Stephan Baard

Stephan Julian Baard (born 29 April 1992) is a Namibian cricketer.^[1] 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, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[4]

Stephan Baard

Personal information
Full name	Stephan Julian Baard
Born	(1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 31) Namibia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Namibia (2010–present)
ODI debut (cap 16)	27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI	21 September 2022 v PNG
T20I debut (cap 1)	20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I	20 October 2022 v UAE
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 19 28 66 112 Runs scored 348 714 3,260 2,994 Batting average 18.31 28.56 25.66 27.21 100s/50s 0/2 0/5 2/17 3/19 Top score 73 92 114 132 Balls bowled – – 1,179 509 Wickets – – 14 10 Bowling average – – 52.00 43.70 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 2/19 2/27 Catches/stumpings 5/– 13/– 37/– 41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2022

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.^[5] He was named as one of the six players to watch during the tournament.^[6] Namibia finished in the top four places 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, 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, 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. . 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.

External links

• Stephan Baard at ESPNcricinfo