Michael van Lingen
83Namibia · BAT · 2021 to 2026 · on scorecards: M van Lingen
BATTING
- Matches
- 44
- Innings
- 43
- Runs
- 1412
- Average
- 37.15
- Strike rate
- 89.82
- High score
- 133
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 6
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 39.5
- Economy
- 4.83
- Strike rate
- 49
- Best figures
- 1/0
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael van Lingen played 44 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2021 to 2026. The first came against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground, with a score of 51, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 133 from 137 balls against Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in 2023, in a defeat. In all: 5 hundreds, 6 fifties. At home the average was 43.5 across 19 ODIs; away it was 45.1 across 14 ODIs.
The most runs came against Nepal: 387 runs at 55.3 in 8 ODIs. Wanderers Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 351 runs at 43.9. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Namibia won 23 of the ODIs Michael van Lingen played and lost 20.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 137 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2023 | Lost |
| 121 | 111 | Nepal | United Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Won |
| 119* | 107 | Papua New Guinea | Amini Park | 2022 | Won |
| 110* | 93 | Jersey | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 107 | 85 | United Arab Emirates | United Cricket Club Ground | 2024 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/0 | 0.1 | Oman | ICC Academy | 2022 | Won |
| 1/14 | 4 | Nepal | United Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 8 | 387 | 55.29 | 2/1 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Oman | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 0/1 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 165 | 55.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 148 | 37.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United States | 5 | 64 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 174 | 87.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| United States | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Jersey | 1 | 110 | – | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 696 | 43.50 | 3/3 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Away | 14 | 541 | 45.08 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 11 | 175 | 17.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 10.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 10 | 351 | 43.88 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 9 | 345 | 43.13 | 2/1 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 7 | 227 | 32.43 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Forthill | 4 | 131 | 32.75 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Amini Park | 4 | 127 | 63.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Oman, 2021 at Wanderers Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 October 1997
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,572
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 83.4
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 87.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 175.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 46.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 47.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,544 balls faced in that period.
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