Gerhard Erasmus
84Namibia · AR · 2019 to 2026 · on scorecards: MG Erasmus
BATTING
- Matches
- 71
- Innings
- 69
- Runs
- 2308
- Average
- 36.63
- Strike rate
- 77.19
- High score
- 125
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 18
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 57
- Average
- 25.68
- Economy
- 4.57
- Strike rate
- 33.6
- Best figures
- 5/28
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 38 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gerhard Erasmus played 71 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2019 to 2026. The first came against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground, with a score of 16, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 2,182 runs at 37.6 in 66 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 125 from 113 balls against Papua New Guinea at United Cricket Club Ground in 2023, in a match Namibia won. The best bowling is 5 for 28 against Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in 2024.
In all: 2 hundreds, 18 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 46.5 across 26 ODIs; away it was 26.7 across 23 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Oman: 429 runs at 42.9 in 11 ODIs. Wanderers Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 503 runs at 50.3. Gerhard Erasmus captained Namibia in 44 ODIs, winning 25 and losing 18. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Namibia won 35 of the ODIs Gerhard Erasmus played and lost 33.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 71 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 113 | Papua New Guinea | United Cricket Club Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 121* | 120 | Oman | ICC Academy | 2022 | Won |
| 96* | 130 | Scotland | United Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Lost |
| 88* | 87 | Jersey | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 88 | 100 | Papua New Guinea | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground | 2019 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28 | 8.1 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2024 | Won |
| 5/34 | 7.4 | Oman | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 2025 | Lost |
| 4/24 | 9 | Canada | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2025 | Won |
| 3/23 | 7 | Netherlands | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 3/31 | 10 | Papua New Guinea | Amini Park | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 11 | 429 | 42.90 | 1/2 | 9 | 23.11 |
| Scotland | 11 | 348 | 34.80 | 0/4 | 5 | 38.60 |
| Nepal | 10 | 262 | 32.75 | 0/4 | 9 | 20.56 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 416 | 69.33 | 1/3 | 7 | 23.71 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0/1 | 3 | 12.00 |
| United States | 7 | 224 | 32.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 127.00 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 156 | 31.20 | 0/1 | 10 | 15.90 |
| Canada | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0/0 | 8 | 16.25 |
| United States | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 60.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 78 | 78.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 49.00 |
| Jersey | 1 | 88 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 42.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 977 | 46.52 | 1/7 | 21 | 27.57 |
| Away | 23 | 587 | 26.68 | 0/6 | 27 | 19.00 |
| Neutral | 22 | 744 | 37.20 | 1/5 | 9 | 41.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 66 | 2,182 | 37.62 | 2/17 | 57 | 24.54 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 13 | 503 | 50.30 | 0/4 | 12 | 25.00 |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 9 | 384 | 54.86 | 1/2 | 7 | 30.57 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 0/2 | 12 | 13.83 |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0/1 | 7 | 20.57 |
| Amini Park | 4 | 231 | 57.75 | 0/2 | 5 | 21.60 |
| Forthill | 4 | 160 | 40.00 | 0/2 | 2 | 60.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Oman, 2019 at Wanderers Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 April 1995
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,990
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 52.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 127.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 52.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 49.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,825 balls faced in that period.
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