List of Namibia national cricket captains

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This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Namibia in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19's games and One Day Internationals. The article is correct as of 26 June 2023.

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One Day Internationals

Namibia player their first ODI on February 10, 2003.

Namibian ODI Captains [1]
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Deon Kotze 200360060
2 Gerhard Erasmus 2019–202340220171
3 JJ Smit 202121010
Overall48230241

Twenty20 Internationals

Namibia player their first T20I on May 20, 2019.

Namibian T20I Captains [2]
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Stephan Baard 201911000
2 Gerhard Erasmus 201940260140
Overall41270140

ICC Trophy

Namibia debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1993/94 tournament

Namibian ICC Trophy Captains
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Lennie Louw 199485030
2 Ian Stevenson 199731020
3 Daniel Keulder 1997–2001118030
4 Stephan Swanepoel 200111000
5 Deon Kotze 200573040
6 Louis Burger 2009103070
7 Sarel Burger 201473040
Overall47240230

Youth One-Day International captains

This is a list of Namibian cricketers who have captained their country in an Under-19's ODI.

Namibian Under 19's Captains
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Duane Viljoen 199890050
2 Jan-Berrie Burger 200060150
3 Stephan Swanepoel 200273040
4 Stephanus Ackermann 200651040
5 Dawid Botha 200841030
6 Louis van der Westhuizen 200810010
7 Stephan Baard 201260060
8 Gerhard Erasmus 201461050
9 Zane Green 201663030
10 Lo-handre Louwrens 201861050
Overall53101420

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