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Namibia

Association	Namibia Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Jan Frylinck
Coach	Pierre de Bruyn
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member with T20I status (1992)
ICC region	Africa
One Day Internationals
World Cup appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	First round (2003)
World Cup Qualifier appearances	6 (first in 1994)
Best result	Runner-up (2001)
Twenty20 Internationals
World Twenty20 Qualifier appearances	3 (first in 2012)
Best result	Third place (2012)
One-day kit
As of 13 September 2015

The Namibia national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Namibia and is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 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.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Namibia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.^[4]

History

2003 World Cup

The road to the 2003 Cricket World Cup started with the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. Namibia reached the final at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, losing to the Netherlands, but still qualifying for their first World Cup.^[5] Namibia then hosted the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in April 2002, finishing fourth.^[6] They had a disappointing Africa Cup campaign that September, finishing fourth in their group and beating only Tanzania,^[7] and lost four matches against Zimbabwe A a few weeks later.^[8] A tour of Kenya subsequent to the Zimbabwean tour was more successful, as Namibia beat Kenya in a four match one-day series.^[9] Following this, Namibia took part in the top level of South African domestic one-day cricket, the Standard Bank Cup, but lost all five of their games.^[10] Bangladesh toured in January 2003, winning the five match one-day series 4–1.^[11]

The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in Harare with Zimbabwe beating Namibia by 86 runs.^[12] Back in South Africa, they lost to Pakistan by 171 runs,^[13] before a 55 run defeat at the hands of England in which 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.^[14] They then lost by 181 runs to India^[15] and a 256 run defeat against Australia,^[16] 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.^[17] The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.^[18]

After the World Cup

In August 2003, Zimbabwe A toured Namibia. Namibia won the one-day series 2–1, but lost both three-day games.^[19] A return visit to Zimbabwe the following January saw Namibia win a five match one-day series against Zimbabwe A 4–1, also winning a match against Zimbabwe Under-19s.^[20] Bangladesh toured Namibia in February, winning all three one-day games and drawing the three-day game.^[21] Following this, Namibia travelled to the United Arab Emirates for the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. They finished third on run rate after beating Canada, the Netherlands and the UAE and losing to Scotland and the USA.^[22] Namibia played two ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Kenya and Uganda in 2004, losing them both.^[23] In between the two matches, they won an African nations tournament in Zambia.^[24] Later in the year, they took part in Zimbabwe's national one-day domestic competition, in which they finished as runners-up.^[25] Whilst in Zimbabwe, they won two matches against the national side.^[26] This was followed by a visit to Namibia by England, who won both matches.^[27]

Zimbabwe A again visited Namibia in early 2005, losing both one-day matches that finished.^[28] Pakistan A were the next visitors in April, winning all three one-day matches and drawing in the three-day game.^[29] This was followed by their two regional group games in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Whilst they were unbeaten, winning against Uganda and drawing against Kenya, this was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.^[30] They then visited Ireland to take part in the 2005 ICC Trophy. They finished 7th after beating Denmark in their final play-off game.^[31] Back at home, they hosted New Zealand at the end of July, losing both games,^[32] losing by only 29 runs after conceding 330/6.^[33] In October of that year, they hosted the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, despite failing to qualify. While the final was being played, they played a two match one-day series against Bermuda after they had been knocked out of the tournament, winning both games, but the games were tarnished by controversial incidents, with the Bermuda team accusing the Namibian team of racist insults, and walking off in the second game when a flurry of bouncers were unleashed at the lower order Bermuda batsmen.^[34] The Namibian Cricket Board denied the allegations of racism.^[35]

Present day

In March 2006, Namibia met Nepal in a challenge match to decide who got the eighth and final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. The match was drawn, with Namibia getting a first innings lead, thus qualifying them for the main tournament. The main tournament itself started with an innings defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen before a five wicket defeat by Ireland in Dublin, both matches in May.^[36] In the 2006-07 South African cricket season, Namibia took part in the second tier of first-class and List A cricket, the South African Airways Challenge. They finished second in their group in the three-day tournament^[37] and third in their group in the one-day tournament, missing out on reaching the semi-finals by one win.^[38] In the midst of the matches in those tournaments, they played their third and final 2006 Intercontinental Cup match, beating the UAE by an innings.^[36] On 1 April 2007, they became part of the ICC's High Performance Program.^[2]

In November/December 2007, Namibia hosted Division Two of the World Cricket League where they played against Argentina, Denmark, Oman, the UAE and Uganda. Although Namibia won three of their five group matches, it was not enough for them to progress to the final. Namibia beat Denmark in the third place playoff. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Namibia qualified for the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup.

Namibia again took part in the second tier of South African domestic cricket between October 2007 and February 2008.^[39] They played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in October 2007, playing the remaining games against Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in 2008.^[40]

Namibia won the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield defeating the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in Dubai.^[41]
In 2011 Namibia participated in Division Two and finished as runners-up, on this occasion behind the UAE.^[42]

In July 2011, the country competed in the ICC Twenty20 World Cricket League Africa Division One competition in Uganda, winning all eight group matches before succumbing to the hosts in the Final by six wickets.^[43] During this tournament, all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen struck 16 sixes in an innings of 159* against Kenya, as part of a team total of 262/1 from 20 overs.

International grounds

Affies Park

United Ground, Windhoek

Wanderers CG

Windhoek High School

Sparta Cricket Club Ground

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Namibia

Records

International Match Summary – Namibia^[44]

One Day Internationals

• Higest team total: 250 v Netherlands, 3 March 2003 at Bloemfontein
  


• Highest individual score: 85, Jan-Berrie Burger v England, 19 February 2003 at Port Elizabeth
  


• Best individual bowling figures: 5/43, Rudi van Vuuren v England, 19 February 2003 at Port Elizabeth
  

ODI record versus other nations

Opponent	M	W	L	D	First Match	First win
vs Test nations
v  Australia	1	0	1	0	27 February 2003
v  England	1	0	1	0	19 February 2003
v  India	1	0	1	0	23 February 2003
v  Pakistan	1	0	1	0	16 February 2003
v  Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	10 February 2003
vs Associate Members
v  Netherlands	1	0	1	0	3 March 2003

Most ODI runs for Namibia

Highest individual score

Player	Score	Opposition	Year
Jan-Berrie Burger	85	England	2003
Daniel Keulder	52	Netherlands	2003
Gavin Murgatroyd	52	Netherlands	2003
Morne Karg	41	Netherlands	2003
Deon Kotzé	27	India	2003

Most ODI wickets for Namibia

Tournament history

World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Not eligible[1]
1979
1983
1987
1992
1996	Did not qualify
1999
2003	Group stage	14/14	6	0	6	0	0
2007	Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
Total	Group Stage	1/12	6	0	6	0	0

ICC Intercontinental Cup

• 
  2004: First round^[23]


• 
  2005: First round^[30]


• 
  2006: First round^[36]


• 
  2007–08: Losing finalist


• 
  2009–10 (Shield): Winners


• 
  2011–13: 5th place

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

• 
  2012: 3rd place


• 
  2013: 10th place


• 
  2020: TBD

World Cricket League

• 
  2007 Division Two: 3rd place^[45]


• 
  2011 Division Two: 2nd place


• 
  2011–13 Championship: 7th place


• 
  2014 World Cup Qualifier: 6th place


• 
  2015 Division Two: 2nd place


• 
  2015–17 Championship: 8th place


• 
  2018 Division Two: 4th place


• 
  2018 Division Two: TBD

ICC 6 Nations Challenge

• 2000: Did not participate^[46]


• 2002: 1st place^[6]


• 2004: 3rd place^[22]

ICC World Cup Qualifier

Namibia did not play in the ICC Trophy between 1979 and 1990 as they were not a member of the ICC at the time.^[1]

• 
  1994: 9th place – Won Plate competition^[47]


• 
  1997: 15th place^[48]


• 
  2001: Runners up^[5]


• 
  2005: 7th place^[31]


• 
  2009: 8th place^[49]


• 
  2014: 6th place


• 
  2018: Did not qualify
  


• 
  2022: TBD

Personnel

Playing staff

No.	Name	Birthplace	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
2	Louis van der Westhuizen	Namibia	(1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 30)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
7	Gerhard Erasmus	Namibia	(1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
14	Stephan Baard	Namibia	(1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium pace
23	Pikky Ya France	Namibia	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm slow
26	Jean Bredenkamp	South Africa	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium pace
42	Michau du Preez	South Africa	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
64	Niko Davin	Namibia	(1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
-	Wessel Myburgh	Namibia	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 28)	Right-handed
All-rounders
12	JJ Smit	Namibia	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 23)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
49	Jan Frylinck	South Africa	(1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Captain
79	Nicol Loftie-Eaton	Namibia	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 18)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium pace
92	Karl Birkenstock	South Africa	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium pace
Wicket-keepers
6	Lohan Louwrens	Namibia	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 19)	Right-handed	—
32	Jean-Pierre Kotze	Namibia	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 24)	Left-handed	—
48	Zane Green	Namibia	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 22)	Left-handed	—
Bowlers
1	Bernard Scholtz	Namibia	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 28)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
9	Tangeni Lungameni	Namibia	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 26)	Leftt-handed	Left-arm medium pace
35	Christopher Coombe	Namibia	(1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium pace
39	Tiaan Snyman	Namibia	(1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium pace
45	Zhivago Groenewald	Namibia	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
51	Petrus Burger	Namibia	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin
96	Colin Peake	Namibia	(1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
—	Danie van Schoor	Namibia	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin

Coaching staff

Position	Name
National Coach	Pierre de Bruyn
Assistant Coach	Bjorn Kotze
National Team Manager	Gareth Cloete

Former players

NO	Name	Date of birth	Date of death	Batting style	Bowling style	Nationality	Duration
Wicket-Keeper Batsman †
† 27	Raymond van Schoor	23 May 1990	20 November 2015(2015-11-20) (aged 25)	RHB	Right arm fast-medium	Namibia	2007–2015

Overseas/foreign players

NO	Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Nationality	Duration	MAJOR TEAMS
Wicketkeeper
44	Tatenda Taibu	(1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 35)	RHB	Right-arm off-break	Zimbabwe	2006–2007	Zimbabwe
All Rounders
23	Dougie Brown	(1969-10-29) 29 October 1969 (age 49)	RHB	Right arm medium pace	Scotland	2002–2003	Warwickshire CCC
77	Dwaine Pretorius	(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 29)	RHB	Right arm medium pace	South Africa	2009–2010	Lions
	Qasim Sheikh	(1984-10-30) 30 October 1984 (age 34)	LHB	Left arm medium pace	Scotland	2007–2008	Scotland
Bowlers
28	Tony Palladino	(1983-06-29) 29 June 1983 (age 35)	RHB	Right arm medium-fast	England	2009–2010	Derbyshire CCC

Namibians playing overseas

NO	Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Nationality	Duration	CURRENT TEAM
All-Rounder
4	Christi Viljoen	(1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 31)	RHB	Right arm fast-medium	Namibia  New Zealand	2010–2014	Otago

• A list of Namibian ODI cricketers can be found at: List of Namibian ODI cricketers.


• A list of players to have captained Namibia in international cricket can be found at: Namibian national cricket captains
  


• A complete list of Namibian cricketers with articles can be found at: Category:Namibian cricketers
  

See also

• Cricket in Namibia


• Namibia national under-19 cricket team


• Namibia women's national cricket team

References

Further reading

• 
  South African Cricket Annual – various editions


• 
  Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions


• 
  Cricket Namibia official site