Raymond van Schoor explained

Raymond van Schoor
Country:Namibia
Fullname:Raymond van Schoor
Birth Date:1990 5, df=y
Birth Place:Windhoek, Namibia
Death Place:Windhoek, Namibia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:Wicket-keeper
International:true
Internationalspan:2007–2015
Columns:3
Column1:FC
Matches1:92
Runs1:4,303
Bat Avg1:27.40
100S/50S1:5/20
Top Score1:157
Deliveries1:2,033
Wickets1:28
Bowl Avg1:46.85
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/58
Catches/Stumpings1:161/6
Column2:LA
Matches2:103
Runs2:2,618
Bat Avg2:29.08
100S/50S2:0/18
Top Score2:93*
Deliveries2:536
Wickets2:14
Bowl Avg2:32.85
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/34
Catches/Stumpings2:64/7
Column3:T20
Matches3:70
Runs3:1,550
Bat Avg3:29.24
100S/50S3:0/7
Top Score3:79*
Deliveries3:199
Wickets3:11
Bowl Avg3:21.72
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:2/11
Catches/Stumpings3:30/5
Date:21 November
Year:2015
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/308405.html ESPN Cricinfo

Raymond van Schoor (23 May 1990 – 20 November 2015) was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He was Namibia's most capped cricketer, making more than 200 appearances.[1]

Van Schoor made his first-class and List A debut for Namibia in October 2007, aged seventeen. As an international, he represented Namibia in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, the World Cricket League, and the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. He also played with the Namibian teams that participated in the CSA Provincial Competitions in South Africa and the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe. He appeared five times for Namibia Under-19s in the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Van Schoor captained Namibia 40 times, and he was named Cricket Namibia's cricketer of the year in 2012.[3] He also led the team at Under-15 international level.

He was the son of former Namibia international wicket-keeper Melt van Schoor.

Van Schoor collapsed while batting in a CSA Provincial 50 Over Challenge match against Free State at Wanderers Cricket Ground on 15 November 2015; he was admitted to hospital having suffered a stroke.[4] He died on 20 November 2015 at the age of 25.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raymond van Schoor | Namibia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo . Content.cricinfo.com . 21 November 2015.
  2. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . Cricketarchive.com . 21 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Raymond van Schoor: Namibia international dies, aged 25 – BBC Sport . Bbc.co.uk . 21 November 2015.
  4. Web site: 15 November 2015 . Namibia's van Schoor in ICU after stroke | Cricket . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Raymond Van Schoor passes away aged 25 . ICC Cricket . 21 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Peter Della Penna . Namibia's van Schoor dies after on-field stroke | Cricket . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 November 2015.