Jean-Pierre Kotze

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Jean-Pierre Kotze
Personal information
Born (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)
Namibia
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  21)27 April 2019 v  Oman
Last ODI21 February 2024 v  Nepal
T20I debut(cap  15)22 August 2019 v  Botswana
Last T20I5 April 2024 v  Oman
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches8153970
Runs scored2992861,4161,520
Batting average 37.3720.4220.2225.33
100s/50s1/01/01/52/4
Top score136101* 102148
Catches/stumpings 0/–7/268/550/4
Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2022

Jean-Pierre Kotze (born 23 April 1994) is a Namibian cricketer. [1] He is a left-handed wicket-keeper and batsman. Kotze was part of Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament [2] and for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [3] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status. [4] Kotze made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final. [5]

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. [6] [7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Botswana on 20 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia. [8] On debut, he finished on 101 not out, from 43 balls. [8] He became the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in a T20I match. [9]

In August, Kotze was named in Namibia's ODI squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series. [10] On 20 September 2019, in the match against the United States, he scored 136 runs to become the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in ODI cricket. [11] [12] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [13] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Namibia's squad. [14]

In 2021, Kotze retired from cricket at the end of the home season in Namibia to spend more time with his family. [15] However, in April 2022, he announced he was coming out of retirement. [16] A few days later, he was named in Namibia's T20I squad for their series against Uganda. [17]

In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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  6. ↑ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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  8. 1 2 "2nd T20I, Botswana tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Aug 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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  10. ↑ "The Men's National Squad ICC League 2 ODI Series". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kotze clobbers first ODI ton, Groenewald takes five as Namibia breaks USA unbeaten run". Emerging Cricket. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kotze ton, Groenewald five-for give Namibia first points". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Team preview: Namibia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Namibia T20 World Cup Squad Packs Punch". Emerging Cricket. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. ↑ @kotze_jp32 (4 April 2022). "I am very happy and excited to announce that I will be coming out of retirement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @CricketNamibia1 (7 April 2022). "Richelieu Eagles Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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