Uwe-Karl Janko Birkenstock (born 26 May 1989) is a South African

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Boland. He was born in

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. Birkenstock began his cricketing career in the English Southern Premier Cricket League, playing for

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, who finished in sixth position in the 2008 table, a season in which he played 15 of the team's 16 matches. Birkenstock played two matches for Worcestershire Second XI during the 2008 season, scoring a half century in his second of three innings for the side. Birkenstock's first-class debut came during the 2009–10 South African cricket season, for Boland against Griqualand West. Birkenstock is the nephew of international cricket umpire Rudi Birkenstock and cousin of Namibian international player

Karl Birkenstock Karl Birkenstock (born 27 March 1996) is a Namibian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Namibia against Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016. His List A debut in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Cha ...

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