Scotland threatened to rain on Bermuda’s parade on Friday as the visitors took a strong lead on day two of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Hamilton.

Having been dismissed for 282 in the first dig thanks chiefly to a six-wicket haul by veteran left-arm spinner Dwayne Leverock, Scotland looked like a side under pressure. But four wickets from Dewald Nel and three from Sean Weeraratna skittled Bermuda for just 106, securing the first-innings points for Scotland by a handsome margin.

Only opening batsman Chris Foggo (53) put up any sort of resistance for the home support as his team-mates’ wickets tumbled around him. Jekon Edness (23) was the only other batsman to make double figures.

When the Scots went back into bat they built on their first-innings lead to finish day two on 83-3, some 259 runs ahead. Mind you, they did not have it all their own way and were 22-3 at one stage with George O’Brien claiming the early wickets of Dougie Lockhart, Qasim Sheikh and Ritchie Berrington.

But Fraser Watts (43 not out), who scored 93 in the first innings, and wicketkeeper-batsman Colin Smith (26 not out), steadied the ship and have ensured that Scotland go into the weekend in a very strong position.

Bermuda will know that it will have to take wickets early and often if it is to have any chance to winning this game in front of its passionate home supporters.

SCOTLAND (1st innings contd, 240-7 overnight)
Majid Haq               b Leverock 46
G Goudie         c Pitcher b Kelly  7
D Nel         c Romaine b Leverock 22
R Lyons                    not out 12
  Extras              (1lb 2b 4nb) 17
  Total               (109 overs) 282

FOW: 1-42, 2-66, 3-114, 4-141, 5-182, 6-208, 7-237, 8-242, 9-262,


O'Brien    16.3   6   35  1
Kelly        20   5   52  1
Leverock     44  10  120  6
Pitcher       3   1    6  0
Trott        20   4   56  2
Romaine     0.3   0    1  0
Outerbridge   5   2    9  0
 
BERMUDA (1st innings)
C Foggo                       b Haq 53
O Bascome      c Lyons b Weeraratna  6
J Celestine            b Weeraratna  0
S Outerbridge  c Smith b Weeraratna  4
OJ Pitcher     c Weeraratna b Lyons  4
I Romaine           c Watts b Lyons  0
J Edness           c Lockhart b Nel 23
R Trott               c Smith b Nel  2
D Leverock         c McCallum b Nel  5
S Kelly                     not out  0
G O'Brien            c Sheikh b Nel  2
  Extras                 (1lb, 6nb)  7
  Total               (53.2 overs) 106

FOW: 1-43, 2-48, 3-63, 4-67, 5-72, 6-73, 7-94, 8-103, 9-104

Nel        12.2  4  27  4
Goudie        9  4  16  0
Majid Haq    20  7  33  1
Weeraratna    5  1  14  3
Lyons         7  1  15  2
 
SCOTLAND (second innings)
F Watts                    not out 43
D Lockhart             lbw O'Brien  1
Qasim Sheikh             b O'Brien  9
R Berrington    c Edness b O'Brien  0
C Smith                    not out 26
  Extras            (1w, 2lb, 1nb)  4
  Total        (3 wkts, 25 overs)  83

FOW: 1-1, 2-22, 3-22,

O'Brien     10  2  31  3
Kelly        7  1  19  0
Leverock     7  1  23  0
Trott        1  0   8  0