Namibia national under-19 cricket team

Namibia Under-19s

Association	Namibia Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Zane Green
Coach	Norbert Manyande
International Cricket Council
ICC region	ICC Africa
International cricket
First international	Namibia vs. 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 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: Rangarirai Manyande

Player	Date of Birth	Batting	Bowling style
Zane Green (c, wk)	(1996-10-11)11 October 1996 (aged 19)	Left	—
Charl Brits	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm off spin
Petrus Burger	(1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 16)	Right	Right-arm leg spin
Fritz Coetzee	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Left-arm fast-medium
Niko Davin	(1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm leg spin
Motjaritje Honga	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm medium
Burton Jacobs	(1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm medium
Jürgen Linde	(1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 16)	Left	Left-arm medium
SJ Loftie-Eaton	(1996-10-11)11 October 1996 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
Lo-handre Louwrens (wk)	(1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 16)	Right	—
Chrischen Olivier	(1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
Francois Rautenbach	(1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm off spin
Michael van Lingen	(1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 18)	Left	—
Eben van Wyk	(1999-03-19)19 March 1999 (aged 16)	Right	Right-arm medium
Warren van Wyk	(1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 18)	Left	Right-arm medium-fast

List of captains

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

№	Name	First	Last	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%
1	Duane Vilijoen	1998	1998	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
2	Jan-Berrie Burger	2000	2000	6	0	5	1	0	8.33
3	Stephan 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^[4]

• 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^[5]

• 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^[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]

• 142 (131 balls) – Stephan 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^[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]

• 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

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