Adri van der Merwe

Adri van der Merwe
Personal information
Full name
Adri van der Merwe
Born (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)
Swakopmund, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batsmen
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 10)20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I2 May 2023 v Uganda
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 59
Runs scored 967
Batting average 20.14
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 57
Catches/stumpings 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 October 2024

Adri van der Merwe (born 6 June 2002) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series.[2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia.[3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4][5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[6] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[7] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named in the team of the tournament,[8] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Adri van der Merwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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