| Jean-Pierre Kotze | |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Namibia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper batter |
| International: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 27 April |
| Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Oman |
| Odicap: | 21 |
| Lastodidate: | 21 February |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Nepal |
| T20idebutdate: | 22 August |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Botswana |
| T20icap: | 15 |
| Lastt20idate: | 5 April |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Oman |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 299 |
| Bat Avg1: | 37.37 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/0 |
| Top Score1: | 136 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 15 |
| Runs2: | 286 |
| Bat Avg2: | 20.42 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/0 |
| Top Score2: | 101 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/2 |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 39 |
| Runs3: | 1,416 |
| Bat Avg3: | 20.22 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/5 |
| Top Score3: | 102 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 68/5 |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 70 |
| Runs4: | 1,520 |
| Bat Avg4: | 25.33 |
| 100S/50S4: | 2/4 |
| Top Score4: | 148 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 50/4 |
| Date: | 10 April 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/541991.html Cricinfo |
Jean-Pierre Kotze (born 23 April 1994) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] He is a left-handed wicket-keeper and batsman. Kotze was part of Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament[2] and for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[4] Kotze made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[5]
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.[6] [7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Botswana on 20 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia.[8] On debut, he finished on 101 not out, from 43 balls.[8] He became the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in a T20I match.[9]
In August, Kotze was named in Namibia's ODI squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[10] On 20 September 2019, in the match against the United States, he scored 136 runs to become the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in ODI cricket.[11] [12] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Namibia's squad.[14]
In 2021, Kotze retired from cricket at the end of the home season in Namibia to spend more time with his family.[15] However, in April 2022, he announced he was coming out of retirement.[16] A few days later, he was named in Namibia's T20I squad for their series against Uganda.[17]
In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[18]