Karl Birkenstock
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| Born | 27 March 1996 Centurion, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rudi Birkenstock (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 17) | 27 April 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 April 2023 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 2) | 20 May 2019 v Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 November 2021 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karl Birkenstock (born 27 March 1996) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Namibia against Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.[2] His List A debut in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was on 15 January 2017.[3]
In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[5] Birkenstock made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[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][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[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 September 2021, Birkenstock was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]
Birkenstock's father Rudi Birkenstock is a cricket umpire who has umpired women's international games, and has also played cricket for Namibia's over-50's team. His cousin Uwe Birkenstock has played first-class cricket in South Africa.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Birkenstock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Namibia v Western Province at Walvis Bay, Oct 6-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Namibia v Easterns at Windhoek, Jan 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Rudi Birkenstock". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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