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Shaun Fouché (born 14 February 2000) is a Namibian cricketer, who is a right-handed batter. He finished his secondary education at Paarl Boys' High School. He played for the Namibia national under-19 cricket team at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Career

In March 2021, Fouché earned his maiden call up to the Namibia cricket team for their series against Uganda. He was selected to play for the Richelieu Eagles in the 2022 Namibia Global T20 League. In August 2022, he was sent to Lahore for a training camp at Lahore Qalandars High-Performance Center (HPC) ahead of the competition. He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves in Windhoek. He made his List A debut on 29 March 2022, for Namibia A against Ireland Wolves.

In February 2023, he was selected to play for Namibia in the 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 February 2023, for Namibia against Scotland in that tournament. In March 2023, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off tournament. On 26 March 2023, he made his maiden half-century in ODI cricket, scoring 53 runs off 96 balls against the United States. On 4 April 2023, he claimed another half-century scoring 83 runs, and was named the player of the match.

In February 2024, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 3 March 2024, against the Netherlands at Kirtipur.

References

1. "Player Profile: Shaun Fouché". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. "Player Profile: Shaun Fouché". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. "Preview: Ireland 19s v Namibia U19s". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
4. "Namibia Global T20 2022 - Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. "Namibian players reach Lahore to train at Qalandars High-Performance Center". Geo Super. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
6. "Full Scorecard of Ireland A vs Namibia A 1st Match 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
7. "1st unofficial ODI, Windhoek, March 29, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
8. "Richelieu Eagles off to conclude ODI cycle". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
9. "Full Scorecard of Scotland vs Namibia, 5th ODI - 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 19)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
10. "Eagles play for World Cup survival". Namibian Sun. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
11. "USA beat Namibia in the opening game of ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2023". CricketTimes. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
12. "Eagles' disappointing form continues". Namibian Sun. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
13. "USA and UAE book berths at World Cup Qualifier". Cricbuzz. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
14. "13th Match, Windhoek, April 04, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off (Charles Perchard 16*, Ali Khan 7/32) - RESULT, USA vs JER, 13th Match, live score, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
15. "Richelieu Eagles resume play in CWC League 2 games against Nepal & Netherlands". Cricket Namibia. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
16. "6th Match, Kirtipur, March 03, 2024, Nepal Triangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• Shaun Fouché at ESPNcricinfo

• 2000 births
• Living people
• Namibian cricketers
• Namibia One Day International cricketers
• Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers
• Alumni of Paarl Boys' High School
• Cricketers at the 2023 African Games
• African Games medalists in cricket
• African Games silver medalists for Namibia