Full name Rudolph Janse van Vuuren
Born September 20, 1972, Windhoek
Current age 35 years 351 days
Major teams Namibia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
5
5
2
26
14
8.66
38
68.42
0
0
2
1
0
0
List A
21
16
9
60
14*
8.57
94
63.82
0
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
5
5
300
298
8
5/43
5/43
37.25
5.96
37.5
0
1
0
List A
21
1038
844
28
5/43
5/43
30.14
4.87
37.0
0
1
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Namibia v Pakistan at Kimberley, Feb 16, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
List A span
2001/02 - 2004/05
Profile
A doctor by proffesion, Rudi van Vuuren is unique in that he represented his country at the 2003 cricket World Cup in South Africa and at the rugby World Cup in Australia later that year. His five matches in cricket's version were mixed affairs - van Vuuren was hammered for a then-record 28 in one over by Darren Lehmann, but he gained some solace in taking 5 for 43 against England. A decent fly-half, he was injured for much of Namibia's rugby campaign, including their 142-0 defeat against the defending champions Australia, but he came on to make history as a late replacement against Romania. Martin Williamson
