Angry confrontations and accusations of racism scarred the final day of Bermuda?s Namibia tour as coach Gus Logie pulled his players from the field in the face of intimidating bowling.

Players from both sides engaged in a slanging match when the Island coach ordered his players off after tailender Kevin Hurdle was the target of three consecutive short balls from Namibian fast bowler Kola Burger.

Both coaches were then quick to condemn the opposition with Logie accusing the hosts of dangerous play and sour grapes over their failure to qualify for the World Cup and counterpart Andy Waller effectively describing the Bermudians as cry-babies and undeserving of a place in the 2007 showpiece tournament.

Tensions had existed between the two sides during the ICC Trophy in Ireland and some of that bad blood spilled over into the two one-day matches at the United Sports Ground, with a row over the dates for the matches only resolved at the 11th hour.

In Thursday?s game, an umpire had to step in to deal with sledging from one of the Namibians ? which Bermuda players later claimed was racially motivated ? and similar accusations were made again yesterday.

And all these tensions finally erupted with 13 overs and two balls left in the second one-day ?friendly? against the host country with 192-7 on the scoreboard.

With defeat for Bermuda inevitable, Namibian fast bowler Burger ? who had all but won the match for his side with a 42-ball 100 earlier in the day ? hurled down three consecutive short balls at Bermuda number ten batsman Kevin Hurdle with the last deliveries of his tenth and final over.

The first was called a wide and was counted as the allotted bouncer for the over, then Bermuda umpire Roger Dill correctly called the second as a no-ball as it was deemed intimidatory and warned the bowler. But after a third short-pitched ball was sent down, Logie had had enough and called Hurdle and non-striker Hasan Durham from the field.

Once the initial confusion was over, a number of players from both sides were seen to trade insults and one Namibian player ? who had been at the centre of accusations of racial slurring ? had to be shouted down by an umpire and his team-mates.

The withdrawal meant Bermuda conceded the defeat, which was inevitable anyway given they required 192 to win with two wickets in hand and just 13.2 overs left, and neither coach pulled any punches during the post-match fallout.

?We are in the World Cup, they are not and that is their problem,? said a furious Logie, referring to the failed Namibian bid in the ICC Trophy in Ireland which appears to have provided the backdrop to most of the antagonism during Bermuda?s tour.

?If they have a point to prove and think they can prove it by bowling like that against our number 11 batsman then I am not just going to stand by and watch.

?Yes, I did call them off and I did it for their own safety. This is a practice match and I am not going to put my players at risk.

?It is just not acceptable for this type of match and I?m not happy about it.?

Waller, himself a former Test player for Zimbabwe, then all but labelled Bermuda?s players wimps for their decision to leave the field.

?You?d expect a bit more from a team who are meant to be preparing for a World Cup,? he said, after admitting: ?I?ve never seen anything like it in all my years in cricket?.

?For a start I can?t see why they are getting upset at that sort of bowling. This is a guy bowling at 130 kmh, and teams in the World Cup are going to be going a lot faster than that.

?If they can?t handle this, they are really going to struggle. There was some talk about sledging and some complaints from some of their guys but, again, they have to be able to handle that.

?It?s a part of cricket and it is something they are going to have to deal with if they are going to play in international matches.

?I?m very disappointed in the way this has all ended.?

As well as commenting on their professionalism, Waller also questioned the Bermuda players? fitness.

?I just don?t think these guys look like they are prepared to compete at this level,? he said. ?I know they had a tough time against the Kenyans but you still have to be able to turn it round and be ready for the next match.

?You only have to look at these guys to see they are not yet ready to cope with the demands of this level of cricket ? they have a lot more work to do on the fitness front.?

Namibian Cricket Board officials were unwilling to comment ?until we have all the facts? but Bermuda Cricket Board president Reggie Pearman released a statement after the facts were relayed home by team manager El James.

?The Board have had some limited contact with the team regarding the events in this game and we wholly support the actions of the management,? he said. ?A full investigation of the matter will take place and once we have received reports from the team manager, coach and captain as well as the umpire?s report, if there are sufficient areas of concern then we will act accordingly.

?For now, we are looking forward to welcoming our heroes home on Sunday night.?