He may be tender in years, but already 13-year-old Flatts' cricketer Isaiah Lewis is turning heads in the Premier Division.

Having been inspired by uncles and former cricketers Darrin and Jason Lewis, the Mount St. Agnes student decided to try his luck out in the middle this summer and in a matter of months has made the transition from youth to senior cricket where he is now enjoying success with the ball as a left-arm seamer.

Lewis' enormous potential again shone through last weekend as he celebrated a maiden five-wicket haul at the senior level ¿ albeit in a losing cause against league title contenders Social Club at Lord's.

Lewis produced superb figures of five for 31 off five overs with one maiden and earlier this summer achieved a memorable hat- trick en route to claiming five for 22 representing Flatts' at the Under 13 level.

"I couldn't believe it and I was very excited. This is my first year playing cricket (at any level) and my ambitions are to continue to improve and try and make the Under 15s and Under 19s and ultimately represent Bermuda at the senior national level," the grade eight student said.

The promising cricketer is now following in the footsteps of uncles Jason and Darrin who represented Somerset in Cup Match and also captained Bermuda to International Youth Tournament glory before being forced out of the game through injury (eye).

He is also the nephew of famous local high jumper Clarence (Nicky) Saunders who captured a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Lewis added: "This is my first year playing any organised cricket and I've gone from playing for the under 13s to Junior County to the senior team in a matter of five months."

Lewis appears to have fitted in nicely at Flatts' where he feels he has a bright future ahead of him playing under player/coach and former Bermuda wicketkeeper Dean Minors.

He said: "If I keep training hard and improving I should be able to make the team next season. "I like coach Dean because he has played at the highest level for many years and has a lot of experience and knowledge."

Coach Minors returned the compliment. "He (Lewis) is definitely someone to watch for the future and I am very proud of him," he said. "He doesn't bowl fast. But he has a lot of concentration and I am very impressed especially because he is a left-arm bowler."

Lewis is a big supporter of World Cup champions Australia and fan of West Indies batsman Chris Gayle internationally, while all rounders OJ Pitcher (St. David's) and Malachi Jones (Southampton Rangers) top the youngster's list domestically.

He is also proud of Bermuda's successful Under-19 World Cup qualifying campaign this summer.

"It (World Cup qualification) gives Bermuda's young cricketers more to strive for to play at the highest level and the future of the senior team looks promising," said Lewis, who also intends to develop his batting skills.

"I would like to bat, but I need to work on my batting as I usually bat at number nine."

In uncles Darrin and Jason ¿- once a prolific batsman who traded the bat for the fishing rod ¿ Lewis has a wealth of experience to draw from. "They remind me how much training is needed to play at a high level," he said.

"And overall I think there is a need (in Bermuda) for more commitment (from players) when it comes to training."