Gerhard Erasmus

Merwe Gerhard Erasmus (born 11 April 1995) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2] In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3]

Gerhard Erasmus
Personal information
Full nameMerwe Gerhard Erasmus
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995
Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman,
occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 18)27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI9 January 2020 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 4)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I2 November 2019 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 5 7 38 57
Runs scored 126 139 1,255 1,342
Batting average 25.20 34.75 20.24 29.17
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 1/3 0/10
Top score 88 56 192 92
Balls bowled 96 109 146 195
Wickets 0 8 2 4
Bowling average - 9.87 52.00 35.50
5 wickets in innings - 0 0 0
10 wickets in match - 0 0 0
Best bowling - 3/12 2/46 3/23
Catches/stumpings 6/– 6/– 24/2 45/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2020

In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[5] Erasmus made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[6] In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[9]

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[10][11] In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12][13] He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 268 runs in nine matches.[14] Following the conclusion of the final, he was named as the player of the tournament.[15]

References
  1. "Gerhard Erasmus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. "Six teams looking to keep T20 World Cup dreams alive in Africa final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. "Captains enthusiastic ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  14. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  15. "Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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