Vernon Ricardo Cloete (born 20 September 1985) is a Namibian former first-class

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er. Cloete was born at Rehoboth in September 1985 and was educated at

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. He made his debut in

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for Namibian against

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in the 2013–14 CSA 3-Day Cup, with Cloete making four first-class appearances in that edition of the competition and a fifth in the 2014–15 edition. In five first-class appearances, Cloete scored 30 runs with a highest score of 25. With his

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bowling he took 5 wickets at an

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of 61.00, with best figures of 3 for 76. In November 2011, he played three

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matches against

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, before making a further three appearances in the 2013–14 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. In six Twenty20 appearances, he scored 35 runs with a highest score of 28. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 17.40; his best figures in this format were 2 for 23. He plays his

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in Namibia for Windhoek High School Old Boys Cricket Club.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cloete, Vernon 1985 births Living people People from Rehoboth, Namibia Sportspeople from Hardap Region Namibian cricketers