Gerhard Erasmus
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| Full name | Merwe Gerhard Erasmus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1995 Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 18) | 27 April 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 January 2020 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 4) | 20 May 2019 v Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 November 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Merwe Gerhard Erasmus (born 11 April 1995) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2] In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3]
In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[5] Erasmus made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[6] In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[9]
In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[10][11] In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12][13] He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 268 runs in nine matches.[14] Following the conclusion of the final, he was named as the player of the tournament.[15]
References
- ^ "Gerhard Erasmus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Six teams looking to keep T20 World Cup dreams alive in Africa final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Captains enthusiastic ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.