The Namibia national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the
Republic of Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
in
international cricket
International cricket matches are played between teams representing their nations, normally organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The main forms are Test matches, One-Day matches and Twenty20 matches.
Most games are played ...
. It is organised by
Cricket Namibia
The Namibia Cricket Board, known commercially as Cricket Namibia, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Namibia. Its current headquarters is in Windhoek, Namibia. Cricket Namibia is Namibia's representative at the Internatio ...
which became an
associate member of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992.
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A team representing
South West Africa
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played in South African domestic competitions prior to Namibia's independence in 1990. After joining the ICC the country soon became one of the leading ICC associate members in Africa. Namibia finished second at the
2001 ICC Trophy, thereby qualifying for the
2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. The team made its
One Day International
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(ODI) debut at the tournament but failed to win a match. Beginning in 2004, Namibia participated in every edition of the
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup was a first-class cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as part of its cricket development programme. It was designed to allow Associate Members of the ICC the chance to play first ...
, finishing runner-up
in 2007–08. It also featured at the highest levels of the
World Cricket League
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(WCL), twice participating in the
WCL Championship, and finished third at the
2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
Namibia finished runner-up at the
2019 WCL Division Two tournament to secure
ODI status and qualify for
2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. The team finished fourth at the
2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier to qualify for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It subsequently recorded its first World Cup victories, defeating the
Netherlands
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and
Ireland
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in the first round of the tournament to progress to the Super 12 stage.
History
The earliest instance of cricket played in Windhoek dates back to 1909 when
South West Africa
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was very much a German colony. During the
First world war
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(1914), South African troops opened assault in the region. A game of cricket was recorded in the Okonjande prisoner of war camp near Otjiwarongo. South Africa captured
South West Africa
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following Germany's defeat. It came under the
League of Nations
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mandate in the
Union of South Africa
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.
Following this, cricket was regularly played in the Western Province. The South West Africa Cricket Union was formed in 1930 and the first organised matches were played in the region.
South West Africa
South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...
began playing in the South African Country Cricket Association's annual competition in the 1961–62 season.
South West Africa (1961–1989)
South West Africa
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competed in the South African Country Cricket Association's annual competition between 1961 and 1989. In 1966, the
Namibian war of Independence
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and An ...
was launched by the
People's Liberation Army of Namibia
The People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was the military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the Sout ...
, an armed wing of
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
. South West African rebels welcomed the sporting boycott of the South African apartheid regime and lent their support to the "Stop the seventy tour" campaign.
South West Africa played their last domestic season in South Africa in January 1989. In April,
PLAN
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F ...
launched its
final guerrilla campaign and the South West Africa Cricket Union severed their ties with the South African Cricket Board (SACB).
In November 1989, a Namibian team toured Botswana and played their first international fixture, although the
Namibian Cricket Board were not affiliated to the
International Cricket Council
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until 1992.
Initial years
After the Botswana tour,
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
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visited Namibia in March 1990, taking part in the Independence Day celebrations. This was followed by a visit from
The Netherlands
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in April. Before the formation of the
African Cricket Association
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The role of the ACA includes promoting the development of cricket in ...
, the SCSA Zone VI cricket federation was formed after two schoolboy cricket tours between Namibia and Botswana in 1989 and 1990.
The inaugural ACA tournament was held in Windhoek in September 1991, with Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana playing as well as an
Oxford University Cricket Club
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side.
2003 World Cup
The road to the
2003 Cricket World Cup started with the
2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. Namibia reached the final at the
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
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, losing to the Netherlands, but still qualifying for their first World Cup.
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of 2001 ICC Trophy Final, 15 July 2001 at Cricket Archive Namibia then hosted the
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in April 2002, finishing fourth
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at Cricket Archive and had a disappointing Africa Cup campaign that September, finishing fourth in their group and beating only
Tanzania
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, before losing four matches against Zimbabwe A a few weeks later. A tour of Kenya was more successful, as Namibia beat
Kenya
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in a four match one-day series. Following this, Namibia took part in the top level of South African domestic one-day cricket, the Standard Bank Cup, but lost all five of their games. Bangladesh toured in January 2003, winning the five match one-day series 4–1.
The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in
Harare
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with
Zimbabwe
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beating Namibia by 86 runs in Namibia's debut
One Day International
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(ODI).
They went on to lose to
Pakistan
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by 171 runs, before a 55 run defeat at the hands of
England
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in which Namibia performed with some credit,
Jan-Berrie Burger
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winning the
man of the match
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award for his innings of 85 runs that came close to helping the side pull off an unlikely upset. They then lost by 181 runs to
India
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and by 256 runs against
Australia
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, the eventual winners of the tournament,
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in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in One Day Internationals. The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.
After the World Cup
In August 2003, Zimbabwe A toured Namibia. Namibia won the one-day series 2–1, but lost both three-day games. A return visit to Zimbabwe the following January saw Namibia win a five match one-day series against Zimbabwe A 4–1, also winning a match against Zimbabwe Under-19s. Bangladesh toured Namibia in February, winning all three one-day games and drawing the three-day game. Following this, Namibia travelled to the United Arab Emirates for the
2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. They finished third on run rate after beating
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, the Netherlands and the
UAE
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and losing to Scotland and the
USA
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.
[2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge](_blank)
at CricketEurope Namibia played two
ICC Intercontinental Cup
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matches against Kenya and
Uganda
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in 2004, losing them both.
[2004 Intercontinental Cup](_blank)
at CricketEurope In between the two matches, they won an African nations tournament in Zambia. Later in the year, they took part in Zimbabwe's national one-day domestic competition, in which they finished as runners-up. Whilst in Zimbabwe, they won two matches against the national side. This was followed by a visit to Namibia by England, who won both matches.
Zimbabwe A again visited Namibia in early 2005, losing both one-day matches that finished. Pakistan A were the next visitors in April, winning all three one-day matches and drawing in the three-day game. This was followed by their two regional group games in the
2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Whilst they were unbeaten, winning against Uganda and drawing against Kenya, this was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.
[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup](_blank)
at CricketEurope They then visited Ireland to take part in the
2005 ICC Trophy. They finished 7th after beating Denmark in their final play-off game.
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of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive Back at home, they hosted
New Zealand
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at the end of July, losing both games, losing by only 29 runs after conceding 330/6. In October of that year, they hosted the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, despite failing to qualify. While the final was being played, they played a two match one-day series against Bermuda after they had been knocked out of the tournament, winning both games, but the games were tarnished by controversial incidents, with the Bermuda team accusing the Namibian team of racist insults, and walking off in the second game when a flurry of
bouncers
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were unleashed at the lower order Bermuda batsmen. The Namibian Cricket Board denied the allegations of racism.
In March 2006, Namibia met
Nepal
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in a challenge match to decide who got the eighth and final spot in the
2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
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. The match was drawn, with Namibia getting a first innings lead, thus qualifying them for the main tournament. The main tournament itself started with an innings defeat by Scotland in
Aberdeen
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before a five wicket defeat by
Ireland
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in Dublin, both matches in May.
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at CricketEurope In the
2006-07 South African cricket season, Namibia took part in the second tier of
first-class and
List A cricket
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, the South African Airways Challenge. They finished second in their group in the three-day tournament and third in their group in the one-day tournament, missing out on reaching the semi-finals by one win. In the midst of the matches in those tournaments, they played their third and final 2006 Intercontinental Cup match, beating the UAE by an innings.
On 1 April 2007, they became part of the ICC's High Performance Program.
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, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at European Cricket Council
In November/December 2007, Namibia hosted
Division Two of the
World Cricket League
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where they played against
Argentina
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,
Denmark
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,
Oman
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,
the UAE and
Uganda
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. Although Namibia won three of their five group matches, it was not enough for them to progress to the final. Namibia beat Denmark in the third place playoff. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Namibia qualified for the
ICC World Cup Qualifier
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in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the
2011 World Cup.
Namibia again took part in the second tier of South African domestic cricket between October 2007 and February 2008. They played a
2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in October 2007, playing the remaining games against Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in 2008.
Namibia won the
2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield defeating the
United Arab Emirates
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by six wickets in Dubai.
In 2011 Namibia participated in
Division Two and finished as runners-up, on this occasion behind the UAE.
In July 2011, the country competed in the ICC Twenty20 World Cricket League Africa Division One competition in Uganda, winning all eight group matches before succumbing to the
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in the Final by six wickets. During this tournament, all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen struck 16 sixes in an innings of 159* against Kenya, as part of a team total of 262/1 from 20 overs.
The Golden Generation
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20
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matches played between Namibia and other
ICC members
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since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is.
Namibia's first T20I match was against
Ghana
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on 20 May 2019 in the Regional Final of the
2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.
In July 2020, the Namibia Men's team won the ICC Associate Member Men's Performance of the Year award, after gaining
One Day International
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(ODI) status, in the ICC's Annual Development Awards to recognise developing cricketing nations.
Namibia qualified for the
2021 ICC T20 World Cup in the
United Arab Emirates
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when they finished 4th in the
2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in October and November 2019.
They lost their first match against Sri Lanka but recorded a historic first-ever win at a World Cup event when they beat The Netherlands by 6 wickets in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2021. On 22 October 2021 in the next match against Ireland, Namibia made history by winning the match by 8 wickets and qualified for the Super 12 stage of the tournament. On 27 October 2021, in the first Super 12 match for Namibia, they registered another historic win when they beat Scotland by 4 wickets.
In the
2022 ICC T20 World Cup, Namibia defeated
Asia Cup champions and world number 8 side
Sri Lanka
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in a stunning upset to open the tournament.
International grounds
Records
International match summary – Namibia
''Last updated 7 December 2022''
One-Day Internationals
*Highest team total: 324/7 v.
Oman
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on 8 January 2020 at
Oman Cricket Academy,
Al Amarat
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Al Amarat is the fifth (out of six) most populated province in the Muscat Governorate after Muscat itself, As Seeb, Bawshar and Muttrah.
Al Amarat i ...
.
*Highest individual score: 136,
Jean-Pierre Kotze
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v.
United States
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on 20 September 2019 at
Central Broward Regional Park
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,
Lauderhill
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.
*Best individual bowling figures: 6/42,
Tangeni Lungameni
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Career
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v.
Papua New Guinea
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on 26 November 2022 at
Wanderers,
Windhoek
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.
Most ODI runs for Namibia
Most ODI wickets for Namibia
ODI record versus other nations
''Records complete to ODI #4497. Last updated 7 December 2022.''
Twenty20 Internationals
* Highest team total: 240/3 v.
Botswana
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on 20 August 2019 at
United Ground
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The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 N ...
,
Windhoek
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.
* Highest individual score: 101
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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 Worl ...
v.
Botswana
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on 20 August 2019 at
United Ground
United Ground also known as TrustCo United Sports Field is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.
The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 N ...
,
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
.
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/10,
JJ Smit
Johannes Jonathan Smit (born 10 November 1995) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in February 2012, aged 16.
Early career
A left-arm fast bowler from Keetmanshoop, Smit made his debut for the Nam ...
v.
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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on 10 April 2022 at
United Ground
United Ground also known as TrustCo United Sports Field is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.
The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 N ...
,
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
.
Most T20I runs for Namibia
Most T20I wickets for Namibia
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #1836. Last updated 20 October 2022.''
Tournament history
ICC Cricket World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Namibia did not play in the ICC Trophy between
1979 and
1990
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as they were not a member of the ICC at the time.
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1994
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: 9th place – Won Plate competition
[Scorecard](_blank)
of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive
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1997: 15th place
[Scorecard](_blank)
of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at Cricket Archive
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2001: Runners up
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2005: 7th place
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2009: 8th place
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2014: 6th place
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2018: ''Did not qualify''
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
: TBD
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
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2012
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: 3rd place
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2013
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: 10th place
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2015
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: 7th place
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2019: 4th place
ICC Intercontinental Cup
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2004: First round
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2005: First round
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2006
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: First round
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2007–08: Losing finalist
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2009–10 (Shield): Winners
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2011–13: 5th place
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2015–17: 8th place
ICC World Cricket League
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2007 Division Two: 3rd place
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2011 Division Two: 2nd place
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2011–13 Championship: 7th place
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2015 Division Two: 2nd place
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2015–17 Championship: 8th place
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2018 Division Two: 4th place
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2019 Division Two: Winners
ICC 6 Nations Challenge
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2000
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: Did not participate
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2002: 1st place
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2004: 3rd place
Current squad
This is the list of players who were picked in the most recent ODI or T20I squads. ''Updated as on 7 December 2022''
Coaching staff
Overseas/foreign players
Namibians playing overseas
*A complete list of Namibian cricketers with articles can be found at:
Namibian cricketers
See also
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Cricket in Namibia
The Namibia national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the Republic of Namibia in international cricket. It is organised by Cricket Namibia which became an associate member of the International Cricket Cou ...
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List of Namibia ODI cricketers
Since their first match in 2003, 38 players have represented Namibia in One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the Intern ...
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List of Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers
This is a list of Namibian 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 Namibia and other ICC members after ...
*
List of Namibian first-class cricketers
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Namibia national under-19 cricket team
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, ...
*
Namibia women's national cricket team
The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles, represents the country of Namibia in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Namibia, which has been a member of the International Cricket Counc ...
Notes
References
Further reading
* ''South African Cricket Annual'' – various editions
* ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' – various editions
Cricket Namibiaofficial site
{{South African cricket season
Cricket in Namibia
National cricket teams
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
Namibia in international cricket