Promising all-rounder Rodney Trott earned the praise of ex-West Indies and Middlesex batsman Larry Gomes after claiming three-wickets in Bermuda's 43-run win over a University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) developmental squad in Trinidad yesterday.

Along with veteran left-arm spinner Dwayne Leverock, Trott helped to restrict UTT to 143 in reply to Bermuda's 186 for nine in their allotted 50 overs.

The Bailey's Bay cricketer constantly tormented the batsmen through the air and was further assisted by a slow, turning wicket that made him all the more difficult to pick.

Trott and Leverock shared seven-wickets between them with the latter claiming the lion's share. But it was the off-spin of young Trott – who captained Bermuda at last year's Under 19 World Cup in Malaysia – that impressed Gomes most.

"Young Rodney certainly has potential and I was very impressed with his bowling. He bowled with a lot of flight and was able to generate considerable turn. He definitely caught my eye and got the ball to turn considerably," Gomes told The Royal Gazette.

Trott claimed three for 28 while Leverock had four for 38.

"Leverock is one of the senior bowlers in the team and he showed his experience today," added Gomes. "The pitch was a bit slow and turned, and I thought both spinners bowled very well."

Gomes is current coach of a UTT side with an average age of 18 that at one stage had Bermuda on the rack at 70 for five after the tourists elected to bat, with Trinidadian seamer Keon Isaac (three for 33) inflicting the heaviest damage with the ball.

Stand-in skipper Lionel Cann led Bermuda's batting with 37 followed by an unbeaten 27 from Jacobi Robinson who has yet to be dismissed on tour.

UTT skipper Anthony D'Andrade topped his team's batting with 29 before the hosts eventually fell short of Bermuda's total.

Yet in defeat, Gomes said he was still impressed by his team's performance.

"It was a challenging total for us to get. It was a bit of a battle at the end to get Bermuda's total because the outfield was soggy and not as quick as it should due to all the rain we have had in the last week or so. I actually thought we were fortunate just to get some cricket played today," he smiled.

As for Bermuda's remarkable recovery after digging themselves in a hole at the crease, Gomes said: "I think Bermuda did well to recover from 70 for five to get the score they did. They applied themselves and posted what I thought was a challenging total."

The former Test player added: "Our team was a developmental team with an average age of 18, and so for them this was a good learning experience playing against a team that has been to the World Cup before. It was a good all round game of cricket and a good learning experience for our guys."

Bermuda's two matches against a Trinidad and Tobago Under 23 squad earlier this week fell prey to heavy rain, with the tourists forced to practise indoors for most of the week at the Sir Frank Worrell Development Centre.

The tourists will now depart for St.Lucia tomorrow where they are scheduled to play three matches against the local Premier Division champions and a local select.