Ruben Trumpelmann
Ruben Trumpelmann (born 1 February 1998) is a South African-born Namibian cricketer, who now plays for the Namibia cricket team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1998 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm fast |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 31) | 26 November 2021 v Oman |
| Last ODI | 20 February 2023 v Scotland |
| T20I debut (cap 19) | 5 October 2021 v UAE |
| Last T20I | 20 October 2022 v UAE |
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022 | |
Early life and education edit
Trumpelmann was born in Durban, South Africa to a Namibian-born father and spent his early life in Pretoria.[3] He was educated at Afrikaans Hoer Skool, South Africa.[4]
Career edit
He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 12 November 2017.[5][6] He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 23 November 2017.[7]
In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 23 dismissals in eight matches.[10]
Trumpelmann became eligible to play international cricket for Namibia due to his father having been born in Windhoek.[6] In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda,[11] and in September that year in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12] He was also named in Namibia's T20I squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash, played just before the World Cup.[13] He made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for Namibia against the United Arab Emirates.[14]
In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[15] He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for Namibia against Oman.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Ruben Trumpelmann". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Meet Namibia's trump card, Ruben Trumpelmann". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Namibian, The. "SA pace bowler joins Namibia". The Namibian.
- ^ "Ruben Trumpelmann profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Pretoria, Nov 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "SA pace bowler joins Namibia". The Namibian. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Pool A, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Pretoria, Nov 23-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Oudtshoorn, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - Northerns: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Eagles T20 World Cup Squad Announcement". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Only T20I, ICCA Dubai, Oct 5 2021, Namibia tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "49th Match, Windhoek, Nov 26 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links edit
- Ruben Trumpelmann at ESPNcricinfo