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Xander Pitchers
Russell Alexander Hugh Pitchers (born 20 February 1994) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibia national cricket team, Namibian national side in March 2013, aged 19. Born in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Kimberley, South Africa, Pitchers attended the city's Hoërskool Noord-Kaap (Northern Cape High School), playing cricket for the school team. He played several seasons for underage Griqualand West cricket team, Griqualand West teams, and made his debut for the Griqualand West under-19s in October 2010, at the age of 16. Pitchers, a right-handed batsman, later moved to Namibia, going on to qualify for the Namibia Under-19 cricket team, Namibian national under-19 side. He was named in 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads#Namibia, the Namibian squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2012 Under-19 World Cup, but played in only two warm-up matches, against the West Indies Under-19 cricket team, West Indies and Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team, Zimba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Anglo-Boer war. British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley, and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town. On 2 September 1882, Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure. The first stock exchange in Africa was built in Kimberley, as early as 1881. History Discovery of diamonds In 1866, Erasmus Jacobs found a small brilliant pebble on the banks of the Orange River, on the farm ''De Kalk'' leased from local Griquas, near Hopetown, which was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
