| Karl Birkenstock | |
| Country: | Namibia |
| International: | true |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Centurion, South Africa |
| Family: | Rudi Birkenstock (father) |
| Odidebutdate: | 27 April |
| Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Oman |
| Odicap: | 17 |
| Lastodidate: | 2 April |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | UAE |
| T20idebutdate: | 20 May |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Ghana |
| T20icap: | 2 |
| Lastt20idate: | 5 November |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2021 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | New Zealand |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 20 |
| Runs1: | 258 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.17 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 61 |
| Deliveries1: | 246 |
| Wickets1: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 52.80 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/24 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 9 |
| Runs2: | 81 |
| Bat Avg2: | 27.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 59 |
| Deliveries2: | 30 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 9 |
| Runs3: | 153 |
| Bat Avg3: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 24 |
| Deliveries3: | 342 |
| Wickets3: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 62.80 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 2/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 32 |
| Runs4: | 393 |
| Bat Avg4: | 15.72 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/1 |
| Top Score4: | 61 |
| Deliveries4: | 414 |
| Wickets4: | 11 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 39.90 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/34 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 10/– |
| Date: | 20 February 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1057456.html ESPNcricinfo |
Karl Birkenstock (born 27 March 1996) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Namibia against Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.[2] His List A debut in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was on 15 January 2017.[3]
In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[5] Birkenstock made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[6]
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.[7] [8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[9]
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.[10] [11] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12] In September 2021, Birkenstock was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]
Birkenstock's father Rudi Birkenstock is a cricket umpire who has umpired women's international games, and has also played cricket for Namibia's over-50's team. His cousin Uwe Birkenstock has played first-class cricket in South Africa.[14]