Bermuda's dismal batting display in their opening America's Cup match against the Cayman Islands which saw Charlie Marshall's men skittled out for 59, has prompted words of encouragement rather than condemnation from local experts.

After missing several days due to rain Bermuda were left wishing the weather had intervened again on Tuesday after they succumbed to the Caribbean minnows by four wickets.

Top scorers were Dwayne Leverock and Dennis Archer who managed just eight, but coach Mark Harper said that was not the most disappointing aspect. That, he said was when his side put down six catches which could have led to them winning the game.

Former Western Stars and Somerset Cup Match hard-hitting middle-order batsman Jeff Richardson said the result was to be expected, given the number of inexperienced youngsters in the side.

"Anyone who played cricket at any decent level would have known that that was one of those games where you win the toss you win the match," he said. "And from what I gather, the conditions were not conducive to good cricket, because of the amount of rain that they had."

Richardson added that if the senior national team had consisted of more experienced players who had played under those conditions before, then they would not have had a problem.

"I've always said that if you balance your youth with experience then you won't have these sort of problems. If you topload it with either of the two, then you are always going to run into those sort of problems," he said.

"You phase them (youth) in. That way you have continuity. But if you get rid of all of the older fellows at one time, then there is no passing on of knowledge or experiences, there is no one to sit down and help guys through bad situations when they arise because they are all fresh and inexperienced," he said.

Former Bailey's Bay, St. George's and Bermuda stalwart Noel Gibbons added that he had not heard of a Bermuda national team being bowled out for such a meagre total before. But he too threw his support behind the team.

"I certainly can't recall one being that low," he said. "But it's wrong for anybody to criticise the players at this early stage because people have to understand that we sent what was available. For their own reasons the so-called super players didn't want to represent their country, these players answered the call and we have to all pull behind them and hope that they really to do better."

Meanwhile, Clay Smith, who was among a list of players that opted not to travel, said he too was surprised by the low score but said the players should now try and use that to spur them on.

"I was definitely surprised by the low score," he said. "It was surely the lowest I have heard of from a Bermuda senior national team since I have been playing senior cricket here in the Island.

"But the players have to look within themselves after results like that opening one and learn from their mistakes. Hopefully, they should be able to recover from the early setback and move on with confidence in the remaining matches."