Namibia national under-19 cricket team
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| Association | Namibia Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Zane Green |
| Coach | Norbert Manyande |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC region | ICC Africa |
| International cricket | |
| First international |  Namibia v. West Indies  (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.
Namibia has qualified for the ICC Under-19 Cricket 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 ICC Under-19 Cricket 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 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 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 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[1]
Current squad
Namibia's squad at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup was as follows:
Coach: 
Rangarirai Manyande
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Green (c, wk) | 11 October 1996 (aged 19) | Left | — |
| Charl Brits | 22 July 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Petrus Burger | 3 November 1999 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Fritz Coetzee | 4 June 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Niko Davin | 19 December 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm leg spin |
| Motjaritje Honga | 8 April 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Burton Jacobs | 17 April 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Jürgen Linde | 11 February 1999 (aged 16) | Left | Left-arm medium |
| SJ Loftie-Eaton | 11 October 1996 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Lohan Louwrens (wk) | 24 April 1999 (aged 16) | Right | — |
| Chrischen Olivier | 13 March 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Francois Rautenbach | 17 October 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Michael van Lingen | 24 October 1997 (aged 18) | Left | — |
| Eben van Wyk | 19 March 1999 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Warren van Wyk | 20 November 1997 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm medium-fast |
List of captains
As of 2016, nine people have captained Namibia in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.[2]
| № | Name | First | Last | M | W | L | T | NR | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Viljoen | 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Jan-Berrie Burger | 2000 | 2000 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.33 |
| 3 | Stefan Swanepoel | 2002 | 2002 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| 4 | Stephanus Ackermann | 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 5 | Dawid Botha | 2008 | 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 6 | Louis van der Westhuizen | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Stephan Baard | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Gerhard Erasmus | 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 9 | Zane Green | 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Overall |
46 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 19.57 | |||
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[3]
- 263/9 (50 overs), v.
Canada, at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, 24 February 2014 - 237/6 (43.3 overs), v.
Scotland, at Eden Park, Auckland, 28 January 2002 - 231/5 (50 overs), v. Zimbabwe, at Galle International Stadium, Galle, 21 January 2000
- Lowest totals[4]
- 55 (30.4 overs), v.
Australia, at P. Sara Stadium, Colombo, 11 January 2000 - 57 (28.3 overs), v.
Bangladesh, Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara, 19 January 2000 - 65 (32.5 overs), v. Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar, 2 February 2016
Individual records
- Most career runs[5]
- 435 – Stefan 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[6]
- 142 (131 balls) – Stefan Swanepoel, v. Scotland, at Eden Park, Auckland, 28 January 2002
- 84 (119 balls) – Gerhard Erasmus, v.
Afghanistan, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 19 February 2014 - 78 (116 balls) – Xander Pitchers, v. Zimbabwe, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 22 February 2014
- Most career wickets[7]
- 20 – Burton van Rooi (from 13 matches between 2000 and 2002, at an average of 19.80)
- 17 – Bredell Wessells (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[8]
- 5/29 (10 overs) – Rudi Scholtz, v.
England, at NF Oppenheimer Ground, Johannesburg, 13 January 1998 - 4/24 (6.2 overs) – Michael van Lingen, v.
Nepal, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, 11 February 2016 - 4/24 (10 overs) – Michael van Lingen, v.
South Africa, at Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar, 31 January 2016
References
- ^ Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016). "Namibia beat Nepal – secure 2018 qualification" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ 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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