all out for 181, and put the Bermudians in control of the group: a win in their next game would see them in the semi-finals. Scorecard 27–29 August: Bermuda (31.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (8.5pts) by an innings and 105 runs Cayman Islands got off to a good start in their first Intercontinental Cup match in their history – indeed, their inaugural first class match. Amid rains at Toronto, they made their way to 109 for 1, before Bermudian off spinner Dwayne Leverock unleashed himself on the Cayman batting line-up. In 27 overs he took five for 56, playing a major part in dismissing the Caymans for 197 just before rain stopped play on day one. On day two, however, Bermuda took over, with captain Clay Smith making 138 and Irving Romaine scoring 111 as the team raced to 387 for 7. Kevin Hurdle then took two wickets in five expensive overs as the Caymans were 50 for 4 at the second day's close of play. It took 14 overs for Leverock and Bermuda to wrap up the Cayman innings for 85, thus taking 31.5 points and assuring themselves of a semi-final spot. Leverock finished with match figures of eleven for 72, the best figures in the tournament so far this year. 31 August-2 September: Canada (33.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (14.5pts) by 120 runs Canada dominated proceedings at Toronto, getting the win but not getting enough points to qualify for the semi-finals. Batting first, they made 340, with Dean Maxwell recording a maiden first class century despite retiring hurt on 58. He returned when Umar Bhatti was dismissed and the score was 241 for 7, adding a further 56 before falling to Ronald Ebanks, and Canada declared without sending in number 11 Henry Osinde. The fast bowler menaced the Cayman batting line-up, however, taking seven for 53 as the Caymans were bowled out for 159, before quick runs from Qaiser Ali and Ashish Bagai gave Canada a 332-run lead before declaring again. Kevin Sandher and Sunil Dhaniram then took care of the Caymans' batting, bowling them out shortly before tea on day three, with 41-year-old Pearson Best scoring 53 as the Caymans managed an all-time high score of 212. Knockout stages Namibia was elected to host the knockout stages of the Intercontinental Cup on 5 April 2005. Semi-finals Final References External links ICC's webpage on the ICC Interncontinental Cup Cricinfo Cricket