Nobody knows Bermuda’s strengths and weaknesses like Lorenzo Tucker.

That’s because the 37-year-old computer wiz is the squad’s cricket analyst, a key component these days for any team competing at the highest level.

Tucker, who coaches cricket at youth level with Warwick Workmen’s Club, completed special training in India last year to familiarise himself with new state-of-the-art software that records vital data that can then be used to accurately pinpoint a team’s strengths and weaknesses or form strategies.

“I was with the team in Ireland when they qualified for the World Cup in 2005 and have also accompanied them on a few other tours,” said Tucker.

“I can remember in the beginning when we were trying to find the right nucleus of players who could play at this level. We did a lot of experimenting while Gus (national coach Gus Logie) had an open door policy.”

Tucker acknowledges the fact that at this particular World Cup, Bermuda’s first, the Island are at a huge disadvantage playing against Test teams India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Group B. “I think our guys have played very hard against three Test teams that are all in a different class from us at the moment. We weren’t as fortunate as some of the other Associate teams like Kenya and the Netherlands who were able to compete against teams on their level. But I have seen an improvement in the team,” he said.

One of the Island’s shortcomings, Tucker noted, was their inability to establish a measure of consistency on the international front.

“One day we are up and then the next we are down. We continue to make mental mistakes and I think at some point the guys will have to rely upon their experience to overcome this challenge,” he added.

Like others, Tucker believes the World Cup experience augurs well for the Island’s cricket future.

“I think the team have a lot of young players like Stephen (Outerbridge), OJ (Pitcher) and Malachi (Jones),” he said.

“These are the players that are going to take this experience into the next World Cup (2011). And I think that’s when we are all going to see a big difference in the team’s ability.”