Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
Namibian cricketer (born 2001)
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Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (born 15 March 2001) is a Namibian cricketer, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.[1][2]
Windhoek, Namibia
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| Born | 15 March 2001 Windhoek, Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium, leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter, Occasional Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 28) | 8 December 2019 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 September 2025 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 18) | 3 April 2021 v Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 October 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chitwan Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Loftie Eaten made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018.[3] He was previously named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his List A debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 11 February 2018.[5]
In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Namibia in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[7] In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[8]
In June 2019, he was among the 25 cricketers named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[9][10] In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[12]
In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[13] He made his T20I debut on 3 April 2021, for Namibia against Uganda.[14] In September 2021, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15] In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his ODI debut on 27 November 2021, for Namibia against Oman.[17]
In January 2026, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.[18]
Record
On 27 February 2024, Loftie-Eaten scored the fastest century in men's T20Is, in terms of number of deliveries faced (33),[19] which was later beaten by Sahil Chauhan of Estonia.