Irving Romaine feels confident he can reignite his form with the bat against Uganda now he is without the burden of captaincy.

The 36-year-old yesterday insisted he has at least one more year left at the international level and was happy to let his successor, David Hemp, handle the "trials and tribulations" that come with being captain of Bermuda.

Romaine struggled to score runs during Bermuda's failed World Cup qualifying bid in South Africa in April and accepts now is the right time to hand over the reins to a new man as the process of rebuilding the senior national team begins.

"I definitely want to carry on playing for Bermuda," Romaine said. "I spoke about the captaincy to Gus (Logie) after South Africa and I've no problem with stepping down.

"I'll now be able to concentrate fully on my batting and it will be a joy to not to have to deal with the trials and tribulations that come with it, such as players not being available.

"It will be a bit more relaxing for me now and I think I've still got one year left in me as I'm in pretty good shape."

Gus Logie, who stands down as national team coach after the tour of Uganda, told The Royal Gazette earlier this week that ex-Glamorgan skipper Hemp would lead Bermuda later this month at the National Sports Centre.

It's a decision that has been met with approval from Romaine who believes Hemp is easily the best candidate for the challenging position.

"Hemp has the experience, has led county teams and knows the game very well," he said.

"Cricket is his job and he's done it all his life. Most of the guys know him and are familiar with how he operates. His main issue will be dealing with some of the problems that come with Bermuda cricket."

With Stephen Outerbridge set to be named as Hemp's vice-captain, Romaine reckons Bermuda are in safe hands as they try and re-establish themselves as a respected Associate nation after being relegated to the newly setup Intercontinental Shield.

"Stephen had a spell as my vice-captain. It was a challenge for him, what with his school commitments, and he wasn't in fine nick. But he has matured as a player, he's making runs regularly and he's a lot more consistent.

"He's now ready for the extra responsibility."

He added: "It's important we become a strong Associate playing nation again. We've lost experience in Janeiro (Tucker), Dwayne (Leverock) and Lionel (Cann) who have retired and if I have to stay on longer to help with the transition then I'm happy to do so."

Romaine said he had no qualms about not playing Cup Match for the seventh consecutive season although he revealed he had spoken with Somerset skipper Jacobi Robinson about making a return before this year's classic.

"I was dropped from Cup Match in 2002 and haven't played since. Jacobi talked to me about it (playing this year) but I said it was best to pick a young player who had ten years in front of him, rather than me who has probably two at most."