Just when you thought you had seen the best of Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock, the vocal leg spinner always seems to raise the bar.

During the recent ICC Intercontinental Cup series in Toronto against hosts Canada and Cayman Islands, the senior national team stalwart proved to be a one-man demolition crew.

Against Canada, Leverock, 34, returned impressive match figures of five for 87 before taking a combined eleven wickets for 72 runs to spearhead Bermuda?s whopping innings and 105-run triumph over an uninspired Cayman Islands ? the best bowling performance since El James? five for two against Malaysia in 1982.

And as is always the case whenever Leverock is representing Bermuda abroad, fans cannot help but stare in admiration as the veteran spinner gets down to the serious business of keeping opposing batsmen playing and missing.

After taking one for 11 to leave Cayman Islands reeling at 50 for four in their second innings at the close of Sunday?s play at Toronto Cricket Club, the irrepressible Leverock returned the next morning and collected an additional five-wickets for a stingy five runs during a dominating spell which saw him receive considerable bite off a pitch well suited to his liking.

?It?s important to maintain a professional approach to the game,? said Leverock, moments after destroying the Cayman Islands in the second innings.

In addition to playing on a favourable pitch, Leverock also managed to deceive his opponents moving the ball in the air in slightly overcast conditions.

?I think a lot of their batsmen were very impatient,? he added. ?Once they saw the ball thrown up in the air they decided to take swipe at it and that led to their downfall. But I have been putting in a lot of work over the last few months and it is beginning to pay off and help raise my game to the next level.?

National coach Gus Logie, Leverock continued, has also helped elevate the player?s game.

?I just keep trusting in the coach who continues to push me and also believing in myself,? he said. ?But I have always been one to believe in myself and take things one step at a time.

?But I also think the best has yet to come and so I will continue taking things one training session and game at a time.?

As for Namibia, the next destination for Bermuda?s senior national cricket team, Leverock stated: ?If I have to go all the way East to spread the onion juice, then I?m certainly looking forward to the challenge.

?This is just another step in the process of preparing for the World Cup and basically keeping a good nucleus of players together.?

Leverock also came good with the bat in Toronto, engineering a tenth-wicket partnership worth 27 runs along with Kevin Hurdle to take Bermuda from 98 for nine to 125 all out in their first innings against hosts Canada.

He also added another 27 runs for the ninth-wicket along with centurion Janeiro Tucker (123) in Bermuda?s second innings ? a stand that prolonged Canada?s lengthy stay in the field.