Namibia at the Cricket World Cup

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The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 [1] and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. [2] They took part in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, though they lost all their games. [3] They have played in each edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

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Cricket World Cup Record

By tournament

YearRoundGamesWonTiedLost
Flag of England.svg 1975 [4] Not an ICC member [1]
Flag of England.svg 1979 [5]
Flag of England.svg 1983 [6]
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987 [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 [8]
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996 [9] Did not qualify
Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1999 [10]
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003 [11] Group Stage6006
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007 [12] Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2011 [13]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 [14]
Flag of England.svg 2019 [15]
TotalGroup Stage6006

By team

OppositionMatchesWonTie/NRLost
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1001
Flag of England.svg  England 1001
Flag of India.svg  India 1001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1001
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1001
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1001
Total6006

2003 World Cup

The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in Harare with Zimbabwe beating Namibia by 86 runs. [16] Back in South Africa, they lost to Pakistan by 171 runs. [17] This was followed by a 55-run defeat at the hands of England in a match where Namibia performed with some credit, Jan-Berrie Burger winning the man of the match award for his innings of 85 that almost helped Namibia pull off an unlikely upset. [18] They then lost by 181 runs to India [19] and a 256 run defeat against Australia, [20] the eventual winners of the tournament, [3] in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in One Day Internationals, since surpassed by an Indian 257 run win over Bermuda. [21] The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands. [22]

10 February 2003
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
340/2 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
104/5 (25.1 overs)
Craig Wishart 172* (151)
Lennie Louw 1/60 (10 overs)
Danie Keulder 27 (46)
Guy Whittall 2/20 (5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L)
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Dave Orchard (South Africa) and Simon Taufel (Australia).
Player of the match: Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 191 runs in 25.1 overs for Namibia.

16 February 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
255/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
84 (17.4 overs)
Saleem Elahi 63 (100)
Bjorn Kotze 2/51 (10 overs)
Bjorn Kotze 24* (29)
Wasim Akram 5/28 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 171 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
Umpires: Neil Mallender (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA).
Player of the match: Wasim Akram (Pak)

19 February 2003
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
272 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
217/9 (50 overs)
Alec Stewart 60 (77)
Rudi van Vuuren 5/43 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 85 (86)
Ronnie Irani 3/30 (8 overs)
England won by 55 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jan-Berrie Burger (Nam)

23 February 2003
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
311/2 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
130 (42.3 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 152 (151)
Rudi van Vuuren 2/53 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 29 (30)
Yuvraj Singh 4/6 (4.3 overs)
India won by 181 runs
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

27 February 2003
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
301/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
45 (14 overs)
Matthew Hayden 88 (77)
Louis Burger 3/39 (10 overs)
Deon Kotze 10 (14)
Glenn McGrath 7/15 (7 overs)
Australia won by 256 runs
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Umpires: Billy Bowden (Nzl) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)

27 February 2003
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
314/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
250 (46.5 overs)
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134 (129)
Louis Burger 2/49 (10 overs)
Gavin Murgatroyd 52 (62)
Feiko Kloppenburg 4/42 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 64 runs
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
Player of the match: Feiko Kloppenburg (NLD)

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