40 MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 SPORT THE NAMIBIAN

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Photo: Helge Schütz (3&"5,/0$, … Namibian opening batsman Stephan Baard (centre) received the Man of the Match award from Brand van Zyl of Urban Green (left) while Namibia president Richard Frankle looked on.

37 Gabon win as hosts held in Cup of... Namibian campaign off to an electrifying start

t)&-(&4$)Ã5; succession as Kenya crashed to 16 for three Nicolaas Scholtz (17 ) took Namibia after six overs. to victory as they comfortably reached the NAMIBIA’S ICC World Cricket League Collins Oboyo (20) and Gurdeep Singh target with 10 overs to spare. Division 2 campaign got off to a great start (22) led a slight recovery but Gerrie Sny- The 22-year-old Baard won the man of on Saturday when they comfortably beat man maintained the pressure, dismissing the match award for his fne knock and ad- Kenya by fve wickets. them both as Kenya crashed to 79 for fve. mitted afterwards that he was a bit nervous. The Netherlands and Uganda also Kenyan Rakep Patel and Nelson “I was a bit nervous because it would recorded victories - the former thrashing Odhiambo led a fne revival with a 78-run have been my frst century, but at least it Canada by 67 runs, while Nepal only had partnership, but Craig Williams stopped was a good start for the team and myself,” themselves to blame as they threw away a them in their tracks with two wickets in he said. strong start to lose to Uganda by two runs. quick succession. He had Patel caught “We had a great crowd and everyone did But it was Namibia’s match against behind for 39 and then bowled Lucas Nda- their part, so I’m very proud of the boys,” Kenya that set the tone for a great opening dason for 3 to peg Kenya back at 167 for he added. day’s play in front of a large crowd at the seven wickets. At the United feld, the Netherlands Wanderers feld. Odhiambo top-scored with 54 runs got off to a strong start as they easily beat Sarel Burger gave Namibia an electrify- before he was run out by Raymond van Canada by 67 runs. 39 Petrus Shitembi ing start as he trapped Alex Obanda lbw Schoor, while Kenya reached a total of 191 The Netherlands reached a sizeable 251 extends Ghana stay with the frst ball of the match. He followed for the loss of eight wickets off their 50 for seven wickets off their 50 overs and that up with two more wickets in quick overs. then dismissed Canada for 184 runs. Burger was Namibia’s top All of the Dutch batsmen got among the bowler, taking three wickets for runs, with keeper Wesley Baressi 40 runs, while Williams took leading the way with 83 not out off only 61 2/20 and Snyman 2/33. balls, while Ben Cooper added 57 and Eric Switch & Save Namibia’s chase got off to a Szwarczynski 35. great start as Stephan Baard and Canada’s response was poor, as they Hatch 2014 Nissan Micra 1.4 Accenta Sedan 2014 Audi A4 2.0 TDI SUV 2014 Isuzu KB 250 D-TEQ Gerrie Snyman put on 56 for crashed to 71 for fve wickets, before Premium: N$ 530 pm Premium: N$ 746 pm Premium: N$ 547 pm the frst wicket off only 10 overs Hamza Tariq led a revival. He went on to before Snyman was out for 16. score 61 off 55 balls, which included eight Cash OUTbonus: N$ 2 027 Cash OUTbonus: N$ 2 852 Cash OUTbonus: N$ 2 091 Nelson Odhiambo dismissed fours and three sixes, but it was not enough 29 year-old female Fixed excess N$3 600 37 year-old female Fixed excess N$3 600 50 year-old male Fixed excess N$3 600 Hail damage cover included Hail damage cover included Hail damage cover included Gerhard Erasmus (12) and Craig as Canada were all out for 184. Williams (0) within four balls, Vivian Kingma (4/32) and Michael but Raymond van Schoor joined Rippon (3/22) were the Netherlands’ top Baard to put Namibia in control. bowlers. Baard went on to reach his 50 At Affes Park, Uganda made a great off only 52 balls, which included comeback to beat Nepal by two runs. six fours, and with Raymond van Uganda’s batsmen never got going as Schoor weighing in with some they could only score 146 runs off their 50 fne strokes, they shared a fourth overs. Brian Masaba top-scored with 43 Save monthly on your car insurance wicket stand of 85 runs, before runs, while Paras Khadka had great fgures Van Schoor was out for 33. of three wickets for 14 runs off nine overs. or N$400 cash is yours! Baard was desperately unlucky Nepal seemed to be heading for victory to miss out on a century when he when they reached 60 for one wicket after You always get something out. NAMO/512/E SMS “QUOTE” to 55188 and we’ll call you for a quote. www.outsurance.com.na was caught on the boundary for 20 overs, but a collapse allowed Standard rates apply. 97 which came off 96 balls and Uganda right back into the game, and they The OUTbonus displayed is paid after 3 claim-free years and is premium Car Home Business included nine fours and one six. eventually dismissed Nepal for 144 runs to dependent. Premiums are vehicle and risk profile dependent. Ts and Cs apply. Sarel Burger (9 not out) and snatch a dramatic victory.