Xander Pitchers
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Full name | Russell Alexander Hugh Pitchers IV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Batsman | 20 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2015 |
Russell Alexander Hugh Pitchers (born 20 February 1994) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in March 2013, aged 19.
Born in
Zimbabwe.[2]
Pitchers' final matches for a South African domestic side came in December 2012, when he played in a third consecutive national under-19 championships for Griqualand West.South Western Districts, Pitchers scored a maiden first-class century, 114 runs from 228 balls.[5]
For the Namibian under-19s, Pitchers was the leading runscorer at the
Zimbabwe, 78 runs from 116 balls.[10]
Outside of his under-19 appearances, Smit has become a regular for the Namibian senior side in both South African domestic tournaments and international competitions, featuring at the
2015–17 cycle, Pitchers scored a maiden international century in the second innings, 105* opening with Stephan Baard.[13]
References
- ^ Players / Namibia / Xander Pitchers – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b Miscellaneous Matches played by Xander Pitchers (45) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b First-Class Matches played by Xander Pitchers (23) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal v Namibia, CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ South Western Districts v Namibia, CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Batting and Fielding in ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Ordered by Runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Namibia Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Under-19 ODI Matches played by Xander Pitchers (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Namibia Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Namibia Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2013/14 (9th Place Play-off Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ List A matches played by Xander Pitchers (16) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Namibia, CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ (13 May 2015). "Namibia run away with 114-run victory" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2015.