Coaches Association Committee
Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the Coaches Association Committee. This association is aimed to upskill cricket coaches with the objective to set and maintain the standard of coaching in Namibia. The committee will report to CN National Men’s Headcoach Pierre De Bruyn and HP Coordinator Dee Thakur.
T20 World Cup Postponed
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Windows for next three ICC Men’s events agreed to support rescheduling of bilateral cricket ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 moved to October – November 2023 to allow longer qualification […]
Batting Strategy
Coaching implications of the lateral batting back lift technique in men’s cricket: A discussion and food for thought Abstract Cricket coaching manuals published after 2009 accept as a norm for batsmen to lift the bat in the direction of the slips. A mixed-methods study conducted among 161 coaches around the world showed that most cricket […]
The Female Pace Race: Who Will be the Fastest of Them All?
Sharon Tredrea, inducted into the Australian cricket hall of fame earlier this month, played in an era well before ubiquitous speed guns in women’s cricket. However, the all-rounder, whose international career spanned 15 years in the 1970s and 80s, used to train with men at North Melbourne, claiming she was once clocked at around 83 […]
Cricket Namibia Introduces the Over 40s League
Cricket is a sport for life with the goal of providing maximum opportunities for people to participate in the game of cricket for as long as they wish. The Over 40s League is a platform initiated by Cricket Namibia to accommodate 40 years and older cricket lovers to keep playing the game. The Over 40s League aims to develop veterans cricket and […]
Cricket Namibia Launches New Schools Tournament
With great excitement and pleasure, Cricket Namibia introduces the annual XCO & APS Junior Cricket tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Namibia is uncertain about the possibility of hosting the Walvis Bay Salt Refiners tournament this year. Although the Salt refiners may not take place this year, it will still be ongoing next year […]
Training with Get Seen Sports Academy
Try out this training video for young sports fanatics by Get Seen Sports Academy.
Batting Session: Sweep it like a broom
The Eagles are back at it again. Training has never been this exciting for the Eagles especially now that the T20 World Cup is around the corner.
New Executive Selected at Cricket Namibia AGM
Cricket Namibia hosted a Club Forum and its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 13th June at Windhoek Country Club. The club forum was attended by Cricket Namibia Board members, office staff, and club representatives of which the Coastal Club representatives joined via Zoom, due to COVID-19 regulations in the Erongo Region. Cricket Namibia recently announced […]
ICC Board update on T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board agreed yesterday to continue exploring a number of contingency plans regarding the future of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 until next month whilst planning for delivery of the events in the scheduled window is ongoing. The Board expressed its […]