Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
Personal information
Born (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium, leg break
RoleBatter, Occasional Wicketkeeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 28)8 December 2019 v UAE
Last ODI23 February 2024 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.30
T20I debut (cap 18)3 April 2021 v Uganda
Last T20I27 February 2024 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 36 33 1 41
Runs scored 803 283 8 958
Batting average 28.67 15.72 8.00 29.03
100s/50s 0/6 1/0 0/0 0/8
Top score 73 101 8 73
Balls bowled 461 211 – 479
Wickets 16 8 – 16
Bowling average 23.43 32.50 – 24.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 4/34 2/21 – 4/34
Catches/stumpings 18/– 12/– 3/– 19/1
Source: Cricinfo, 27 February 2024

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (born 15 March 2001) is a Namibian cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018.[3] He was previously named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his List A debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 11 February 2018.[5]

In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Namibia in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[7] In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[8]

In June 2019, he was among the 25 cricketers named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[9][10] In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[12]

In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[13] He made his T20I debut on 3 April 2021, for Namibia against Uganda.[14] In September 2021, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15] In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his ODI debut on 27 November 2021, for Namibia against Oman.[17]

On 27 February 2024, he scored the 2nd fastest century in men's T20Is, in terms of number of deliveries faced (33).[18]

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  3. ^ "Cross Pool, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Durban, Feb 8-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Namibia Under 19s". ICC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Durban, Feb 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Pool C, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Newly Contracted National Players". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. ^ @CricketNamibia1 (31 December 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. ^ "1st T20I, Windhoek, Apr 3 2021, Uganda tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricninfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. ^ "50th Match, Windhoek, Nov 27 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scores fastest T20I hundred off 33 balls". India Today. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.