Namibia national cricket team
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Association | Namibia Cricket Board | |
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History | ||
First-class debut |
(Windhoek; 23 April 2004) | |
List A debut |
(Windhoek; 7 April 2002) | |
Twenty20 debut |
(Harare, Zimbabwe; 13 February 2010) | |
International Cricket Council | ||
ICC status | Associate member with T20I status (1992) | |
ICC region | Africa | |
International cricket | ||
First international |
(Gaborone; November 1989) | |
One Day Internationals | ||
World Cup Appearances | 1 (first in 2003) | |
Best result | First round (2003) | |
World Cup Qualifier Appearances | 6 (first in 1994) | |
Best result | Runner-up (2001) | |
Twenty20 Internationals | ||
World Twenty20 Qualifier Appearances | 3 (first in 2012) | |
Best result | Third place (2012) | |
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As of 13 September 2015 |
The Namibia national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Namibia and is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992,[1] and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007.[2] They took part in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, though they lost all their games.[3] They have played in each edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Namibia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[4]
History
2003 World Cup
The road to the 2003 Cricket World Cup started with the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. Namibia reached the final at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, losing to the Netherlands, but still qualifying for their first World Cup.[5] Namibia then hosted the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in April 2002, finishing fourth.[6] They had a disappointing Africa Cup campaign that September, finishing fourth in their group and beating only Tanzania,[7] and lost four matches against Zimbabwe A a few weeks later.[8] A tour of Kenya subsequent to the Zimbabwean tour was more successful, as Namibia beat Kenya in a four match one-day series.[9] Following this, Namibia took part in the top level of South African domestic one-day cricket, the Standard Bank Cup, but lost all five of their games.[10] Bangladesh toured in January 2003, winning the five match one-day series 4–1.[11]
The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in Harare with Zimbabwe beating Namibia by 86 runs.[12] Back in South Africa, they lost to Pakistan by 171 runs,[13] before a 55 run defeat at the hands of England in which Namibia performed with some credit, Jan-Berrie Burger winning the man of the match award for his innings of 85 that almost helped Namibia pull off an unlikely upset.[14] They then lost by 181 runs to India[15] and a 256 run defeat against Australia,[16] the eventual winners of the tournament,[3] in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in One Day Internationals, since surpassed by an Indian 257 run win over Bermuda.[17] The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.[18]
After the World Cup
In August 2003, Zimbabwe A toured Namibia. Namibia won the one-day series 2–1, but lost both three-day games.[19] A return visit to Zimbabwe the following January saw Namibia win a five match one-day series against Zimbabwe A 4–1, also winning a match against Zimbabwe Under-19s.[20] Bangladesh toured Namibia in February, winning all three one-day games and drawing the three-day game.[21] Following this, Namibia travelled to the United Arab Emirates for the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. They finished third on run rate after beating Canada, the Netherlands and the UAE and losing to Scotland and the USA.[22] Namibia played two ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Kenya and Uganda in 2004, losing them both.[23] In between the two matches, they won an African nations tournament in Zambia.[24] Later in the year, they took part in Zimbabwe's national one-day domestic competition, in which they finished as runners-up.[25] Whilst in Zimbabwe, they won two matches against the national side.[26] This was followed by a visit to Namibia by England, who won both matches.[27]
Zimbabwe A again visited Namibia in early 2005, losing both one-day matches that finished.[28] Pakistan A were the next visitors in April, winning all three one-day matches and drawing in the three-day game.[29] This was followed by their two regional group games in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Whilst they were unbeaten, winning against Uganda and drawing against Kenya, this was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.[30] They then visited Ireland to take part in the 2005 ICC Trophy. They finished 7th after beating Denmark in their final play-off game.[31] Back at home, they hosted New Zealand at the end of July, losing both games,[32] losing by only 29 runs after conceding 330/6.[33] In October of that year, they hosted the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, despite failing to qualify. While the final was being played, they played a two match one-day series against Bermuda after they had been knocked out of the tournament, winning both games, but the games were tarnished by controversial incidents, with the Bermuda team accusing the Namibian team of racist insults, and walking off in the second game when a flurry of bouncers were unleashed at the lower order Bermuda batsmen.[34] The Namibian Cricket Board denied the allegations of racism.[35]
Present day
In March 2006, Namibia met Nepal in a challenge match to decide who got the eighth and final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. The match was drawn, with Namibia getting a first innings lead, thus qualifying them for the main tournament. The main tournament itself started with an innings defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen before a five wicket defeat by Ireland in Dublin, both matches in May.[36] In the 2006-07 South African cricket season, Namibia took part in the second tier of first-class and List A cricket, the South African Airways Challenge. They finished second in their group in the three-day tournament[37] and third in their group in the one-day tournament, missing out on reaching the semi-finals by one win.[38] In the midst of the matches in those tournaments, they played their third and final 2006 Intercontinental Cup match, beating the UAE by an innings.[36] On 1 April 2007, they became part of the ICC's High Performance Program.[2]
In November/December 2007, Namibia hosted Division Two of the World Cricket League where they played against Argentina, Denmark, Oman, the UAE and Uganda. Although Namibia won three of their five group matches, it was not enough for them to progress to the final. Namibia beat Denmark in the third place playoff. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Namibia qualified for the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup.
Namibia again took part in the second tier of South African domestic cricket between October 2007 and February 2008.[39] They played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in October 2007, playing the remaining games against Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in 2008.[40]
Namibia won the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield defeating the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in Dubai.[41] In 2011 Namibia participated in Division Two and finished as runners-up, on this occasion behind the UAE.[42]
In July 2011, the country competed in the ICC Twenty20 World Cricket League Africa Division One competition in Uganda, winning all eight group matches before succumbing to the hosts in the Final by six wickets.[43] During this tournament, all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen struck 16 sixes in an innings of 159* against Kenya, as part of a team total of 262/1 from 20 overs.
International grounds
First-class records vs nations
Opponent | M | W | L | D | % Win | First win |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | 16 May 2005 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | 11 December 2006 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 28 October 2007 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 February 2008 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 30 March 2008 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.00 | 7 April 2008 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 6 September 2008 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 13 May 2015 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
List-A records vs nations
Opponent | M | W | L | T | % Win | First win |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 16 February 1994 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 20 February 1994 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 24 February 1994 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 28 February 1994 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1 March 1994 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 4 April 1994 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 30 June 2001 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 July 2001 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 4 July 2001 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 6 July 2001 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 7 July 2001 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.00 | 9 July 2001 | |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.00 | 10 July 2001 | |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00 | 12 July 2001 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 | 13 July 2001 | |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57 | 2 July 2005 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | 7 July 2005 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | 3 November 2007 | |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50 | 15 April 2009 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | 14 April 2011 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 18 September 2016 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Twenty20 records vs nations
Opponent | M | W | L | T | % Win | First win |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 | 13 March 2012 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 14 March 2012 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 15 March 2012 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | 16 March 2012 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 18 March 2012 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 19 March 2012 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | 20 March 2012 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 23 November 2013 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 27 March 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 28 March 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 29 March 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 17 July 2015 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 18 July 2015 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Records
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural Match |
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One Day Internationals | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2003 |
ODI record versus other nations
Opponent | M | W | L | D | % Win | First win | |
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vs Test nations | |||||||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
vs Associate Members | |||||||
v | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Tournament history
World Cup
World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
Not eligible[1] | |||||||
Did not qualify | |||||||
Group stage | 14/14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Intercontinental Cup
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
World Cricket League
- 2007 Division Two: 3rd place[44]
- 2011 Division Two: 2nd place
- 2011–13 Championship: 7th place
- 2014 World Cup Qualifier: 6th place
- 2015 Division Two: 2nd place
ICC 6 Nations Challenge
ICC World Cup Qualifier
Namibia did not play in the ICC Trophy between 1979 and 1990 as they were not a member of the ICC at the time.[1]
Personnel
Playing staff
No. | Name | Birthplace | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
2 | Louis van der Westhuizen | 1 March 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
7 | Gerhard Erasmus | 11 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
14 | Stephan Baard | 29 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
26 | Jean Bredenkamp | 12 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
42 | Michau du Preez | 3 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
64 | Niko Davin | 7 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
12 | JJ Smit | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
49 | Jan Frylinck | 6 April 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Captain | |
79 | Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 15 March 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
92 | Karl Birkenstock | 27 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
6 | Lohan Louwrens | 24 April 1999 | Right-handed | — | ||
32 | Jean-Pierre Kotze | 23 April 1994 | Left-handed | — | ||
48 | Zane Green | 11 October 1996 | Left-handed | — | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
1 | Bernard Scholtz | 3 October 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
9 | Tangeni Lungameni | 17 April 1992 | Leftt-handed | Left-arm medium pace | ||
35 | Christopher Coombe | 13 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
39 | Tiann Snyman | 4 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | ||
51 | Petrus Burger | 3 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break googly | ||
96 | Colin Peake | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
— | Danie van Schoor | 30 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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National Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
National Team Manager | |
National under-19 Head Coach |
Former players
NO | Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Batting style | Bowling style | Nationality | Duration |
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Wicket-Keeper Batsman † | |||||||
† 27 | Raymond van Schoor | 23 May 1990 | 20 November 2015 (aged 25) | RHB | Right arm fast-medium | 2007–2015 |
Overseas/foreign players
NO | Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Nationality | Duration | MAJOR TEAMS |
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Wicketkeeper | |||||||
44 | Tatenda Taibu | 14 May 1983 | RHB | Right-arm off-break | 2006–2007 | Zimbabwe | |
All Rounders | |||||||
23 | Dougie Brown | 29 October 1969 | RHB | Right arm medium pace | 2002–2003 | Warwickshire CCC | |
77 | Dwaine Pretorius | 29 March 1989 | RHB | Right arm medium pace | 2009–2010 | Lions | |
Qasim Sheikh | 30 October 1984 | LHB | Left arm medium pace | 2007–2008 | Scotland | ||
Bowlers | |||||||
28 | Tony Palladino | 29 June 1983 | RHB | Right arm medium-fast | 2009–2010 | Derbyshire CCC |
Namibians playing overseas
NO | Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Nationality | Duration | CURRENT TEAM |
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All-Rounder | |||||||
4 | Christi Viljoen | 28 September 1987 | RHB | Right arm fast-medium | 2010–2014 | Otago |
- A list of Namibian ODI cricketers can be found at: List of Namibian ODI cricketers.
- A list of players to have captained Namibia in international cricket can be found at: Namibian national cricket captains
- A complete list of Namibian cricketers with articles can be found at: Category:Namibian cricketers
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Namibia at CricketArchive
- 1 2 Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine., ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at European Cricket Council
- 1 2 2003 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 1 2 Scorecard of 2001 ICC Trophy Final, 15 July 2001 at Cricket Archive
- 1 2 2002 ICC 6 Nations Challenge Points Table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2002 Africa Cup at CricketEurope
- ↑ Namibia in Zimbabwe 2002/03 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Namibia in Kenya 2002/03 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Standard Bank Cup 2002/03 Points Table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Bangladesh in Namibia 2002/03 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Zimbabwe v Namibia, 10 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v Pakistan, 16 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of England v Namibia, 19 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of India v Namibia, 23 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Australia v Namibia, 27 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ ODIs – Highest winning margins at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v Netherlands, 3 March 2003 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Zimbabwe A in Namibia 2003/04 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Namibia in Zimbabwe 2003/04 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Bangladesh in Namibia 2003/04 at Cricket Archive
- 1 2 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge at CricketEurope
- 1 2 2004 Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
- ↑ Points Table for 2004 African tournament at Cricinfo
- ↑ Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial One-Day Competition 2004/05 Points Table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Namibia in Zimbabwe 2004/05 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ England in Namibia 2004/05 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Zimbabwe A in Namibia 2004/05 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Pakistan A in Namibia 2004/05 at Cricket Archive
- 1 2 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
- 1 2 Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ New Zealand in Namibia 2005/06 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v New Zealand, 30 July 2005 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Racism, rows and a walk-off tarnish 'friendly' one-dayers by Cricinfo staff, 30 October 2005 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Bermuda's allegations 'rejected with contempt' by Cricinfo staff, 4 November 2005 at Cricinfo
- 1 2 3 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
- ↑ 2006/07 South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2006/07 South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Namibia to continue in South African provincial cricket by Andrew Nixon, 29 June 2007 at CricketEurope
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ↑ Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ "7th Place Play-off: Namibia v United Arab Emirates at Krugersdorp, Apr 19, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Content.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
Further reading
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
- Cricket Namibia official site