Story and Photography by: Helge Schutz for Namibia.com
(Above) Craig Williams in action for Namibia.
Namibia’s remote chances of qualifying for the 2019 Cricket World Cup (CWC) were given a boost when the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently awarded it the right to host the World Cricket League Division 2 tournament in February next year.
The home ground advantage will count in Namibia’s favour, but qualification for the 2019 CWC in England and Wales will be extremely tough, after the ICC reduced the number of participating countries from 14 in 2015 to 10 in 2019.
“This means fans around the world can enjoy international cricket knowing every game counts…” —Shashank Manohar, ICC chairman
There will now be two qualifying tournaments for CWC 2019, with the top two teams at the WCL Division 2 in Namibia progressing to the final CWC Qualifier in Zimbabwe in March next year.
The top two teams in Zimbabwe will then qualify for the World Cup to join the world’s top eight One Day International (ODI) ranked nations.
Namibia’s chances of qualifying for Zimbabwe next year via the World Cricket League Championship that they are currently competing in already disappeared a while ago as they are currently second last in the eight-nation competition.
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