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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 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]
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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) | 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 |
| Lo-handre 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 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
- ^ Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016). "Namibia beat Nepal – secure 2018 qualification" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "These were their age when they were qualified to play in the tournament".
- ^ 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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