Moore: Batting errors cost us
Bermuda head coach David Moore said his team's batting, and a lack of experience at international level ultimately cost them over the weekend.
The home side failed to get more than 150 in any of the four games they played, and paid the price for it.
Victories over Cayman Islands and Bahamas on Saturday, were followed by defeats at the hands of USA and Cayman Islands yesterday.
And Moore said he thought part of the problem was that the players were too used to playing on small grounds, where boundaries are easier to come by.
"I thought every game we were about 35-40 runs short," said Moore. "And I just thought it was our intensity, enthusiasm and energy in the field that kept us in the game, particularly those first two games (against Bahamas and Cayman).
"The USA game again, we were a little bit short in the run department, but I thought we really played, very, very well, and it just showed that we can actually mix it with bigger organisations.
"But then our last game (the Cayman defeat) it was our worst game for the whole tournament, both 50 overs, and Twenty20.
"And really the qualities that came out weren't ones that I was overly excited about.
"Perhaps some people might say that the team struggled to get themselves up after the USA defeat, but my theory is that every time you run out for Bermuda it's a big occasion, and it should be a great honour, and your highest priority."
Moore pointed to the bowling, and especially the emergence of Kevin Tucker and Stephen Dill as positives to come out of the weekend, but said he still wasn't satisfied.
"I'm a hard task master," he said, "and there's no point mollycoddling these guys.
"Seen a rapid improvement, but always you want more, because the final aim is to get to the World Cup again.
"I think Stephen Dill's a positive, there's no doubt about that, Kevin Tucker has shown he can play at this level, and I think Jim West has been brilliant.
"The issue is that these guys haven't played enough Twenty20 internationals, number one.
"Number two, they're too used to playing on small grounds, and there is no point in the national team playing on small grounds because when we go to tournaments abroad the ground size changes, and that's why we have to play as much international cricket up at the National Sports Centre as possible.
"There's no doubt that people are getting out on the boundary because they are used to playing on small grounds, that was the greatest indicator of our lack of experience on bigger grounds, and the ability to handle those situations."
