Sean Silver
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Sean Silver is a Namibia
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er. Silver made his cricketing debut for Namibia Under-19s in 2007, when he played against Kenya in the Africa Under-19 Championship.
His debut saw him open with former Namibian Under-15s and Under-17s captain Raymond van Schoor
, though he was bowled out by young Kenyan bowler Elijah Otieno
. The Namibian team were to improve on this early form, coming back with wins over the other two teams in their pool, with Silver making a century in the final preliminary match against Ghana, thus leading Namibia into the semi-finals.
Silver continued his impressive form in the semi-finals, once again scoring a century against Uganda, and completing a 168-run opening partnership with van Schoor, whose father Melt
retired from cricket in 2005. Silver hit a half-century in the final to assist Namibia to a win in the tournament.
Having had such good form in the youth competition, it was only a matter of time before he stepped up to play for the senior team, for whom he made his first-class debut on October 18, 2007, in a three-day match.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Silver made his cricketing debut for Namibia Under-19s in 2007, when he played against Kenya in the Africa Under-19 Championship.
His debut saw him open with former Namibian Under-15s and Under-17s captain Raymond van Schoor
Raymond van Schoor
Raymond Van Schoor is a Namibian cricketer. Van Schoor is the former captain of the Namibian team at Under-15 level, who made his first-class debut in 2007. Van Schoor's father, Melt, 23 years his senior, retired from cricket in 2005....
, though he was bowled out by young Kenyan bowler Elijah Otieno
Elijah Otieno
Elijah Otieno Asoyo is a Kenyan cricketer. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Otieno is a former Kenyan under-19 representative. He made his senior debut playing for Kenya Select in the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, he made five ducks from his first seven first-class innings. He was then...
. The Namibian team were to improve on this early form, coming back with wins over the other two teams in their pool, with Silver making a century in the final preliminary match against Ghana, thus leading Namibia into the semi-finals.
Silver continued his impressive form in the semi-finals, once again scoring a century against Uganda, and completing a 168-run opening partnership with van Schoor, whose father Melt
Melt van Schoor
Melt van Schoor is a South Africa-born Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He played in the ICC Trophy between 1994 and 2001, and has played List A cricket since then. He also played five One Day Internationals in the World Cup in 2003...
retired from cricket in 2005. Silver hit a half-century in the final to assist Namibia to a win in the tournament.
Having had such good form in the youth competition, it was only a matter of time before he stepped up to play for the senior team, for whom he made his first-class debut on October 18, 2007, in a three-day match.
External links
- Sean Silver at Cricket Archive