Divan la Cock

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Divan la Cock
Personal information
Full name
Divan la Cock
Born (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  37)10 July 2022 v  Scotland
Last ODI26 November 2022 v  USA
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut(cap  23)17 May 2022 v  Zimbabwe
Last T20I18 October 2022 v  Netherlands
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022

Divan la Cock (born 23 February 2003) is a Namibian cricketer. [1] A right-handed batsman, he has played for the Namibia national under-19 cricket team, [2] [3] including captaining the team at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers. [4]

He made his List A debut on 29 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves, in Windhoek. [5] In May 2022, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [6] He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, against Zimbabwe. [7] In July 2022, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for round 14 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Scotland. [8] He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, against Scotland. [9] [10]

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