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Bermuda coach Gus Logie is considering playing the Asian cricket giants at their own game and taking a three-pronged spin attack to the World Cup.

Slow bowling trio Dwayne ‘Sluggo’ Leverock, Hasan Durham and Delyone Borden took a total of 19 wickets between them in the five match tour of England as Bermuda's bowlers showed their class.

And Logie, who believes the wicket in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where Bermuda will play its World Cup group games favours spinners, said he could field all three in the tournament.

The islanders will be up against spin-masters India, Sri Lanka and Bangaladesh in the tournament next year.

And Bermuda's slow bowlers will have to battle wits with the likes of Sri Lankan genius Muttiah Muralitharan and Indian great Anil Kumble.

But Logie has been impressed with the way the trio operated in England and believes they can all fit into the same side - potentially meaning 30 overs of spin for their opponents to contend with.

Borden's batting would be the key to the policy with the St David's all-rounder able to fill a top six slot in the order as well as providing a different alternative with his right-arm off-spin bowling.

“It all depends on the circumstances but the wickets in Trinidad do offer assistance to the spinners,” said Logie.

“Delyone presents a different option because he is a batsman so we would not be losing anything by picking him.

“Saleem Mukuddem (a seam bowler and also a frontline batting option) has also been excellent on this tour which gives the team some options. We can go into the games with three spinners if we want to.”

Leverock and Durham have been Bermuda's most consistent bowlers over the past six months.

Both are left-arm spinners who have recorded excellent figures and stifling economy rates, even when the circumstances have been against them, such as when Gary Kirsten and Steven Jack blitzed Bermuda's bowling attack in the 20/20 classic.

But it was Borden, who played in the ICC Trophy in Ireland but has been away at school since who really caught the eye on the recent tour with best bowling figures of 2 for 22 in ten overs against Lloyds and a top knock of 71 with the bat against Guernsey.

His emergence means Bermuda now potentially has three genuine all-rounders at its disposal with Lionel Cann, Mukuddem and Borden all capable of bowling ten overs and occupying a slot in the top six.

“We've got plenty of options,” added Logie, who was also impressed with the bowling of senior seamer Ryan Steede on the tour. He seems to be getting more consistency and he and Saleem have certainly shone in this series.”

Steede and Kevin Hurdle will stay on in England, Steede with Atherstone in the Birmingham league, and Hurdle with a club side in Kent, in a bid to give them more playing time ahead of Bermuda's next series of assignments.

“The more cricket they play in challenging conditions the tougher they will get mentally and physically. Bowling against different players is a learning process and we can only wish them the best.”

The rest of the players will take a short break.

Next up on the schedule is the Stanford 20/20 clash with Jamaica in late July.[[In-content Ad]]

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