Namibian cricketer
Shaun Fouché
Full name Shaun Fouché
Born (2000-02-14 ) 14 February 2000 (age 24) Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium Role Batter National side ODI debut (cap 38 ) 20 February 2023 v Scotland Last ODI 4 April 2023 v Canada T20I debut (cap 28 ) 3 March 2024 v Netherlands Last T20I 17 March 2024 v Zimbabwe
Shaun Fouché (born 14 February 2000) is a Namibian cricketer , who is a right-handed batter .[ 1] He finished his secondary education at Paarl Boys' High School .[ 2] He played for the Namibia national under-19 cricket team at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 3]
Career
In March 2021, Fouché earned his maiden call up to the Namibia cricket team for their series against Uganda . He was selected to play for the Richelieu Eagles in the 2022 Namibia Global T20 League.[ 4] In August 2022, he was sent to Lahore for a training camp at Lahore Qalandars High-Performance Center (HPC) ahead of the competition.[ 5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves in Windhoek .[ 6] He made his List A debut on 29 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves.[ 7]
In February 2023, he was selected to play for Namibia in the 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series .[ 8] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 February 2023, for Namibia against Scotland in that tournament.[ 9] In March 2023, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off tournament.[ 10] On 26 March 2023, he made his maiden half-century in ODI cricket, scoring 53 runs off 96 balls against the United States .[ 11] [ 12] On 4 April 2023, he claimed another half-century scoring 83 runs,[ 13] and was named the player of the match .[ 14]
In February 2024, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series .[ 15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 3 March 2024, against the Netherlands at Kirtipur .[ 16]
References
^ "Player Profile: Shaun Fouché" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "Player Profile: Shaun Fouché" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "Preview: Ireland 19s v Namibia U19s" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "Namibia Global T20 2022 - Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know" . Cricket World . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "Namibian players reach Lahore to train at Qalandars High-Performance Center" . Geo Super . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "Full Scorecard of Ireland A vs Namibia A 1st Match 2021/22" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "1st unofficial ODI, Windhoek, March 29, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
^ "Richelieu Eagles off to conclude ODI cycle" . Cricket Namibia . Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Full Scorecard of Scotland vs Namibia, 5th ODI - 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 19)" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "Eagles play for World Cup survival" . Namibian Sun . 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "USA beat Namibia in the opening game of ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2023" . CricketTimes . 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "Eagles' disappointing form continues" . Namibian Sun . 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "USA and UAE book berths at World Cup Qualifier" . Cricbuzz . 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023 .
^ "13th Match, Windhoek, April 04, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off (Charles Perchard 16*, Ali Khan 7/32) - RESULT, USA vs JER, 13th Match, live score, 2023" . ESPNcricinfo . 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023 .
^ "Richelieu Eagles resume play in CWC League 2 games against Nepal & Netherlands" . Cricket Namibia . 11 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024 .
^ "6th Match, Kirtipur, March 03, 2024, Nepal Triangular Series" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 March 2024 .
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