A half century from Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock was not enough to prevent Bermuda from going down to an innings and 44 runs defeat by the Netherlands today.

Leverock scored a dogged 52, but received little in the way of support from his team-mates as Bermuda were bowled out for 183 in their second innings.

The match ended less than an hour after lunch on the third day of the four-day Intercontintal Cup match.

Overnight batsman James Celestine (31), skipper Irving Romaine (23), Lionel Cann (18) and Arthur Pitcher Jr. (16) all managed promising starts, but failed to turn them into potentially match-saving innings.

Bermuda 183 & 183

Netherlands 410

(Netherlands won by an innings and 44 runs)

* For full match report and scorecard, see The Royal Gazette tomorrow.