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Namibia national under-19 cricket team

Namibia national under-19 cricket team

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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: Zimbabwe Rangarirai Manyande

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List of captains

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

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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]
  • 435 – Stephan Swanepoel (from 19 matches between 1998 and 2002, at an average of 24.16)
  • 311 – Dawid Botha (from 9 matches between 2006 and 2008, at an average of 44.42)
  • 297 – Gerhard Erasmus (from 11 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 29.70)
Highest individual scores[7]
Most career wickets[8]
  • 20 – Burton van Rooi (from 13 matches between 2000 and 2002, at an average of 19.80)
  • 17 – Bredell Wessels (from 9 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 22.58)
  • 15 – Fritz Coetzee (from 6 matches in 2016, at an average of 15.93)
Best bowling performances[9]

References

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