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Full name | Shalako Groenewald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia | 8 June 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Zhivago Groenewald (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012/13–2013/14 | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,7 February 2022 |
Shalako Groenewald (born 8 June 1993) is a Namibian former first-class cricketer.
Groenewald was born at Walvis Bay in June 1993,alongside his twin brother Zhivago. Groenewald was member of the Namibia Under-19 squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, [1] making three appearances in the tournament. [2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Namibian senior team against North West in the 2012–13 CSA 3-Day Cup. He played a total of nine first-class matches for Namibia,playing two matches in the 2012–13 edition and seven appearances in the 2013–14 edition. [3] Playing as an all-rounder in the Namibian side,he scored 218 runs at an average of 19.81 and with a highest score of 34. [4] With his off break bowling,he took 4 wickets with best figures of 3 for 55. [5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Namibia,Groenewald also played List A one-day and Twenty20 cricket. He debuted in one-day cricket in the 2013–14 CSA One-Day Cup,playing four matches in that edition of the tournament and three matches in the 2013–14 edition. [6] His first three Twenty20 matches for Namibia came in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. [7] He was selected in the Namibian squad for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, [8] playing in four matches during the qualifier. His final Twenty20 appearance came against Easterns in the 2013–14 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. [7] He plays club cricket in Namibia for the Welwitschia District team. [9] Groenewald has also played rugby union as a fly-half for Kudus R.F.C. [10]
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