Ireland Wolves cricket team against Namibia in South Africa in 2019–20

The Ireland Wolves cricket team (Ireland A) toured South Africa to play five unofficial Twenty20 International matches (with Twenty20 status) and two unofficial One Day International matches (with List A status) against the Namibian national team.[1][2] Ireland Wolves won the T20 series 4–1.[3][4][5] The List A series was won 2–0 by Namibia.[6] Ireland Wolves finished their tour with a 50-over friendly match against a Northern Titans Invitation XI.[7]

Ireland Wolves cricket team against Namibia in 2019–20
 
  Namibia Ireland Wolves
Dates 18 – 27 February 2020
Captains Gerhard Erasmus Harry Tector
Twenty20 International series
Results Ireland Wolves won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs Craig Williams (174) Gareth Delany (189)
Most wickets Craig Williams (7) Shane Getkate (7)
LA series
Result Namibia won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Niko Davin (116) Harry Tector (103)
Most wickets Craig Williams (3)
Bernard Scholtz (3)		 Joshua Little (2)
Shane Getkate (2)

Unofficial T20I series

1st Unofficial T20I
18 February 2020
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves
177/6 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
178/7 (19.4 overs)
Harry Tector 75* (39)
Ruben Trumpelmann 2/21 (4 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 63 (35)
Craig Young 2/20 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 3 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock (SA) and Nicolas Pretorius (SA)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial T20I
18 February 2020
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves
170/7 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
147/9 (20 overs)
Gareth Delany 69 (36)
Craig Williams 2/25 (4 overs)
Ruben Trumpelmann 2/25 (4 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 43 (25)
Tyrone Kane 2/23 (4 overs)
Ireland Wolves won by 23 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock (SA) and Nicolas Pretorius (SA)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Unofficial T20I
21 February 2020
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves
196/5 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
147/8 (20 overs)
Stephen Doheny 58 (33)
Craig Williams 3/29 (4 overs)
Craig Williams 59* (38)
Jacob Mulder 3/23 (4 overs)
Ireland Wolves won by 49 runs
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock (SA) and Nicolas Pretorius (SA)

4th Unofficial T20I
23 February 2020
Scorecard
Namibia 
182/5 (20 overs)
v
Ireland Wolves
185/3 (18.1 overs)
Craig Williams 63* (30)
Craig Young 2/29 (4 overs)
Harry Tector 91 (47)
Bernard Scholtz 1/13 (2 overs)
Ireland Wolves won by 7 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock (SA) and S Camagu (SA)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Unofficial T20I
23 February 2020
Scorecard
Namibia 
206/5 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland Wolves
207/3 (19 overs)
Niko Davin 73* (43)
Jacob Mulder 1/32 (4 overs)
Curtis Campher 62* (31)
Craig Williams 2/49 (4 overs)
Ireland Wolves won by 7 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock (SA) and S Camagu (SA)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tim Tector (Ireland Wolves) made his T20 debut.

Unofficial ODI series

1st Unofficial ODI
26 February 2020
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves
228/8 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
232/3 (40 overs)
George Dockrell 55 (68)
Craig Williams 2/15 (4 overs)
Niko Davin 63 (67)
Joshua Little 1/13 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 7 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Curtis Campher (Ireland Wolves) made his List A debut.

2nd Unofficial ODI
27 February 2020
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves
149 (39.5 overs)
v
 Namibia
150/3 (26.1 overs)
Harry Tector 72 (93)
Bernard Scholtz 3/25 (8.5 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 63* (50)
Tyrone Kane 1/11 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 7 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mike Frost (Ireland Wolves) made his List A debut.

Other 50-over match
29 February 2020
Scorecard
v
Ireland Wolves
281/6 (42.2 overs)
Hardus Viljoen 68 (74)
Craig Young 2/28 (6 overs)
Jack Tector 60 (78)
Kofi Apea-Adu 2/25 (4 overs)
Ireland Wolves won by 4 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club, Pretoria
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

References
  1. "Fixtures and squad announced for new Ireland Wolves tour; initial Emerging Contracts confirmed". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Curtis Campher added to Ireland Wolves squad for Namibia series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Ireland Wolves win T20 series over Namibia 4-1". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Ireland Wolves win series 4-1". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Tector looking to finish tour strongly". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. "Wolves slump to crushing defeat". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. "Wolves finish tour on a high". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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