St. Lucia 234

Bermuda 184

Jacobi Robinson's superb bowling display was all in vain as Bermuda national team got off to a losing start yesterday on their tour of St. Lucia, going down by 50 runs to a St. Lucia Select side.

Looking to continue their winning streak from Trinidad and Tobago, where they won their two matches, Gus Logie's team were unable to take advantage of what has been described as a 'batsman's paradise'.

In the absence of key players Dwayne Leverock, Chris Douglas and Kevin Hurdle, who is returning to the side after a long stint out with injury, Logie went with a young bowling attack to give them some valuable experience ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.

Fielding first after losing the toss, Irving Romaine's side had their opposition in a spot of bother at 93 for five after 20 overs, with the Somerset Cup Match skipper Robinson taking three early wickets, including that of West Indian batsman Darren Sammy, caught behind by Romaine.

Yet Bermuda didn't rely on just one wicket taker, as five bowlers were used, most to devastating effect.

The pick of the Island's attack was Robinson, who took four wickets for 46 runs in nine overs.

In the end, the hosts were bowled out for 234 in 46.1 overs.

Also contributing with the ball were George O'Brien Jr. (one for 48), Justin Pitcher (one for 37), Tamauri Tucker (two for 36), and Rodney Trott (one for 52).

Stephen Outerbridge also bowled, throwing down two over for 13 runs.

Top scorer for St.Lucia was Xaurier Gabriel, who had a knock of 59 while Mario Lawrence (46) and Keddy Lesporis (43) also chipped in valuable contributions to the cause.

In reply, Bermuda lost two early wickets, with Fiqre Crockwell and Janeiro Tucker both being sent back to the pavilion.

But a third-wicket partnership of 89 runs between Lionel Cann and Stephen Outerbridge brought the visitors back into the fray until Outerbridge was caught behind by the wicketkeeper.

David Hemp arrived at the crease and added 34 runs for the fourth wicket before Cann departed.

From this point on it was downhill for Bermuda however, who lost the last six wickets for a meagre 61 runs, being bowled out for 184 in 40.5 overs.

Cann was the top man, stroking a resilient 69, while Hemp (33) and Outerbridge (25) were the only batsman to trouble the St. Lucia score.

Today is a rest day for the side with back-to-back games scheduled for tomorrow and Friday.