Adri van der Merwe

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]

Adri van der Merwe
Personal information
Full name
Adri van der Merwe
Born (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002
Swakopmund, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batsmen
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 10)20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I3 July 2022 v Germany
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 44
Runs scored 750
Batting average 21.42
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 57
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2022

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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