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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|28|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], South Africa
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], South Africa
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| batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
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| internationalspan = 2010–present
| internationalspan = 2019

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| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
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| date = 14 May 2019
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| date = 6 July
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/387845.html Cricinfo
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'''Christoffel "Christi" Viljoen''' (born 28 September 1987) is a cricketer who plays for the [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia national team]]. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm [[seam bowling|medium-fast]]. He also represents [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in domestic cricket in New Zealand.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/387845.html |title=Christi Viljoen |accessdate=23 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
'''Christoffel '''"'''Christi'''"''' Viljoen''' (born 28 September 1987) is a former cricketer who played for the [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia national team]]. He played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He also played for [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in New Zealand domestic cricket.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/387845.html |title=Christi Viljoen |accessdate=23 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Viljoen made his first-class debut for Namibia in the CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge competition held in South Africa on 21 January 2010 against [[KwaZulu-Natal cricket team|KwaZulu-Natal]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256319.html |title=f52226 KwaZulu-Natal v Namibia: CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2009/10 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He also made his T20 debut (along with 9 other players in Namibia) against Zimbabwe on 13 February 2010. Opening the bowling with [[Louis Klazinga]], Viljoen took a single wicket (that of [[Sikandar Raza]]) for seven runs.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256103.html |title=tt1525 Southern Rocks v Namibia: Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He played six matches in the tournament, scoring 61&nbsp;runs from three innings with a highest of 41,<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ZIM/Stanbic_Bank_Twenty20_2009-10/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and fielding in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> and took six wickets at an average of 16.83.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ZIM/Stanbic_Bank_Twenty20_2009-10/Bowling_by_Wickets.html |title=Bowling in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
Viljoen made his first-class debut for Namibia in the CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge competition held in South Africa on 21 January 2010 against [[KwaZulu-Natal cricket team|KwaZulu-Natal]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256319.html |title=f52226 KwaZulu-Natal v Namibia: CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2009/10 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He also made his T20 debut (along with 9 other players in Namibia) against Zimbabwe on 13 February 2010. Opening the bowling with [[Louis Klazinga]], Viljoen took a single wicket (that of [[Sikandar Raza]]) for seven runs.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256103.html |title=tt1525 Southern Rocks v Namibia: Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He played six matches in the tournament, scoring 61&nbsp;runs from three innings with a highest of 41,<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ZIM/Stanbic_Bank_Twenty20_2009-10/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and fielding in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> and took six wickets at an average of 16.83.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ZIM/Stanbic_Bank_Twenty20_2009-10/Bowling_by_Wickets.html |title=Bowling in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>


After experimenting with a two-division format the [[International Cricket Council]] decided that the [[2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] would feature eight teams, including Namibia who were previously in the [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield|Shield competition]], playing first-class cricket.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/515596.html |title=UAE and Namibia join Intercontinental Cup |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 May 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Namibia played their opening fixture of the Cup in September. Batting at [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|number three]] Viljoen scored a four-ball duck in the first innings but in the second managed 87 from 136&nbsp;balls, in the process passing 500&nbsp;first-class runs in his career and beating his previous highest score in the format.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/345/345101.html |title=f53346 Ireland v Namibia: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013 |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
After experimenting with a two-division format the [[International Cricket Council]] decided that the [[2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] would feature eight teams, including Namibia who were previously in the [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield|Shield competition]], playing first-class cricket.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/515596.html |title=UAE and Namibia join Intercontinental Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 May 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Namibia played their opening fixture of the Cup in September. Batting at [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|number three]] Viljoen scored a four-ball duck in the first innings but in the second managed 87 from 136&nbsp;balls, in the process passing 500&nbsp;first-class runs in his career and beating his previous highest score in the format.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/345/345101.html |title=f53346 Ireland v Namibia: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013 |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>


A side made up of some of the leading players from Associate and Affiliate teams was put together to face England in Dubai [[Pakistani cricket team vs England in the UAE in 2011–12#ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI v England XI|in January 2012]]. The three-day match was part of England's preparation for a series against Pakistan later that month. Along with [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], Viljoen was one of two Namibia players included in the 12-man squad.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/545647.html |title=Porterfield leads ICC side against England |publisher=Cricinfo |date=16 December 2011 |accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref> Coming in to bat at 90/6, Viljoen top-scored with 98&nbsp;runs from 189&nbsp;balls against a bowling line-up including [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], [[Stuart Broad]], [[Steven Finn (cricketer)|Steven Finn]], and [[Graeme Swann]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/current/story/548513.html |title=England frustrated by lower-order rally |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=7 January 2012 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
A side made up of some of the leading players from Associate and Affiliate teams was put together to face England in Dubai [[Pakistani cricket team vs England in the UAE in 2011–12#ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI v England XI|in January 2012]]. The three-day match was part of England's preparation for a series against Pakistan later that month. Along with [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], Viljoen was one of two Namibia players included in the 12-man squad.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/545647.html |title=Porterfield leads ICC side against England |publisher=Cricinfo |date=16 December 2011 |accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref> Coming in to bat at 90/6, Viljoen top-scored with 98&nbsp;runs from 189&nbsp;balls against a bowling line-up including [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], [[Stuart Broad]], [[Steven Finn]], and [[Graeme Swann]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/current/story/548513.html |title=England frustrated by lower-order rally |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=7 January 2012 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>


The UAE hosted the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in March. Namibia progressed to the preliminary finals where they lost to Ireland.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/558558.html |title=Ireland demolish Namibia to qualify for World T20 |first=Gerard |last=Siggins |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=24 March 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> With 14&nbsp;wickets from 9&nbsp;matches, Viljoen was Namibia's leading wicket-taker in the tournament (equal fourth overall),<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6868;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424202644/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6868%3Btype%3Dtournament |archivedate=24 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and scored 48&nbsp;runs from 5&nbsp;innings.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/UAE/ICC_World_Twenty20_Qualifier_2011-12/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and fielding in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (ordered by runs) |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> Shortly after the tournament concluded, Namibia hosted [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the Intercontinental Cup. Namibia won by eight wickets and in the second innings Viljoen finished with career-best bowling figures of 7/61.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/560364.html |title=Burger, Viljoen star in Namibia win |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 April 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>
The UAE hosted the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in March. Namibia progressed to the preliminary finals where they lost to Ireland.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/558558.html |title=Ireland demolish Namibia to qualify for World T20 |first=Gerard |last=Siggins |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=24 March 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> With 14&nbsp;wickets from 9&nbsp;matches, Viljoen was Namibia's leading wicket-taker in the tournament (equal fourth overall),<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6868;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424202644/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6868%3Btype%3Dtournament |archivedate=24 April 2012 }}</ref> and scored 48&nbsp;runs from 5&nbsp;innings.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/UAE/ICC_World_Twenty20_Qualifier_2011-12/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and fielding in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (ordered by runs) |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> Shortly after the tournament concluded, Namibia hosted [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the Intercontinental Cup. Namibia won by eight wickets and in the second innings Viljoen finished with career-best bowling figures of 7/61.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/560364.html |title=Burger, Viljoen star in Namibia win |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 April 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>


In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="NAMWCL2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/604943 |title=Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 |accessdate=29 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="NAMWCL2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/604943 |title=Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 |accessdate=29 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>


He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Otago in the [[2018–19 Super Smash]], with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12658;team=2621;type=tournament |title=Super Smash, 2018/19 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref>
He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Otago in the [[2018–19 Super Smash]], with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12658;team=2621;type=tournament |title=Super Smash, 2018/19 – Otago: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref>


In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |title=The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref> Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining [[One Day International]] (ODI) status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> Viljoen made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], in the tournament's final.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html |title=Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019 |accessdate=27 April 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804095958/https://www.cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2020 |title=The Squad Participating in the ICC World League 2 Tournament |work=Cricket Namibia |date=18 March 2019 |accessdate=19 March 2019 }}</ref> Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining [[One Day International]] (ODI) status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> Viljoen made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], in the tournament's final.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html |title=Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019 |accessdate=27 April 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>


In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |title=Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals |work=Xinhua News (Africa) |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514101353/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 May 2019 |title=Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals |publisher=Xinhua News Agency (Africa) |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut for Namibia against [[Ghana national cricket team|Ghana]] on 20 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184258.html |title=5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref> In Namibia's third match of the tournament, against [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]], Viljoen took his first [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul in a T20I match]], finishing with figures of five wickets for nine runs from his four overs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184901.html |title=11th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 22 2019 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/78820/read/Viljoen-rips-through-Botswana |title=Viljoen rips through Botswana |work=The Namibian |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref> He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the Regional Finals, with nine dismissals in three matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13032;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019: Most wickets |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> However, following the conclusion of the tournament, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) suspended Viljoen for four matches, after he breached the ICC's Anti-Racism Code during the match against [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1188553.html |title=Namibia's Christi Viljoen earns four-match suspension |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ |title=Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717154754/http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erongo.com.na/news/elite-cricket-training-squad-announced-2019-06-24 |title=Elite cricket training squad announced |work=Erongo |accessdate=17 July 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002170700/http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ |archive-date=2 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ahead of the tournament, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Namibia's squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1452024 |title=Team preview: Namibia |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of Otago representative cricketers]]


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Christi Viljoen
Personal information
Full name
Christoffel Viljoen
Born (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 37)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 24)27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI17 September 2019 v United States
T20I debut (cap 11)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I2 November 2019 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2018/19Otago
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 2 12 80 89
Runs scored 19 68 2,788 1,209
Batting average 19.00 17.00 22.12 21.21
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/12 0/6
Top score 17* 33 182* 87*
Balls bowled 30 223 12,313 3,882
Wickets 2 20 225 102
Bowling average 7.00 11.80 26.98 30.98
5 wickets in innings 0 1 8 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/6 5/9 7/61 5/27
Catches/stumpings 2/– 5/– 37/– 29/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2020

Christoffel "Christi" Viljoen (born 28 September 1987) is a former cricketer who played for the Namibia national team. He played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He also played for Otago in New Zealand domestic cricket.[1]

Career

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Viljoen made his first-class debut for Namibia in the CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge competition held in South Africa on 21 January 2010 against KwaZulu-Natal.[2] He also made his T20 debut (along with 9 other players in Namibia) against Zimbabwe on 13 February 2010. Opening the bowling with Louis Klazinga, Viljoen took a single wicket (that of Sikandar Raza) for seven runs.[3] He played six matches in the tournament, scoring 61 runs from three innings with a highest of 41,[4] and took six wickets at an average of 16.83.[5]

After experimenting with a two-division format the International Cricket Council decided that the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup would feature eight teams, including Namibia who were previously in the Shield competition, playing first-class cricket.[6] Namibia played their opening fixture of the Cup in September. Batting at number three Viljoen scored a four-ball duck in the first innings but in the second managed 87 from 136 balls, in the process passing 500 first-class runs in his career and beating his previous highest score in the format.[7]

A side made up of some of the leading players from Associate and Affiliate teams was put together to face England in Dubai in January 2012. The three-day match was part of England's preparation for a series against Pakistan later that month. Along with Craig Williams, Viljoen was one of two Namibia players included in the 12-man squad.[8] Coming in to bat at 90/6, Viljoen top-scored with 98 runs from 189 balls against a bowling line-up including James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, and Graeme Swann.[9]

The UAE hosted the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in March. Namibia progressed to the preliminary finals where they lost to Ireland.[10] With 14 wickets from 9 matches, Viljoen was Namibia's leading wicket-taker in the tournament (equal fourth overall),[11] and scored 48 runs from 5 innings.[12] Shortly after the tournament concluded, Namibia hosted Canada in the Intercontinental Cup. Namibia won by eight wickets and in the second innings Viljoen finished with career-best bowling figures of 7/61.[13]

In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[14]

He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Otago in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[15]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[16] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[17] Viljoen made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[18]

In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[19][20] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[21] In Namibia's third match of the tournament, against Botswana, Viljoen took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, finishing with figures of five wickets for nine runs from his four overs.[22][23] He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the Regional Finals, with nine dismissals in three matches.[24] However, following the conclusion of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Viljoen for four matches, after he breached the ICC's Anti-Racism Code during the match against Uganda.[25]

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.[26][27] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[28] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Namibia's squad.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Christi Viljoen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ f52226 KwaZulu-Natal v Namibia: CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2009/10, CricketArchive, retrieved 7 January 2012
  3. ^ tt1525 Southern Rocks v Namibia: Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10, CricketArchive, retrieved 7 January 2012
  4. ^ Batting and fielding in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by runs), CricketArchive, retrieved 7 January 2012
  5. ^ Bowling in Stanbic Bank Twenty20 2009/10 (ordered by wickets), CricketArchive, retrieved 7 January 2012
  6. ^ "UAE and Namibia join Intercontinental Cup", ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2011, retrieved 7 January 2012
  7. ^ f53346 Ireland v Namibia: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013, Cricket Archive, retrieved 7 January 2012
  8. ^ Porterfield leads ICC side against England, Cricinfo, 16 December 2011, retrieved 18 December 2011
  9. ^ "England frustrated by lower-order rally", ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2012, retrieved 7 January 2012
  10. ^ Siggins, Gerard (24 March 2012), "Ireland demolish Namibia to qualify for World T20", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 2 May 2012
  11. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets", ESPNcricinfo, archived from the original on 24 April 2012, retrieved 2 May 2012
  12. ^ Batting and fielding in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (ordered by runs), Cricket Archive, retrieved 2 May 2012
  13. ^ "Burger, Viljoen star in Namibia win", ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2012, retrieved 2 May 2012
  14. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Super Smash, 2018/19 – Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  16. ^ "The Squad Participating in the ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals". Xinhua News Agency (Africa). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  20. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  21. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  22. ^ "11th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Viljoen rips through Botswana". The Namibian. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  24. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Namibia's Christi Viljoen earns four-match suspension". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  28. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  29. ^ "Team preview: Namibia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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