Namibia national under-19 cricket team

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Namibia Under-19s
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Association Namibia Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain Zane Green
Coach Norbert Manyande
International Cricket Council
ICC region ICC Africa
International cricket
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(Windhoek; January 1998)
As of 14 February 2016

The Namibia national under-19 cricket team represents Namibia in under-19 international cricket. Namibia has won the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships a record number of times.

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Namibia has qualified for the Under-19 World Cup on eight occasions, more than any other associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team's best performance was at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where it defeated defending champions South Africa in the group stage and eventually placed seventh, equaling's Afghanistan's performance at the 2014 event as the best by an associate. By finishing as the best-ranked associate team at the 2016 World Cup, Namibia secured automatic qualification for the 2018 World Cup in New Zealand. [1]

Current squad

Namibia's squad at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup [2] was as follows:

Coach: Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Rangarirai Manyande

PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style
Zane Green (c, wk)11 October 1996 (aged 19)Left—
Charl Brits22 July 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Petrus Burger 3 November 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm leg spin
Fritz Coetzee 4 June 1997 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm fast-medium
Niko Davin 19 December 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm leg spin
Motjaritje Honga8 April 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Burton Jacobs17 April 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Jürgen Linde11 February 1999 (aged 16)LeftLeft-arm medium
SJ Loftie-Eaton 11 October 1996 (aged 19)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Lo-handre Louwrens (wk)24 April 1999 (aged 16)Right—
Chrischen Olivier13 March 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Francois Rautenbach17 October 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Michael van Lingen 24 October 1997 (aged 18)Left—
Eben van Wyk19 March 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium
Warren van Wyk 20 November 1997 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm medium-fast

List of captains

As of 2016, nine cricketers have captained Namibia in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches. [3]

№NameFirstLastMWLTNRWin%
1Duane Vilijoen19981998505000.00
2 Jan-Berrie Burger 20002000605108.33
3 Stephan Swanepoel 200220027340042.86
4 Stephanus Ackermann 200620065140020.00
5 Dawid Botha 200820084130025.00
6 Louis van der Westhuizen 20082008101000.00
7 Stephan Baard 20122012606000.00
8 Gerhard Erasmus 201420146150020.00
9 Zane Green 201620166330050.00
Overall
469361019.57

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only, and are correct as of the 2016 U-19 World Cup

Team records

Highest totals [4]
Lowest totals [5]

Individual records

Most career runs [6]
Highest individual scores [7]
Most career wickets [8]
Best bowling performances [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016). "Namibia beat Nepal – secure 2018 qualification" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "These were their age when they were qualified to play in the tournament".
  3. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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