Jean-Pierre Kotze (born 23 April 1994) is a Namibian

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er. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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tournament. In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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tournament. Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining

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(ODI) status. Kotze made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against

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, in the tournament's final. In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in

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's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Namibia against

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on 20 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia. On debut, he finished on 101

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, 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

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. On 20 September 2019, in the match against the

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, he scored 136 runs to become the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in ODI cricket. Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Ahead of the tournament, the

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(ICC) named him as the key player in Namibia's squad. In 2021, Kotze retired from cricket at the end of the home season in Namibia to spend more time with his family. However, in April 2022, he announced he was coming out of retirement. A few days later, he was named in Namibia's T20I squad for their series against Uganda.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotze, Jean-Pierre 1994 births Living people Namibian cricketers Namibia One Day International cricketers Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Wicket-keepers