Bermuda are almost certain to lodge an official complaint over the ?prejudiced treatment? they were subjected to during their Namibian tour ? which nearly saw them pull out three days early.

The team arrived home after another marathon journey last night, met at the airport by Premier Alex Scott, after 12 days away which saw them earn international plaudits for a creditable losing draw against Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup semi-final before going down in acrimonious circumstances in two one-day games against the host country.

The tour ended in disarray on Friday after coach Gus Logie pulled his players off the field with more than 12 overs left to play of the second ?friendly? international.

Angry words were exchanged after the match, cut short because Logie feared for the safety of his players when Namibian strike bowler Kola Burger hurled three consecutive short-pitched deliveries at number ten batsman Kevin Hurdle.

Allegations of prejudicial treatment off the field and racial sledging on it are expected to appear in the tour manager?s report to the Bermuda Cricket Board, due to be submitted soon along with a report from the coach and a possible one from captain Clay Smith.

Although manager El James was unwilling to comment ?before I have submitted the report to the Board in the proper manner?, it is understood a number of areas of concern will be raised.

Relations between Bermuda and Namibia were strained during the ICC Trophy in Ireland with accusations of racist comments being made by at least one of the African players both during the warm-up friendly they played and also in the tournament hotel.

A large portion of the disharmony appears to stem from Namibia?s failure to qualify for the World Cup and Bermuda?s relative success with both coaches addressing that issue during the post-match war of words at the United Sports Ground on Friday.

And some of the tension was evident as soon as Bermuda arrived in Namibia last Thursday with the Namibians refusing to acknowledge some members of the Island team at nets on the Friday and a perceived lack of communication over the dates for the two friendlies to be played in the event of a loss to Kenya.

Once it became clear the semi-final was a lost cause, with Kevin Hurdle and Kevin Tucker too ill to play and with the Bermuda party claiming the Namibians hadn?t contacted them to clarify the dates, it is understood James was even considering pulling the team out early.

ICC officials then stepped in to try and persuade Bermuda to stay and play on against the hosts, something to which they eventually agreed although once Friday?s events had transpired at least one member of the Bermuda camp admitted he would ?rather have just got out?.

And the ICC needed to be involved again on Saturday, with African regional manager Hoosain Ayob and High Performance Manager Richard Done sitting down with Logie and James for more than half-an-hour during which it is understood the Bermuda contingent voiced their concerns at their treatment ? which included a lack of refreshments at the ground for the two days of friendly matches, a lack of communication from the Namibians and the lack of Namibian representation at the games as well as the allegations of race-based sledging.

Namibian Cricket Board president Laurie Peters, who had to step in with a phone call to the Minister in charge of Immigration to help Kevin Tucker get through immigration with a damaged passport on day one of the tour, was keen to play down any controversy on Saturday.

?The way the game ended was unfortunate, very unfortunate,? said Peters. ?You never want to see a game of cricket end that way and it is a shame. We were very keen to play the Bermudians and we are glad to have played the matches.

?And I?d just like to say that if they need any help in the future with their World Cup preparations, we are here with any advice and help they want.

?We have been through the process ourselves and know what they will be going through in the coming years.?

When it was suggested to him that there had been some racially-motivated sledging from one of his players, he shook his head.

?No way, wouldn?t have happened,? he said.

?In this country we are only too aware of these sort of issues. There is none of that in our cricket.?