Jan-Izak de Villiers

Jan-Izak de Villiers (born 6 May 2001) is a Namibian cricketer[1] and field hockey player.[2] In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[3][4] Prior to his selection in the T20I team, he was named in Namibia's squads for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[5][6]

Jan-Izak de Villiers
Born (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001
Cricket information
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 29)8 January 2020 v Oman
Last ODI9 January 2020 v UAE
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2020
Field hockey career
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Namibia U18 Hockey5s 6
2022 Namibia 6
Last updated on: FIH

In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team.[7] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[8] He made his ODI debut for Namibia, against Oman, on 8 January 2020.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Namibia, against Ireland Wolves, on 21 February 2020, during their tour to South Africa.[10]

References
  1. "Jan-Izak de Villiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. Schütz, Helge (18 December 2021). "Namibia: Young Hockey Squads Selected for AFCON 2022". All. allafrica.com.
  3. "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals". Xinhua News (Africa). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. "Namibia Under 19s". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. "Newly Contracted National Players". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. Cricket Namibia [@CricketNamibia1] (31 December 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "3rd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Al Amerat, Jan 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. "3rd unofficial T20I, Ireland A tour of South Africa at Pretoria, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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