Stephan Baard

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Stephan Baard
Personal information
Full name
Stephan Julian Baard
Born (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 33)
Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  16)27 April 2019 v  Oman
Last ODI21 September 2022 v  PNG
T20I debut(cap  1)20 May 2019 v  Ghana
Last T20I20 October 2022 v  UAE
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches192866112
Runs scored3487143,2602,994
Batting average 18.3128.5625.6627.21
100s/50s0/20/52/173/19
Top score7392114132
Balls bowled––1,179509
Wickets ––1410
Bowling average ––52.0043.70
5 wickets in innings ––00
10 wickets in match––00
Best bowling––2/192/27
Catches/stumpings 5/–13/–37/–41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2022

Stephan Julian Baard (born 29 April 1992) is a Namibian cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team. [1]

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Career

In November 2016, he won the Player's Player of the Year award at Cricket Namibia's annual awards ceremony. [2] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [3] In August 2018, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [4]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [5] He was named among the six players to watch during the tournament. [6] Namibia finished among the top four teams in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status. [7] Baard made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final. [8] He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 264 runs in six matches. [9]

In May 2019, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [10] [11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ghana on 20 May 2019. [12]

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. [13] [14] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [15] In September 2021, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephan Baard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cricket Namibia Awards 2016". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Six players to watch out for at WCL Division Two 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 – Namibia, List A matches: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals". Xinhua News (Africa). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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