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Ugandan Cricket Team In Namibia In 2020–21
The Uganda cricket team toured Namibia in April 2021 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series and two 50-over matches. All of the matches were played at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Namibia won the first T20I match on 3 April by seven wickets, with captain Gerhard Erasmus leading the chase with 62 not out from just 36 balls. Two further victories for the hosts on 5 April, the first of which was rain affected, meant the hosts swept the T20I series 3–0. Namibia won the first 50-over match thanks to some powerful batting by JJ Smit and Michael Van Lingen in the second half of their innings, followed by a five-wicket haul for Ruben Trumpelmann which included the first four wickets of the Ugandan chase that had left the visitors on just 9/4. Uganda recovered from a poor start to their run chase, led by a century for Ronak Patel, but were eventually all out 98 runs short of Namibia's total. Namibia comfortably won the second match by 162 runs after o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Erasmus
Merwe Gerhard Erasmus (born 11 April 1995) is a Namibian cricketer, and the current captain of the Namibia cricket team. Career Erasmus first played at senior level for Namibia in February 2011, aged 15, against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side. He made his international and first-class debut for Namibia against Ireland in September 2011 in the 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and at the age of 16, became the youngest player in the team's history. He was named in Namibia's squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Erasmus was named in the Namibia under-19s squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He captained the team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. In January 2018, Erasmus was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In March 2019, Erasmus was named as the captain of Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divan La Cock
Divan la Cock (born 23 February 2003) is a Namibian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he has played for the Namibia national under-19 cricket team, including captaining the team at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers. He made his List A debut on 29 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves, in Windhoek. In May 2022, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, against Zimbabwe. In July 2022, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for round 14 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Scotland. He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, against Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... References External links * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Mukasa
Roger Galwanao Mukasa (born 22 August 1989) is a Ugandan international cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He has represented Uganda in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. His shirt number is 37. Career Mukasa was selected in the Uganda cricket team's squad for the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Roger Mukasa played against Sarfaraz 11 or the Pakistan national U-19 cricket team, which won the tournament. In April 2018, he was named as the captain of the Uganda squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. In May 2019, he was na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmas Kyewuta
Cosmas Kyewuta (born 28 December 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Uganda national cricket team in 2021, playing as a right-arm pace bowler. As a teenager, Kyewuta received a gunshot wound in the leg but recovered to play for the Uganda national under-19 cricket team. Kyewuta was awarded a central contract by the Uganda Cricket Association in February 2021. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Uganda against Namibia in a series in April 2021. In 2023, Kyewuta was chosen to attend Cricket South Africa's High Performance Academy. He injured his back in the same year and missed over six months, but returned to Uganda's squad for the African Games cricket tournament in early 2024. In May 2024, Kyewuta was named in Uganda's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20. Organised by cricket's governing body, the Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamu Kayondo
Hamu Kayondo (born 9 March 1990) is a Ugandan cricketer. He made his List A cricket debut in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament for Uganda against Canada on 24 January 2015. He was in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in the tournament, with 179 runs in six matches. In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Akankwasa
This is a list of Ugandan Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Uganda and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be eligible for T20I status. This list comprises all members of the Uganda cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Uganda played their first T20I match on 20 May 2019 against Botswana at the ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Finals. Key List of players :''Statistics are correct as of 23 March 2024.''Players / Uganda / T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Scholtz
Bernard Martinus Scholtz (born 3 October 1990) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He was born in Keetmanshoop. His brother, Nicolaas, four years his senior, has played first-class cricket since 2004. Biography Scholtz played for the Namibia under-19 national team at the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. He made five appearances during the competition proper, taking six wickets. He scored just two runs, but remained not out on every occasion.and is married to Lara Scholtz which is an Afrikaans second language teacher at Windhoek gymnasium. Scholtz made his first-class debut in October 2008 against North West, scoring a second-ball duck in his debut innings. He was Namibia's youngest player at the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa. Playing against Boland in 2014-15 he took 8 for 116 and 5 for 66. In November 2016, he was named Player of the Year by Cricket Namibia at their annual awards ceremony. In Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius Ngupita
Mauritius Ngupita (born 13 December 2000) is a Namibian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. 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. In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team. Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series. In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda. In September 2021, Ngupita was named as a reserve player in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangeni Lungameni
Tangeni Lungameni (born 17 April 1992) is a Namibian international cricketer who made his debut for the Namibian national team in January 2016. He is a left-arm pace bowler. Career Lungameni is from Gobabis, but moved to Windhoek to attend Windhoek Technical School.Andreas Kathindi (6 April 2015)"Staying grounded with Tangeni Lungameni"– Lela. Retrieved 10 April 2016. He started playing cricket at the age of six. He spent two seasons as a member of the Namibia under-19 team, including at the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, and made his debut for Namibia A in July 2015, against Botswana. He was not included in the squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. After getting dropped, he quit cricket for a while. In 2013, he joined the Windhoek High School Old Boys Cricket Club, on request of Francois Erasmus who was then president of Cricket Namibia, and played for 4th XI of the club. Later, he became a community coach and then a head groundsman for Cricket Namibia. In Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (born 15 March 2001) is a Namibian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018. He was previously named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his List A debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 11 February 2018. In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut for Namibia in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana. In June 2019, he was among the 25 cricketers named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season. In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team. Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismiss the batsman in various ways: * The most common dismissal effected by the keeper is for him to '' catch'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Kotze
Jean-Pierre Kotze (born 23 April 1994) is a Namibian cricketer. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status. Kotze made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final. 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. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Botswana on 20 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia. On debut, he finished on 101 not out, from 43 balls. He became the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in a T20I match. In August, Kotze was named in Namibia's ODI squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
