The Namibia national under-19 cricket team represents Namibia in under-19 international cricket. Namibia has won the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships a record number of times.

Namibia has qualified for the Under-19 World Cup on eight occasions, more than any other associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team's best performance was at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where it defeated defending champions South Africa in the group stage and eventually placed seventh, equaling Afghanistan's performance at the 2014 event as the best by an associate. By finishing as the best-ranked associate team at the 2016 World Cup, Namibia secured automatic qualification for the 2018 World Cup in New Zealand.Andrew Nixon (11 February 2016). "Namibia beat Nepal – secure 2018 qualification" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Current squad Namibia's squad at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup was as follows:

Coach: Rangarirai Manyande

PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style Zane Green (c, wk) Left — Charl Brits Right Right-arm off spin Petrus Burger Right Right-arm leg spin Fritz Coetzee Right Left-arm fast-medium Niko Davin Right Right-arm leg spin Motjaritje Honga Right Right-arm medium Burton Jacobs Right Right-arm medium Jürgen Linde Left Left-arm medium SJ Loftie-Eaton Right Right-arm fast-medium Lo-handre Louwrens (wk) Right — Chrischen Olivier Right Right-arm medium-fast Francois Rautenbach Right Right-arm off spin Michael van Lingen Left — Eben van Wyk Right Right-arm medium Warren van Wyk Left Right-arm medium-fast

List of captains As of 2016, nine cricketers have captained Namibia in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.Records / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

No. Name First Last M W L T NR Win% 1 Duane Vilijoen 1998 1998 5 0 5 0 0 0.00 2 2000 2000 6 0 5 1 0 8.33 3 2002 2002 7 3 4 0 0 42.86 4 2006 2006 5 1 4 0 0 20.00 5 2008 2008 4 1 3 0 0 25.00 6 2008 2008 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 7 2012 2012 6 0 6 0 0 0.00 8 2014 2014 6 1 5 0 0 20.00 9 2016 2016 6 3 3 0 0 50.00 46 9 36 1 0 19.57

Records All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only, and are correct as of the 2016 U-19 World Cup

Team records

Highest totalsRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 263/9 (50 overs), v. , at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, 24 February 2014 237/6 (43.3 overs), v. , at Eden Park, Auckland, 28 January 2002 231/5 (50 overs), v. , at Galle International Stadium, Galle, 21 January 2000

Lowest totalsRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 55 (30.4 overs), v. , at P. Sara Stadium, Colombo, 11 January 2000 57 (28.3 overs), v. , Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara, 19 January 2000 65 (32.5 overs), v. , Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar, 2 February 2016

Individual records

Most career runsRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 435 – Stephan Swanepoel (from 19 matches between 1998 and 2002, at an average of 24.16) 311 – Dawid Botha (from 9 matches between 2006 and 2008, at an average of 44.42) 297 – Gerhard Erasmus (from 11 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 29.70)

Highest individual scoresRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 142 (131 balls) – Stephan Swanepoel, v. , at Eden Park, Auckland, 28 January 2002 84 (119 balls) – Gerhard Erasmus, v. , at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 19 February 2014 78 (116 balls) – Xander Pitchers, v. , at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 22 February 2014

Most career wicketsRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 20 – Burton van Rooi (from 13 matches between 2000 and 2002, at an average of 19.80) 17 – Bredell Wessels (from 9 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 22.58) 15 – Fritz Coetzee (from 6 matches in 2016, at an average of 15.93)

Best bowling performancesRecords / Namibia Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015. 5/29 (10 overs) – Rudi Scholtz, v. , at NF Oppenheimer Ground, Johannesburg, 13 January 1998 4/24 (6.2 overs) – Michael van Lingen, v. , at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, 11 February 2016 4/24 (10 overs) – Michael van Lingen, v. , at Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar, 31 January 2016

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