Bermuda coach Gus Logie has laid the blame for the Island's failure at the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers at the feet of the team's experienced batsman.

Among those failing to live up to expectations with the bat were big-hitters Janeiro Tucker and Lionel Cann, while wicketkeeper/batsman Jekon Edness also fell short of his full potential, eventually being dropped after Bermuda's shock loss to Afghanistan last week.

Cann has averaged just 8.50, scoring 34 runs in the four innings he batted in. That includes a top score of 21 in yesterday's defeat to The Netherlands.

Speaking moments after his team bowed out of contention for 2011 World Cup qualification yesterday, the former West Indies Test player said: "When you look at the scores it reflects the lack of performance by experienced individuals in the team who did not live up to expectations.

"Overall, we only had two or three good scores from individuals and you can't win games against good opposition not producing scores. It's as simple as that."

"All before the tournament we talked about how well we were prepared and how individuals players knew what they had to do," Logie continued. "But what we have seen is sporadic performances with one or two players doing something consistently."

Logie saved praise for David Hemp whose heroics at the crease provided one of only a few highlights of the qualifiers for Bermuda.

The former Warwickshire and Glamorgan batsman smashed a one-day international best 102 not out in a losing cause against Kenya earlier this week.

"Hemp took on the responsibility and batted very, very well.

"He showed what can be achieved with proper focus and commitment and credit to him for his consistent performances with the bat," he added.

Bermuda lost their opening two matches against United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan but rebounded with a comprehensive win against Denmark. However, successive losses to Kenya and the Netherlands put paid to any hopes of Bermuda re-qualifying for world cricket's premier showpiece in 2011.

"Overall, I don't think we have been good enough in this tournament. We haven't played good cricket consistently," Logie lamented.

"But there's very little we can do about it now. You can talk as much as you want but at the end of the day the game is played in the middle where we just didn't do enough to achieve our primary objective."