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If Bermuda's new boys didn't know how tough international cricket can be, they do now.

The national team was crushed by Denmark yesterday, after being skittled for 113 in 35 overs, with four of their frontline batsmen falling for ducks.

Only Lionel Cann, who came in down the order at number eight and scored 35, and Jekon Edness, who made 22, batting fourth, spared Bermuda from worse punishment as left arm seamer Thomas Hansen ripped through the top order.

At one stage Bermuda were seven down, with barely 30 runs on the scoreboard.

Opener Dwight Basden, captain Irving Romaine, James Celestine and Roderick Masters all fell without troubling the scorers and it took Cann's late rally, supported by tailenders Dwayne Leverock (16) and Arthur Pitcher (13*) for them to eke out a score of 110.

Hansen, described by Bermuda's coach Gus Logie as a decent left-arm seamer, but nothing more, finished with figures of seven for 13 in his 10 overs.

Bermuda performed better with the ball and gave Denmark a few scares, but skipper Frederick Klokker's contribution of 43 from the opener's spot was enough to see them past their target.

The Danes finished on 114 for 5, winning the game with 16 overs to spare. Dwayne Leverock was Bermuda's top bowler taking two for 19 in eight overs. Ryan Steede, Lionel Cann and Arthur Pitcher all picked up a wicket-a-piece.

A disappointed Logie said last night that he had expected more from his team and was looking forward to a better performance in today's fixture against the same opponents.

He said it had been a case of 'same old story' for Bermuda with new players making familiar errors - poor shot selection, lack of patience at the wicket and a poor grasp of the basics.

"It was a rusty performance there's no two ways about it. It was a really inadequate score on that type of surface. There was a bit of early movement but it was nothing to be frightened of. Hansen took seven wickets in his 10 overs but I don't think he's anything out of the ordinary. He was just a medium fast bowler who put the ball in the right place.

"Denmark just used whatever experience they have had to their advantage. They were nothing exceptional in terms of pace or big-hitters, they just did the little things well - running between the wickets, bowling in the right areas, showing patience with the bat.

"We keep coming back to the same things each time. Do the basics right and you have a foundation to build on."

Logie refused to hide behind a number of factors that mitigate the defeat such as the amount of international novices in his team and the fact that this was the first game of a tour in unfamiliar conditions.

"You could say that but we had experienced players who didn't really come to the party. Irving Romaine didn't trouble the scorers, Stephen Outerbridge made five, James Celestine, who has been the best player in the domestic league, got a duck.

"These guys have been playing cricket at home, they are cricket ready. We just had Cup Match it is not as if they haven't been playing.

"We believe players like Jacobi (Robinson) and Celestine are capable of more."[[In-content Ad]]

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