balls in 51 minutes with three fours.

The reliable Mukuddem (18) also looked steady at the crease and wasted little time getting stuck in. However, an innings that promised much was cut down in the 27th over as the batsman tried to dispatch medium pacer Abdool Samad over the long on boundary, but only succeeded in finding the safe hands of Welsh.

Tucker added a quick 12 runs to help keep the scoreboard ticking over before he fell victim to yet another lbw decision.

But Smith and Cann produced useful contributions lower down the further frustrate the Canadians in the field.

Cann and Durham shared in an unbroken 30-run eighth-wicket partnership that carried Bermuda to the safety of 272 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs.

Allrounder Cann, who got off the mark with a six over long off, faced only 19 balls in 22 minutes and smashed three fours and two sixes.

Austin Codrington grabbed three Bermuda wickets ? all off short -pitched deliveries ? to lead the Canadian?s attack.

Codrington finished with three for 31 of eight overs while four other bowlers managed to grab one wicket apiece.

Canada put up a good fight in their reply, skipper John Davison (55) and Ian Billcliffe (59) producing determined half centuries.

Davison achieved the milestone off 47 balls in 64 minutes and Billcliffe off 64 balls in 87 minutes.

However, both batsmen were dismissed trying to accelerate the run rate as tight fielding and disciplined bowling by the Bermudians began to take its toll.

Davison, who added 50 runs for the first wicket with Sandeep Jyoti (17), was brilliantly caught at long off by Janeiro Tucker off Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock who made the big breakthrough shortly after the drinks break.

Billcliffe did well to anchor the Canadian innings following his skipper?s dismissal, but his aggressive nature would also get the better of him as he pulled a Durham delivery right in the hands of Clay Smith fielding at extra cover.

Billcliffe added 70 runs for the fourth-wicket in 14 overs along with middle-order batsman Abdool Samad (35).

George Codrington (28) inched Canada closer to Bermuda?s target with some excellent running between the wicket. However, two spectacular run outs combined with Durham?s late heroics with the ball ultimately led to Canada?s demise.

Pacer George O?Brien jr ran out Durand Soraine (five) with a direct throw at the stumps off his own bowling, and two overs later had George Codrington snapped up by Mukuddem.

Durham then struck in the 46th over when he had Austin Codrington caught by Mukuddem backward of square.

At 237 for eight, with four overs remaining, the game remained in the balance.

But the Canadians wilted under the mounting pressure as Janeiro Tucker had Welsh (13) run out with a superb throw from deep mid-wicket and then Durham sealed the narrow win with five balls to spare by having last man Kevin Sandher caught by Cann who took an excellent running catch in the deep.

Durham led the Bermuda bowling with outstanding figures of four for 45 off 9.1 overs, O?Brien equally impressive figures of three for 62 off ten overs, while a hustling Leverock claimed one for 37 off ten, including two maidens.

Bermuda will now enter today?s second Americas Championship clash against Argentina with plenty of confidence, having defeated Americas heavyweights Canada twice in the space of 72 hours.