The cricket season might be finished, but the war of words over Bermuda?s ill-fated clashes with the Namibians is still rumbling on.

Gus Logie?s team have been branded ?unsportsmanlike? in an angry statement from the Namibian Cricket Board (NCB) who have also dismissed any claims of racially-motivated sledging in the sides? recent ?friendly? international as ?nonsense?.

Logie took his players off the field in the face of intimidatory bowling in the second of two matches against the all-white African side in the final days of their tour to Windhoek with allegations of prejudiced treatment and racial slurs emerging later that day.

Bermuda Cricket Board have yet to receive official reports from tour manager El James or coach Gus Logie, but it is understood they are expecting the problem to be highlighted and are ?reserving judgement until all reports are received?.

They have already backed Logie?s decision to pull the players off the pitch after strike bowler Kola Burger sent down three short-pitched deliveries at number ten batsman Kevin Hurdle and have said they will take further action if necessary if ?other issues? are included in the reports.

Bermuda?s players were furious after their two days of play against the Namibians with reports of racially-motivated sledging from one of the host fielders in particular. It is alleged comments, made to at least two batsmen, included ?people like you are not welcome here? and ?it is not safe for you here? among others.

But in a strongly-worded statement NCB chairman Francois Erasmus hit back at any suggestion of racism.

?The belated attempt to offer racial abuse as a reason for the unheard of conduct of Bermuda to concede a one-day match is rejected with the contempt it deserves,? he said in a statement printed on the seminal cricketing website cricinfo.com

?The allegations are simply devoid of all truth and have no substance whatsoever.

?Not once during the first day?s play, nor thereafter, was any complaint raised by any member of the Bermudan (sic) squad regarding hostility or of racial abuse by any member of the Namibian team towards them. Similarly no report was received from the two umpires on the field.

?When Logie called his players off the field his only comment was that he is not willing to expose his batsmen to the danger of injuries. No report of whatsoever nature regarding racial abuse or other unsavoury remarks were made to either umpire, nor to any official of the ICC or the Namibia Cricket Board at the time.?

Erasmus also leaked the umpire?s report to the website ? a report which does not include any mention of the sledging, simply describing the events of the final over but including no reference to the verbal spats that took place as the teams were walking off, witnessed by

?This is clearly a smoke screen raised to cover for the unsportmanlike behaviour of the Bermudans themselves,? continued Erasmus? statement.

?Many a team in world cricket, including Namibia, have been on the receiving end of a decent hiding, but one has to deal with that and learn from the experience. To call off your players whilst your batsmen have the protection of the umpires is simply unthinkable. To then start looking for excuses other than the standard of your own play on the day, is even more deplorable.

?We do not tolerate unsportmanlike behaviour, nor any form of racial abuse or inequality. Having consulted all our players subsequent to the incident we are satisfied that our players? conduct was at all times within acceptable levels of competitiveness, and that they are not guilty of any form of unsavoury behaviour.

?This is corroborated by the report of the umpires, which makes nonsense of the defamatory accusations of Bermuda.?

The BCB were unwilling to comment on the outburst until they had received their own official version of events but a spokesman said:?If there is any evidence of racial vilification we will treat it with the upmost seriousness?.