Karl Birkenstock
64Namibia · OP · 2019 to 2023 · on scorecards: K Birkenstock
BATTING
- Matches
- 20
- Innings
- 18
- Runs
- 258
- Average
- 15.17
- Strike rate
- 57.71
- High score
- 61
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 5
- Average
- 52.8
- Economy
- 6.43
- Strike rate
- 49.2
- Best figures
- 2/24
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Karl Birkenstock played 20 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2019 to 2023. The first came against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground, with a score of 61, and the last against United Arab Emirates at United Cricket Club Ground in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 155 runs at 12.9 in 15 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 61 from 108 balls against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground in 2019, in a match Namibia won. In all: 1 fifty.
At home the average was 29.5 across 7 ODIs; away it was 13.6 across 7 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Oman: 96 runs at 24.0 in 4 ODIs. Wanderers Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 68 runs at 22.7. Namibia won 8 of the ODIs Karl Birkenstock played and lost 11.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 20 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 108 | Oman | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2019 | Won |
| 32 | 57 | United States | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground | 2019 | Lost |
| 31 | 39 | United Arab Emirates | United Cricket Club Ground | 2023 | Lost |
| 28 | 25 | Oman | 2020 | Won | |
| 20 | 43 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2023 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/24 | 3 | Nepal | United Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Tied/NR |
| 1/5 | 1 | United States | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground | 2019 | Lost |
| 1/34 | 7 | Jersey | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 1/68 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | United Cricket Club Ground | 2023 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0/0 | 1 | 79.00 |
| Oman | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Nepal | 3 | 33 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 30.50 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Jersey | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 34.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 118 | 29.50 | 0/1 | 4 | 43.50 |
| Away | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0/0 | 1 | 53.00 |
| Neutral | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0/1 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 2020s | 15 | 155 | 12.92 | 0/0 | 4 | 64.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 4 | 68 | 22.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 44.00 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – | |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 3 | 50 | 50.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 43.33 |
| ICC Academy | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Oman, 2019 at Wanderers Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v United Arab Emirates, 2023 at United Cricket Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 March 1996
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 447
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 40.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 57.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 96.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 46.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 20.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 426 balls faced in that period.
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