aving crumbled in the face of Scotland's bowlers, it appears that only Hurricane Bertha can save Bermuda from a crushing defeat on Saturday.

Unfortunately for the home side the impending storm isn't due to hit the island until late in the afternoon at the earliest, by which time Scotland are likely to have completed a comfortable victory.

Sixteen wickets fell yesterday as the visiting team added 42 valuable runs to their overnight score of 240 for seven, and then skittled the home team for 106. Instead of enforcing the follow-on, Scotland chose to bat again, and, although unlikely, it is a decision they could come to regret.

There were still nearly two hours of the day left when Scotland began their second innings, and they may have been better served making Bermuda bat again. Instead they found themselves on the receiving end of a hostile spell of fast bowling from George O'Brien who ripped out three of the top four batsmen to leave Scotland reeling on 22 for three.

Dougie Lockhart was trapped leg-before, Qasim Sheikh lost his off stump to one that nipped back, and Richie Berrington was out first ball, caught behind by Jekon Edness. Much like the first innings it was Fraser Watts who stood firm. He was unbeaten on 83 and with his side 259 ahead, another hour or so this morning should take the game well beyond Bermuda's reach.

While O'Brien's spell gave the home crowd something to cheer, it mattered little as Scotland's bowlers had already done the damage earlier in the day. Dewald Nel took four for 27, but it was Sean Weeraratna, with three wickets in 15 balls, who made the difference, ripping out the heart of Bermuda's middle order just after lunch. Only Chris Foggo, the Bermuda opener, made a significant contribution, scoring 53 of his side's runs.