Adri van der Merwe
Namibian cricketer (born 2002)
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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]
Swakopmund, Namibia
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| Full name | Adri van der Merwe | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 2002 Swakopmund, Namibia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsmen | ||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 10) | 20 August 2018 v Malawi | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 May 2023 v Uganda | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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]
