HISTORY AS NIGERIA QUALIFY FOR FIRST EVER WORLD CUP
MEDIA RELEASE Arinaitwe plunders 102 not out of 40 balls against Tanzania Namibia down Kenya to claim second position Aho heroics sends Nigeria through Nigeria secured a dramatic, first ever spot in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2020, after they beat Sierra Leone by two wickets, on the final day of the Africa qualifying […]
Nigeria take big step towards World Cup dream
MEDIA RELEASE De Gouveia smashes 102 for Namibia Nigeria defend 110 against more fancied Ugandan’s Kenya defeat Tanzania by eight wickets Not content with stunning Namibia on the first day of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup, Africa Qualifier, Nigeria held their nerve to beat Uganda, and take a big step towards the 2020 […]
WILMOT LEADS THE WAY AS NAMIBIA BOUNCE BACK
MEDIA RELEASE Wilmot smashes 132 as hosts notch first win of qualifier Nigeria’s bowling attack too strong for Kenya Uganda ease past Sierra to make it two from two Ramon Wilmot scored the first century of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Africa Qualifier in Windhoek, as he helped the hosts bounce back immediately from […]
NIGERIA SPRING FIRST SURPRISE IN WINDHOEK
MEDIA RELEASE Nigeria got the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier off to a thrilling start, as they outlasted hosts Namibia on the opening day. The West African’s who showed very good promise in the Division 2 tournament last year in South Africa, relied on tenacious fielding to stun the hosts. Batting first, […]
Plenty of surprises in store in Namibia
MEDIA RELEASE Although there are those teams that will be regarded as favourites in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World, Africa Qualifier tournament this week in Namibia, there are also several dark horses to consider. Nigeria is one of those sides that can spring a surprise, especially considering the depth of their attack. Young […]
NAMIBIA READY TO GET UNDER-19 CRICKET WORLD CUP AFRICA QUALIFIER UNDER WAY
Namibia will look to qualify for third consecutive U19 Cricket World Cup Kenya led by Sukdeep Singh, apart of the squad that qualified for 2018 U19 World Cup Uganda’s Arinaitwe in fine form coming into tournament The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament will take place in Windhoek, Namibia, over the next week, […]
The squad participating in the ICC World League 2 Tournament
Cricket Namibia are pleased to announce the squad for the ICC World Cricket league Division 2 tournament to be held in April 2019 in Windhoek. The team selected are: Stephen Julian Baard James Milne Bredenkamp Jan Izak de Villiers Merwe Gerhard Erasmus Captain Jan Nicolaas Frylinck Vice-captain Zane Edward Green Wicket keeper Zhivago Groenewald Jean […]
Gerhard ‘Merwe’ Erasmus as the new captain of the National Team
Cricket Namibia would like to welcome Gerhard ‘Merwe’ Erasmus as the new captain of the Senior Men’s National Team with immediate effect. Merwe is born in Namibia and has represented Namibia since 2011. Merwe is a right-hand batter and an off spin bowler. Having represented Namibia at U19 level, and captaining them at the U19 […]
Final hurdle for junior cricketers
THE moment of truth has arrived for Namibia’s national under 19 cricket team as they prepare to host the ICC Africa u19 World Cup Qualifier which gets underway on Sunday. Namibia will compete against five other African countries in the tournament, which will see only the winners booking a place at the 2020 Cricket World […]
U19 National Team Capping
The U19 National Team held its Capping ceremony on Friday evening, preparing them for the ICC Africa Qualifiers taking place in Windhoek from the 17th – 23rd March 2019. Countries that will compete against Namibia in the Qualifiers are Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. The Namibian team is captained by Divan la Cock […]