Michiel du Preez

Michiel du Preez (born 3 January 1996) is a Namibian cricketer.^[1] He selected as part of Namibia's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament replacing Zhivago Groenewald.^[2]

Michiel du Preez

Personal information
Full name	Michiel Daniel du Preez
Born	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28) South Africa, Cape Town
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman, wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Namibia (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 30)	26 November 2021 v Oman
Last ODI	27 November 2021 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 17)	3 April 2021 v Uganda
Last T20I	5 April 2021 v Uganda
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 25 14 12 Runs scored 623 251 250 Batting average 13.54 17.92 41.66 100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/2 Top score 62 51 72 Balls bowled 192 48 – Wickets 1 0 – Bowling average 143.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/18 – – Catches/stumpings 19/1 7/0 2/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2021

Career

In August 2018, he was included in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,^[3] and was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 164 runs in four matches.^[4]

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.^[5] In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.^[6][7]

In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.^[8] He made his T20I debut on 3 April 2021, against Uganda.^[9] In September 2021, du Preez was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[10] In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.^[11] He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for Namibia against Oman.^[12]

References

1. "Michiel du Preez". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
2. "Canada pick Hiral Patel after Dutta opts for CPL". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
3. "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
4. "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
6. "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
7. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
8. "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
9. "1st T20I, Windhoek, Apr 3 2021, Uganda tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricninfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
10. "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
11. "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
12. "49th Match, Windhoek, Nov 26 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

External links

• Michiel du Preez at ESPNcricinfo