The Cricket Canada Summer Festival got under way today at Malton Cricket Club with the West Indies HPC taking on Bermuda XI.

Damp weather did not dampen the spirits down at the MCG as Bermuda XI and West Indies HPC played a rain shortened 30 overs a side match.

The match officials and teams elected to change the playing strip this morning due to a wet bowlers run up due to morning rains.

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first under cloudy skies. The West Indies team got off to a flyer with Powell and Gilbert (31) sharing a partnership of 79 for the first wicket. Powell would go on to make 46 but West Indies HPC crumbled from 88-2 to 171 all out. A shocking collapse that culminated in 7 wickets falling for 17 runs.

In reply, the Bermuda XI captain, David Hemp set the MCG ablaze with some clean hitting helping himself to 78 from 62 balls and a whopping 7 sixes. The heroics were not enough as Bermuda XI fell short by 19 runs.

A great start to 9 days of entertaining cricket at MCG, tomorrow Canada XI get their turn against WI HPC.

Bermuda XI: D Hemp (capt), C Foggo, D Stovell, J Anderson, T Frray, F Crockwell, M Jones, D Borden, J Gilbert, K Tucker, J West.

West Indies: S Brooks (capt), B Bess, N Bonner, R Chandrika, K Corbin, K Cottoy, S Gabriel, J Holder, V Permaul, K Powell, D Thomas, A Nurse (12th man).