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Shalako Groenewald
Shalako Groenewald (born 8 June 1993) is a Namibian former first-class cricketer. Groenewald was born at Walvis Bay in June 1993, alongside his twin brother Zhivago. Groenewald was member of the Namibia Under-19 squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[1] making three appearances in the tournament.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Namibian senior team against North West in the 2012–13 CSA 3-Day Cup. He played a total of nine first-class matches for Namibia, playing two matches in the 2012–13 edition and seven appearances in the 2013–14 edition.[3] Playing as an all-rounder in the Namibian side, he scored 218 runs at an average of 19.81 and with a highest score of 34.[4] With his off break bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 3 for 55.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Namibia, Groenewald also played List A one-day and Twenty20 cricket. He debuted in one-day cricket in the 2013–14 CSA One-Day Cup, playing four matches in that edition of the tournament and three matches in the 2013–14 edition.[6] His first three Twenty20 matches for Namibia came in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[7] He was selected in the Namibian squad for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier,[8] playing in four matches during the qualifier. His final Twenty20 appearance came against Easterns in the 2013–14 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[7] He plays club cricket in Namibia for the Welwitschia District team.[9] Groenewald has also played rugby union as a fly-half for Kudus R.F.C.[10] References
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