Teenaged spinner Dane Teelucksingh and opening batsman Sean Siloch combined their efforts in searing conditions in Penal, Trinidad yesterday to completely derail any hopes Bermuda might have had of coming away victorious in their opening friendly in the Caribbean.

After first change bowler David Sultan had made the initial breakthrough in the 13th over, having Stephen Bremar Jr (38) caught in the deep, left-arm leg break spinner Teelucksingh mesmerised the local batsmen with a variation of pace and flight bowling on a pitch conducive to his style.

The 18-year-old spinner claimed four wickets for 47 runs off eight overs to apply the brakes on Bermuda who at one stage were comfortably poised at 138 for four after 36 overs, and seemingly destined for a big score.

However, poor shot selection and an inability to work the ball through the gaps in search of singles saw the the run rate gradually reduced to a trickle and batsmen virtually throw their wickets away in frustration of being bogged down at the crease by a disciplined four-pronged spin attack.

Making matters worst was right-arm opening bat Siloch who stroked an unbeaten century (104) off 101 balls before retiring to further compound Bermuda?s misery in the field, and put the finishing touches on Clark Road United?s nine-wicket triumph over the touring side who had earlier won the toss and elected to bat on a flat track.

Psychologically, I don?t think this experience was bad. I pulled the guys together after the game and encouraged them to look at the positives instead. And I thought our batting was extremely good today,? commented deputising Bermuda skipper Irving Romaine afterwards.

Bermuda?s innings got off to a wonderful start, for a change, with debutants Treadwell Gibbons Jr (48) and 17-year-old Bremar getting an early jump on seamers Damodar Daesrath and Darius Gunness, both guilty of bowling rank short.

Displaying a maturity beyond his years, Bremar, the more aggressive of the opening pair, belted five fours and a six off 46 balls in 65 minutes in an opening partnership worth 68 runs in 13 overs while Gibbons solidified at the opposite end.

The opening pair put on 50 runs in 46 minutes off 64 balls.

?The youngsters did exceptionally well. The confidence they showed is exactly what we need at the top of the order,? Romaine said.

?They were not afraid to take on the bowling. Tready batted extremely well and what else can I say about the shots that Stephen played.? Over aggression, though, would eventually get the better of young Bremar who was deceived by the pace of a quicker Sultan delivery and was easily caught at long on.

However, the home team?s joy would be shortlived as number three bat Daniel Morgan (29) and Gibbons added another 51 runs in 20 overs before both batsmen were dismissed within the space of 12 balls.

First Gibbons was caught at long on attempting to lift Teelucksingh out of the park and then Morgan had his off-stump pushed back as he tried to skip down the crease, leaving Bermuda poised at 125 for three.

But two more local wickets would fall in the space of 21 runs, Azeem Pitcher?s (four) debut senior national team innings lasting only 12 balls and Dean Minors (five) falling victim to a leg before decision to a ball that stayed low.

?The hardest spinner we had was the wrist spinner (Teelucksingh). The flight he gave the ball gave it a bit of extra bounce and turn and it sort of gave problems to some of the guys,? said Romaine (34 not out), who would come to the rescue with a timely sixth wicket partnership with the brutal Lionel Cann (40).

While Romaine provided the perfect foil, Cann belted 40 runs off only 22 deliveries, smashing 23 runs off off-spinner Mukesh Persad in the 45th over, before he was finally bowled giving himself space to work the ball through the covers.

Hasan Durham (three) played over two overs later, to leave it to skipper Romaine and Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock (ten not out) to bat out the remaining overs.

?On a track like we batted on today we would have had to score between 275 and 300,? Romaine admitted afterwards.

?It was an excellent track but we had a period during the middle of our innings where we didn?t score many runs and I think we could have had at least 275.?

Supporting Teelucksingh was left-arm orthodox spinner Mahadeo Moonesar who took two for 32 from ten overs.

With a respectable total on the scoreboard to defend, little could Romaine and his colleagues envision what was to come, and the extent of a ruthless Clark Road United batting order.

It took the home team only 29 minutes and 38 balls to post their first 50 runs, the hundred coming up equally brisk in 71 minutes and 103 balls.

Just as Bermuda left-arm pacer Stefan Kelly appeared to be making inroads the youngster injured his bowling hand fielding his own bowling and would have to settle for an early shower.

Strike partner Mackie Crane, who also toiled with no success, would also require a bit of attention from the physio.

Main strike bowler Kevin Hurdle was rested yesterday.

Bermuda?s only moment of joy in the field arrived, albeit in bizarre fashion, in the 18th over when opener Syed Mohammed (41) was given out for obstruction. The flamboyant right-handed bat gave a difficult chance for a return catch to Leverock who just barely got his fingertips to the ball that rolled down to long on where Pitcher was fielding.

Spotting Mohammed standing outside his crease, Pitcher threw the ball at the stumps only for the batsman to stifle the attempt using his hand.

After a few seconds of consultation between the umpires, the batsman was given out nine runs shy of what would have been a deserved half century.

But that would prove to be the only celebration for Bermuda in the field as Siloch pierced all segments of the field with an array of excellent cover drives to reach the milestone in 132 minutes with 18 boundaries.

Bermuda are scheduled to play Clico at Preysal in another 50 overs contest today, beginning at 11 a.m. local time.