Bermuda amassed the highest team score and David Hemp the highest individual score since the inception of the Intercontinental Cup in 2004 as Gus Logie's men forfeited any remote chance of outright victory at the L.C.DeVilliers Oval in Pretoria today.

When Bermuda were finally bowled out after 196 overs, their total stood on 620, eclipsing by 32 runs the competition's previous top score of 588, ironically compiled by Canada against Bermuda last summer.

Glamorgan skipper Hemp, in only his second four-day match for Bermuda, finished unbeaten on 247, smashing the record of 220 set by Kenya's Steve Tikolo against Bermuda in Namibia.

Hemp's marathon effort, including 30 fours and two sixes, lasted 525 minutes and saw him face 373 balls.

By tea Holland had been reduced to 37 for one in their second innings, Tom DeGrooth snapped up by Irving Romaine at second slip off the bowling of Saleem Mukuddem for four.

But with just one session remaining and no chance of a result, it seemed likely the skippers would agree on an early finish.

While Hemp proceeded to shred the record books, he received plenty of help from Bermuda's tailend bats who also set a number of new marks.

Dwayne Leverock's half-century (51) represented his highest first class score while last man Kevin Hurdle (29) also enjoyed a career-best.

Earlier Mukuddem had fallen in the fourth over just 10 runs short of what would have been his maiden first class century, although still his top score at this level.

After a competition record seventh-wicket partnership of 219 with Hemp, Mukuddem was caught behind by Jeroen Smits off Daan van Bunge for 90, although he clearly felt he hadn't touched the ball.

The eighth-wicket partnership between Hemp and Leverock, worth 132, was also a new Bermuda record as was the last wicket stand of 50 between Hemp and Hurdle.

INTERCONTINENTAL CUP

BERMUDA v HOLLAND

Scoreboard at tea on the fourth and final day of the four-day Intercontinental Cup match between Bermuda and Holland at the L.C.DeVilliers Oval yesterday:

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 (overnight 432-6)

Stephen Outerbridge b ten Doeschate 80

Kwame Tucker c ten Doeschate b P.Borren 33

Irving Romaine lbw ten Doeschate 10

Clay Smith lbw ten Doeschate 14

David Hemp not out 247

Janeiro Tucker c P.Borren b M.Kashif 10

Dean Minors lbw van Bunge 12

Saleem Mukuddem c J.Smith b D.van Bunge 90

Dwayne Leverock lbw P.Borren 51

Rodney Trott lbw P.Borren 0

Kevin Hurdle c J.Smits b D.van Bunge 29

Extras (7b, 19lb, 12nb, 6w) 44

Total (all out, 196 overs) 620

Fall of wickets: 1-105, 123-2, 154-3, 181-4, 203-5, 219-6, 438-7, 570-8, 570-9

Bowling: Ryan ten Doeschate 37-8-121-3; W.Stelling 11-3-39-0; M.Kashif 24-10-57-1; P.Borren 44-12-130-3; P.Seelaar 24-1-94-0; D.van Bunge 37-6-109-2; L.van Troost 19-3-44-0

HOLLAND

Second innings

B.Zuiderent not out 5

T.DeGrooth c I.Romaine b S.Mukuddem 4

R. ten Doeschate not out 22

Extras (4b, 2nb) 6

Total (for one wicket, 7 overs) 37

Fall of wicket: 1-11

Bowling: K.Hurdle 4-1-18-0; S.Mukuddem 3-0-15-1

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