Jan Frylinck

Jan Nicolaas Frylinck (born 6 April 1994) is a South African-born Namibian cricketer who currently plays for Namibia national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. Frylinck made his first-class debut for Boland on 24 March 2011 against Western Province.

Jan Frylinck
Personal information
Full name
Jan Nicolaas Frylinck
Born (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30)
Bellville, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 19)27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI26 November 2022 v USA
T20I debut (cap 5)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I30 October 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Boland
2013–2016Northern Cape
Career statistics
CompetitionODIT20IFCLA
Matches23384582
Runs scored3992411,5711,403
Batting average26.6020.0823.4426.47
100s/50s0/30/01/112/5
Top score60*44158126*
Balls bowled1,05976250403,653
Wickets345497113
Bowling average22.0515.5527.4025.14
5 wickets in innings1121
10 wickets in match0010
Best bowling5/136/247/325/13
Catches/stumpings8/–15/–15/–31/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022

Biography

Frylinck represented the South Africa Under-19 cricket team in several youth One Day International matches. He was included in the Griqualand West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[1]

Frylinck is a Namibian citizen by descent, his father being born in Walvis Bay. He was named in Namibia's squad for an Intercontinental Cup game against Papua New Guinea in October 2016, but had to withdraw due to not receiving confirmation of his eligibility in time.[2] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Namibia, with 367 runs in eight matches.[3] Frylinck was also the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for Namibia, with 16 dismissals in eight matches.[3] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4]

In August 2018, Frylinck was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] In October 2018, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[6]

In March 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[7] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[8] Frylinck made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[9] In the match, he became the first bowler for Namibia to take a five-wicket haul on debut in an ODI, finishing with five wickets for thirteen runs from eight overs.[10][11] He was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with 14 dismissals in six matches.[12]

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.[13][14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[15]

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.[16][17] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[18] In September 2021, Frylinck was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19] The following month, in the opening match of the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament, Frylinck took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[20]

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