How Namibian Media report Nepalis cricket........(From SPORTS NAMIBIA) Kotze brothers come to Namibia’s rescue An unbroken 70-run partnership between the Kotze brothers, Deon and Bjorn saved Namibia’s blushes on the opening day of their ICC intercontinental qualifying match against Nepal at Windhoek’s Wanderers field on March 24, 2006. Bjorn joined his elder brother Deon after tea with Namibia in a spot of bother at 175/6. But they managed to see out the final session and took Namibia’s total to 240/6 at the end of the first day’s play. A whole day’s play was lost due to a muddy outfield on March 23, caused by recent rains, with the result that the match started half an hour earlier on March 24. The pressure was on Nepal to try and win the match because a draw would see Namibia through to the ICC Intercontinental Cup proper since they have a higher world ranking. Nepal’s medium pace bowler Aamir Akmar made an early breakthrough when he dismissed Dawid Botha for 10 and Sarel Burger for a duck to leave Namibia struggling at 32/2. Basant Regmy then took two wickets in quick succession, dismissing Louis Burger for 5 and JB Burger for 45 to leave Namibia teetering at 60/4. Deon Kotze and Gerrie Snyman however stabilised the innings with a 97-run partnership. Kotze played the anchor role, reaching his 50 off 133 balls, while Snyman was more adventurous, scoring 60 (4x4, 2x6) off 95 balls before he was dismissed LBW by Mahaboob Alam. Just before the tea break Alam struck another blow, bowling Stefan Swanepoel for 4 to leave Namibia struggling at 175/6. The Kotze brothers however regained the initiative with their partnership and at the close of play Namibia had reached 240/6 with Deon not out on 90 and Bjorn not out on 28. The team that wins this match will join Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates in Group A of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, with the first matches scheduled to take place in May against Scotland and the defending champions, Ireland. http://www.namibiasport.com.na/?q=node/1086