One of Lock's first duties early in the tournament was to arrange bowlers for net practice for the Namibian batsmen.
"They've had a torrid time of it with injuries. During a warm-up session, one of the team had a knee blowout and was eventually shipped home. That left them a bit short of bowlers for net practice."
Lock immediately called in two Wanganui Tech players, including son Tyler, to send a few balls down in the nets and allow the Namibian batsmen vital practice.
"I got Tyler and Paul O'Callaghan to bowl a few for them and that's obviously come in handy. We play Papua New Guinea (PNG) tomorrow and, safely through to the Super Six, we travel to Christchurch on Saturday to prepare for the next round, which begins on Sunday."
In the meantime, Lock took the team fishing off the Bay of Plenty coast yesterday.
In a match reduced to 36 overs a side due to morning rain on Tuesday, Namibia's bowlers smothered the Uganda chase of 161, with Louis Klazinga (four for 27), Christi Viljoen (three for 16) and JJ Smit (two for six) combining to dismiss Uganda for 61 in 17.5 overs. The trio ensured that Phillimon Mukobe (23 not out) was the only batsman to reach double figures. In gusty afternoon conditions, Uganda were not able to build any strong partnerships, and Viljoen and Klazinga combined to take the last four wickets for 13 runs in 3.3 overs to dismiss Uganda 101 runs short of its target.
Earlier, Namibia posted a competitive total of 161 for the loss of nine wickets, with openers LP van der Westhuizen scoring 52 and Stephan Baard adding 27 from 22 balls to get the side off to a strong start. Left-arm medium pacer Charles Waiswa claimed their wickets on his way to a match haul of four for 30, but the Namibia batsmen were able to rally, with Craig Williams adding 23 and Nicolaas Scholtz posting 18 to see the side reach a total of 161 with one wicket in hand.
Klazinga's and Waiswa's efforts are the third and fourth best bowling figures for the tournament, respectively.
Man of the match Van der Westhuizen, appearing in his first match of the tournament, was pleased with his performance. "It was quite tough, with the ball seaming around so we just had to keep the composure and take it deep into the innings, and luckily I was able to do that."
The 25-year-old was confident ahead of his side's final group match against PNG today. "We still have a game against PNG, so we'll prepare for that one and see if we can make it a whitewash in the group stages."
Scores in brief:
At Bay Oval 2, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga
Namibia 161 for nine, 36 overs (LP van der Westhuizen 52, Stephan Baard 27; Charles Waiswa 4-30, Patrick Ochan 2-27)
Uganda 61 all out, 17.5 overs (Phillimon Mukobe 23 not out; Louis Klazinga 4-27, Christi Viljoen 3-16, JJ Smit 2-6)
Result: Namibia won by 100 runs
Man of the Match: LP van der Westhuizen (Namibia)