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Born | Windhoek, South-West Africa | 18 August 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Umpire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Wynand Louw (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODIs umpired | 15 (2021–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 28 (2019–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WT20Is umpired | 13 (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2023 |
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