Niko Davin

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Niko Davin
Personal information
Full name
Nikolaas Davin
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 39)26 March 2023 v United States
Last ODI19 February 2024 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 3)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I30 November 2023 v Nigeria
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 7 27 4 21
Runs scored 170 779 297 362
Batting average 24.28 31.16 37.12 20.11
100s/50s 0/1 0/5 0/2 0/3
Top score 90 89 85 90
Catches/stumpings 4/– 11/– 1/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2024

Nikolaas Davin (born 19 December 1997) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] In January 2016 he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Career[edit]

He made his List A debut on 11 October 2015 in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 11 January 2018.[4] In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,[5] and in October 2018 in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[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] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the Regional Finals, with 86 runs in three matches.[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 March 2023, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Namibia against the United States on 26 March 2023.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Niko Davin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Namibia v Boland at Windhoek, Oct 11, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Pool B, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Port Elizabeth, Jan 11-13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  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. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019 - Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 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. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. 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. ^ "All the squads for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  14. ^ "1st Match, Windhoek, March 26, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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