Full name Deon Bosman Kotze
Born September 12, 1973, Windhoek
Current age 36 years 71 days
Major teams Namibia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - BL Kotze
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 27 | 16.40 | 135 | 60.74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 22 | 39 | 4 | 729 | 94 | 20.82 | 1720 | 42.38 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| List A | 64 | 61 | 9 | 1111 | 81* | 21.36 | 1921 | 57.83 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 282 | 256 | 2 | 1/32 | 1/32 | 128.00 | 5.44 | 141.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 22 | 2602 | 1177 | 51 | 7/57 | 23.07 | 2.71 | 51.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| List A | 64 | 2763 | 1858 | 53 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 35.05 | 4.03 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare, Feb 10, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Border v Namibia at East London, Feb 26-28, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Afghanistan v Namibia at Krugersdorp, Apr 17, 2009 scorecard |
Deon Kotze has long been involved in the development of Namibian cricket and since stepping down from his role as captain after eight years in 2006, he has become coach of the Under-19 side.
He continues to perform for the national team, batting in the middle-order and collecting useful wickets with his off-spin. His victims include two international captains in Inzamam-Ul-Haq and Alec Stewart during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa where he led an unsuccessful campaign with unbridled enthusiasm.
Kotze was a lively fielder and charismatic captain who strongly defended his
side's right to be at the 2003 World Cup, despite heavy losses against
Australia, India and Pakistan. Although the country have not capitalised on
the progress made qualifying for that tournament, Kotze is confident that
the roots of the game in Namibia are in good condition.
Alan Curr July 2007
- Burger spins Namibia to 103-run win (Sep 6, 2008)
- Bowlers give Namibia the edge (Sep 5, 2008)
- Namibia edge one-wicket thriller (Apr 6, 2008)
- Snyman's runs riot (Jan 29, 2007)
- Namibia in strong position despite Das super six (Mar 25, 2006)
Apr 3, 2009
Deon Kotze, player portrait
© International Cricket Council
May 20, 2006
Dean Kotze is cleaned up in Namibia's first innings
© CricketEurope
Nov 20, 2004
Andy Waller, Namibia's coach, chats with Deon Kotze
© Getty Images
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