Namibia falls to Scotland and Holland in ICC Trophy

THE MTC Namibia cricket side lost by 27 runs to Scotland on Tuesday night in their Group B ICC Trophy match at the Limavady Cricket Club in Ireland.

The Scottish team batted first and put up a total of 236/7, but Namibia was all out on 211 as the top order crumbled. Gerrie Snyman gave a good account of himself with a magnificent 45 runs, while Sarel Burger contributed 37.Snyman also grabbed 4 wickets from 41 runs.Scotland top scored through Rayn Waters with 87, while both Fraser Watts (47) and Cedric English (40) also made meaningful contributions, which their opponents could not match in the end.On Monday, Holland claimed its third consecutive 2005 victory with a six-wicket defeat of Namibia at a match played at Osborne Park in Belfast, Ireland.Namibia looked to be making steady progress towards a good total until Edgar Schiferli, Holland’s strike bowler, was brought back into the attack.He took three crucial wickets in one over, to send Namibia crashing from 148 for 5 to 150 for 8 at a crucial stage of their innings.Bas Zuiderent and Tom de Grooth provided Holland with the perfect platform with a century partnership.De Grooth was first out for 55 but by then, the target of 189 was already in sight.With Namibia’s bowlers struggling to control the white ball – they bowled 24 wides – Zuiderent carefully steered his side to victory, finishing the match with 3.1 overs to spare on 65 not out.For Namibia Danie Keulder top scored with 48 runs before he was run out, while Snyman got the second highest score of 31 runs before Ryan ten Doeschate bowled him out.Namibian opening batsman JB Burger contributed 29 runs, but fell to a catch by Jeroen Smits after a delivery from Billy Stelling.Tailender Bjorn Kotze raked in 16 runs before he was dismissed by ten Doeschate as Daan van Bunge was on the right spot to catch his shot.Riaan Walters scrapped together 13 runs, while captain Deno Kotze managed 12.Louis Burger only gathered 10 runs, while Sarel Burger (3), Stephan Swanepoel (0) and Kolla Burger could not contribute much.Keulder, who had the best performance with his bat for the side, also collected two wickets from 31, while Kola Burger managed to get one from 14.Namibia has so far lost three matches and won one, and needs to beat Oman tonight to finish among the top five out of 12 nations to stand a chance to qualify for the World Cup in West Indies in 2006.Gerrie Snyman gave a good account of himself with a magnificent 45 runs, while Sarel Burger contributed 37.Snyman also grabbed 4 wickets from 41 runs.Scotland top scored through Rayn Waters with 87, while both Fraser Watts (47) and Cedric English (40) also made meaningful contributions, which their opponents could not match in the end.On Monday, Holland claimed its third consecutive 2005 victory with a six-wicket defeat of Namibia at a match played at Osborne Park in Belfast, Ireland.Namibia looked to be making steady progress towards a good total until Edgar Schiferli, Holland’s strike bowler, was brought back into the attack.He took three crucial wickets in one over, to send Namibia crashing from 148 for 5 to 150 for 8 at a crucial stage of their innings.Bas Zuiderent and Tom de Grooth provided Holland with the perfect platform with a century partnership.De Grooth was first out for 55 but by then, the target of 189 was already in sight.With Namibia’s bowlers struggling to control the white ball – they bowled 24 wides – Zuiderent carefully steered his side to victory, finishing the match with 3.1 overs to spare on 65 not out.For Namibia Danie Keulder top scored with 48 runs before he was run out, while Snyman got the second highest score of 31 runs before Ryan ten Doeschate bowled him out.Namibian opening batsman JB Burger contributed 29 runs, but fell to a catch by Jeroen Smits after a delivery from Billy Stelling.Tailender Bjorn Kotze raked in 16 runs before he was dismissed by ten Doeschate as Daan van Bunge was on the right spot to catch his shot.Riaan Walters scrapped together 13 runs, while captain Deno Kotze managed 12.Louis Burger only gathered 10 runs, while Sarel Burger (3), Stephan Swanepoel (0) and Kolla Burger could not contribute much.Keulder, who had the best performance with his bat for the side, also collected two wickets from 31, while Kola Burger managed to get one from 14.Namibia has so far lost three matches and won one, and needs to beat Oman tonight to finish among the top five out of 12 nations to stand a chance to qualify for the World Cup in West Indies in 2006.