Gerrie Snyman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gerrie Snyman

Namibian cricketer

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1981

Place of Birth: Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Namibia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gerrie Snyman

  • Gerrie Snyman (born 30 April 1981 in Windhoek) is a Namibian cricketer.
  • He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
  • He played five One Day Internationals in the Cricket World Cup in 2003, and also played in the 2005 ICC Trophy.
  • He has also played List A cricket and first-class cricket. In January 2007 he hit the first century of his career, against Easterns - and managed his first five-wicket innings eleven months later against Uganda in the ICC World Cricket League.
  • Snyman played for Walsall in the Birmingham League during 2006 and signed for Staffordshire for 2007.
  • Gerrie was the overseas player at Tamworth cricket club during the 2003 and 2004 season before moving to Walsall Cricket Club during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
  • He played a big part in the 2006 side that won the Birmingham League Premier Division.
  • This is one of the most coveted titles in English club cricket.
  • Since the beginning of August, Snyman has made his Second XI Championship debut for Worcestershire's Second XI, taking one wicket for the team. In a game against the United Arab Emirates on 28 November 2007, Snyman hit a world record 17 sixes in a single limited overs innings, culminating in a final score of 196 from 113 balls.Against Kenya in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup he brought up his maiden first-class double century.
  • Snyman's innings of 230 came from just 201 deliveries and included 11 sixes.
  • His innings was all the more remarkable in that Namibia were all out for 282, so he made 82% of the team total, with the second top scorer Michael Durandt making only 13.
  • Snyman then repeated the feat 4 years later against the same opponents in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup, scoring 201 not out from 192 deliveries, which included 7 sixes.He was named in the team of the tournament after the ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2007-08.

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