Karl Birkenstock

Karl Birkenstock (born 27 March 1996) is a Namibian cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Namibia against Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.^[2] His List A debut in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was on 15 January 2017.^[3]

Karl Birkenstock

Personal information
Born	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28) Centurion, South Africa
Relations	Rudi Birkenstock (father)
International information
National side	Namibia
ODI debut (cap 17)	27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI	2 April 2023 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 2)	20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I	5 November 2021 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 20 9 9 32 Runs scored 258 81 153 393 Batting average 15.17 27.00 9.00 15.72 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 Top score 61 59 24 61 Balls bowled 246 30 342 414 Wickets 5 0 5 11 Bowling average 52.80 – 62.80 39.90 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0 Best bowling 2/24 – 2/44 3/34 Catches/stumpings 8/– 2/– 2/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 February 2024

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.^[4] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.^[5] Birkenstock made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.^[6]

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.^[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.^[9]

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.^[10][11] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[12] In September 2021, Birkenstock was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[13]

Birkenstock's father Rudi Birkenstock is a cricket umpire who has umpired women's international games, and has also played cricket for Namibia's over-50's team. His cousin Uwe Birkenstock has played first-class cricket in South Africa.^[14]

References

1. "Karl Birkenstock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Namibia v Western Province at Walvis Bay, Oct 6-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
3. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Namibia v Easterns at Windhoek, Jan 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
4. "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. "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.
8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
10. "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.
11. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
12. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
13. "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
14. "Rudi Birkenstock". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

External links

• Karl Birkenstock at ESPNcricinfo