Stephan Baard
CountryNamibia
FullnameStephan Julian Baard
Birth date29 April 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeNamibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2010–present
Odidebutdate27 April
Odidebutyear2019
OdidebutagainstOman
Odicap16
Lastodidate21 September
Lastodiyear2022
LastodiagainstPNG
T20idebutdate20 May
T20idebutyear2019
T20idebutagainstGhana
T20icap1
Lastt20idate20 October
Lastt20iyear2022
Lastt20iagainstUAE
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 119
Runs 1348
Bat avg 118.31
100s/50s 10/2
Top score 173
Deliveries 1–
Wickets 1–
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 228
Runs 2714
Bat avg 228.56
100s/50s 20/5
Top score 292
Deliveries 2–
Wickets 2–
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2–
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 213/–
Column 3FC
Matches 366
Runs 33,260
Bat avg 325.66
100s/50s 32/17
Top score 3114
Deliveries 31,179
Wickets 314
Bowl avg 352.00
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 32/19
Catches/stumpings 337/–
Column 4LA
Matches 4112
Runs 42,994
Bat avg 427.21
100s/50s 43/19
Top score 4132
Deliveries 4509
Wickets 410
Bowl avg 443.70
Fivefor 40
Tenfor 40
Best bowling 42/27
Catches/stumpings 441/–
Date23 October 2022
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/437927.html Cricinfo

Stephan Julian Baard (born 29 April 1992) is a Namibian cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.[1]

Career

In November 2016, he won the Player's Player of the Year award at Cricket Namibia's annual awards ceremony.[2] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3] In August 2018, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[5] He was named among the six players to watch during the tournament.[6] Namibia finished among the top four teams in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[7] Baard made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 264 runs in six matches.[9]

In May 2019, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[10][11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[12]

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.[13][14] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[15] In September 2021, Baard was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Stephan Baard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Cricket Namibia Awards 2016". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. ^ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Six players to watch out for at WCL Division Two 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 – Namibia, List A matches: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.