recent tour of Barbados by the Bermuda national cricket team.

Fast bowler Dale Fox and medium-pacer Gary Brangman were each warned about suspect delivery methods and that they were in fact throwing the ball.

It was indicated to captain Albert Steede by the umpires that if they continued to bowl in that manner they would be no-balled for "chucking'', thus forcing a change in the attack.

"We couldn't take the chance of continuing to use them,'' said Steede, who skippered the team for the first time during the tour. "It would have been like playing with 10 men.

"We didn't want to have a discrepancy later on and explained it to them (Brangman and Fox).'' Fox, arguably the Island's fastest and looked on to lead Bermuda's attack, thus managed a miserly six overs in total over the course of the five-match tour. He tabled figures of one for 22 from the second game against Police.

Meanwhile, Brangman bowled unhindered, completing his allotted 10 overs, against Maple Hill during the opening tour game, but came under increased scrutiny during the match involving Bermuda and the Barbados Under-19 team.

The next day he was taken into the nets where his motion was further examined by guest coaches Sir Garfield Sobers, Duncan Carter and Michael Bond.

"They thought it was a case of them trying to generate more pace,'' said tour manager Charles Daulphin.

Steede added that they were given instructions with regards to getting their bodies around a bit more and leaning a bit more with the shoulder.

It had been viewed that Bermuda's bowling, particularly that of the fast bowlers was not up to standard and players would have to work harder on making improvements.

Several came in for harsh treatment, including Anthony (Pacer) Edwards, thrashed for 68 runs against Barbados Under-23s, and youngster Gary Williams, Bermuda Cricket Board of Control president Ed Bailey's personal pick, who failed to take a wicket in the only match he played.

However, his captain said that he still holds Williams in high regard and that it was more of a learning experience for him.

"He bowled superbly in the nets and I was very impressed by him,'' said Steede, "but this being his first time representing Bermuda and playing at Kensington Oval he may have had a bit of jitters and wasn't as accurate as he was in training....otherwise he bowled fine.'' All will be anxious to work out the `kinks' before English county side Derbyshire arrive next week for a six-match tour, with two games against the national squad.

Fast-medium bowler Herbie Bascome was selected for the tour but never joined the side in Barbados. It is understood that he developed a wrist problem in the lead-up. The BCBC, which was forced to include Jermaine Outerbridge for Charlie Marshall at the last minute, did not have time for an alternate to Bascome.

PROBLEM SOLVER? -- West Indian cricket great Sir Garfield Sobers instructs Dale Fox in this sequence during the Barbados tour after the fast bowler was warned for throwing, along with Gary Brangman. Pictures: Gordon Brooks.