Namibia at the Cricket World Cup

The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992[1] and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007.[2] They took part in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, though they lost all their games.[3] They have played in each edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Cricket World Cup Record

Year Round Games Won Tied Lost
England1975[4]Not an ICC member[1]
England1979[5]
England1983[6]
IndiaPakistan1987[7]
AustraliaNew Zealand1992[8]
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996[9]Did Not Qualify
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands1999[10]
South AfricaZimbabweKenya2003[11]Group Stage6006
West Indies Cricket Board2007[12]Did Not Qualify
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka2011[13]
AustraliaNew Zealand2015[14]
TotalGroup Stage6006

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 0 Wins – 0 Ties – 6 Losses – 6 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Australia0011
 England0011
 India0011
 Netherlands0011
 Pakistan0011
 Zimbabwe0011

2003 World Cup

The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in Harare with Zimbabwe beating Namibia by 86 runs.[15] Back in South Africa, they lost to Pakistan by 171 runs,[16] before a 55 run defeat at the hands of England in which Namibia performed with some credit, Jan-Berrie Burger winning the man of the match award for his innings of 85 that almost helped Namibia pull off an unlikely upset.[17] They then lost by 181 runs to India[18] and a 256 run defeat against Australia,[19] the eventual winners of the tournament,[3] in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in One Day Internationals, since surpassed by an Indian 257 run win over Bermuda.[20] The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.[21]

10 February 2003
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
340/2 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
104/5 (25.1 overs)
Craig Wishart 172* (151)
Lennie Louw 1/60 (10 overs)
Danie Keulder 27 (46)
Guy Whittall 2/20 (5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L)
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Dave Orchard (South Africa) and Simon Taufel (Australia).
Player of the match: Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 191 runs in 25.1 overs for Namibia.
16 February 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan 
255/9 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
84 (17.4 overs)
Saleem Elahi 63 (100)
Bjorn Kotze 2/51 (10 overs)
Bjorn Kotze 24* (29)
Wasim Akram 5/28 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 171 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
Umpires: Neil Mallender (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA).
Player of the match: Wasim Akram (Pak)
19 February 2003
Scorecard
England 
272 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
217/9 (50 overs)
Alec Stewart 60 (77)
Rudi van Vuuren 5/43 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 85 (86)
Ronnie Irani 3/30 (8 overs)
England won by 55 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jan-Berrie Burger (Nam)
23 February 2003
Scorecard
India 
311/2 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
130 (42.3 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 152 (151)
Rudi van Vuuren 2/53 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 29 (30)
Yuvraj Singh 4/6 (4.3 overs)
India won by 181 runs
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
27 February 2003
Scorecard
Australia 
301/6 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
45 (14 overs)
Matthew Hayden 88 (77)
Louis Burger 3/39 (10 overs)
Deon Kotze 10 (14)
Glenn McGrath 7/15 (7 overs)
Australia won by 256 runs
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Umpires: Billy Bowden (Nzl) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
27 February 2003
Scorecard
Netherlands 
314/4 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
250 (46.5 overs)
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134 (129)
Louis Burger 2/49 (10 overs)
Gavin Murgatroyd 52 (62)
Feiko Kloppenburg 4/42 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 64 runs
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
Player of the match: Feiko Kloppenburg (NLD)

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 Namibia at Cricket Archive
  2. ↑ Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at European Cricket Council
  3. 1 2 2003 World Cup at Cricinfo
  4. ↑ "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Prudential World Cup 1983". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Reliance World Cup 1987/88". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Benson & Hedges World Cup 1991/92". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Wills's World Cup 1995/96". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "ICC World Cup 1999". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "ICC World Cup 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "World Cup 2006/07". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "World Cup 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Scorecard of Zimbabwe v Namibia, 10 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
  16. ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v Pakistan, 16 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
  17. ↑ Scorecard of England v Namibia, 19 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
  18. ↑ Scorecard of India v Namibia, 23 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
  19. ↑ Scorecard of Australia v Namibia, 27 February 2003 at Cricket Archive
  20. ↑ ODIs – Highest winning margins at Cricinfo
  21. ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v Netherlands, 3 March 2003 at Cricket Archive
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