Bernard Scholtz Explained

Bernard Scholtz
Country:Namibia
Fullname:Bernard Martinus Scholtz
Birth Date:3 October 1990
Birth Place:Keetmanshoop, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Family:Nicolaas Scholtz (brother)
International:true
Internationalspan:2019-2022
Odidebutdate:27 April
Odidebutyear:2019
Odidebutagainst:Oman
Odicap:22
Lastodidate:26 November
Lastodiyear:2022
Lastodiagainst:USA
T20idebutdate:20 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Ghana
T20icap:9
Lastt20idate:30 October
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Zimbabwe
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:22
Runs1:89
Bat Avg1:17.80
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:30
Deliveries1:1037
Wickets1:31
Bowl Avg1:18.93
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/22
Catches/Stumpings1:4/0
Column2:T20I
Matches2:38
Runs2:23
Bat Avg2:11.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:6
Deliveries2:760
Wickets2:43
Bowl Avg2:17.13
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/12
Catches/Stumpings2:6/0
Column3:FC
Matches3:102
Runs3:1,363
Bat Avg3:11.75
100S/50S3:0/3
Top Score3:63
Deliveries3:13,396
Wickets3:235
Bowl Avg3:33.17
Fivefor3:15
Tenfor3:2
Best Bowling3:8/33
Catches/Stumpings3:23/0
Column4:LA
Matches4:138
Runs4:469
Bat Avg4:9.38
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:30
Deliveries4:5727
Wickets4:144
Bowl Avg4:27.47
Fivefor4:1
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:5/22
Catches/Stumpings4:16/0
Date:29 November 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/330223.html Cricinfo

Bernard Martinus Scholtz (born 3 October 1990) is a Namibian cricketer. Born in Keetmanshoop, he is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. His brother, Nicolaas, four years his senior, has played first-class cricket since 2004.

Biography

Scholtz played for the Namibia under-19 national team at the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. He made five appearances during the competition proper, taking six wickets. He scored just two runs, but remained not out on every occasion.

Scholtz made his first-class debut in October 2008 against North West, scoring a second-ball duck in his debut innings. He was Namibia's youngest player at the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa. Playing against Boland in 2014-15 he took 8 for 116 and 5 for 66.[1] In November 2016, he was named Player of the Year by Cricket Namibia at their 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]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Namibia, with 35 dismissals in nine matches.[4]

In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] 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.[6]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[7] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[8] Scholtz made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[9]

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.[10] [11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia 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, Scholtz was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16] In July 2022, in round 14 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, Scholtz took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[17]

In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boland v Namibia 2014-15. Cricinfo. 22 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Cricket Namibia Awards 2016 . Cricket Namibia . 13 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220113921/http://cricketnamibia.com/cricket-namibia-awards-2016/ . 20 December 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 . 29 January 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Namibia: Batting and bowling averages . 13 April 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. News: Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup . The Namibian . 24 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier . The Namibian . 28 October 2018.
  7. Web site: The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament . Cricket Namibia . 19 March 2019 .
  8. Web site: Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day . International Cricket Council . 27 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019 . 27 April 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  10. Web site: Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals . https://web.archive.org/web/20190514101353/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm . dead . 14 May 2019 . Xinhua News (Africa) . 14 May 2019.
  11. Web site: African men in Uganda for T20 showdown . International Cricket Council . 18 May 2019.
  12. Web site: 5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 May 2019.
  13. Web site: Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad . Cricket Namibia . 17 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190717154754/http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ . 17 July 2019 . dead .
  14. Web site: Elite cricket training squad announced . Erongo . 17 July 2019.
  15. Web site: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off . Cricket Namibia . 2 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002170700/http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ . 2 October 2019 . dead .
  16. Web site: Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese . International Cricket Council . 10 September 2021.
  17. Web site: Scholtz 5 wicket haul leads to Namibia win . Cricket Europe . 17 July 2022 . 28 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028064548/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000009/000973.shtml . dead .
  18. Web site: Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad . 2024-06-11 . ScoreWaves . en.