{"id":32116,"date":"2022-10-24T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/smit-wins-wanderers-crickets-top-award"},"modified":"2022-10-24T17:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T17:13:45","slug":"smit-wins-wanderers-crickets-top-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/smit-wins-wanderers-crickets-top-award","title":{"rendered":"Smit wins Wanderers cricket&#8217;s top award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>JJ Smit won Wanderers&#8217; Sportsman of the Year award at their cricket prize giving function on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Smit was a key member of the national Namibian Eagles side that qualified for the T20 World Cup for the past two years, while he also played a key role with both bat and ball for Wanderers in the Premier League, where they finished runners-up to WHS Old Boys Cricket Club.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy van der Merwe, who represented Wanderers&#8217; second team, won the Player&#8217;s Player of the Year award, which was selected by all Wanderers&#8217; players of the Premier, First Division and Second Division leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Niko Davin won the Premier League Best Batsman award after scoring 354 runs at an average of 29,50, with a top score of 106 not out.<\/p>\n<p>Danie van Schoor won the Premier League Best Bowler award after taking 19 wickets for 249 runs at an average of 13,11, with a best performance of 3\/3.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Birkenstock won the Premier League All-rounder award after scoring 141 runs and taking 12 wickets, while Michau du Preez won the Premier League Best Fielder award.<\/p>\n<p>LP van der Westhuizen won the First Division Best Batsman award after scoring 782 runs at an average of 65,17, which included three centuries, four fifties and an incredible 63 sixes.<\/p>\n<p>Francois du Plessis won the First Division Best Bowler award after taking 31 wickets for 394 runs, at an average of 12,71; Wessel Myburgh won the First Division All-rounder award after scoring 494 runs and taking 11 wickets; and Gerhard Lotter won the Second League Best Fielder award.<\/p>\n<p>JC Balt won the Best Junior award; Francois du Plessis won the Upcoming Junior award; and Tiaan van der Merwe won the Most Improved Player of all the leagues award.<\/p>\n<p>Tommie van der Merwe won the Most Dedicated Player award, Susca Loftie-Eaton won the Scorer of the Year award, and Annemarie de Villiers won the Administrator of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Smit was a key member of the national Namibian Eagles side that qualified for the T20 World Cup for the past two years, while he also played a key role with both bat and ball for Wanderers in the Premier League, where they finished runners-up to WHS Old Boys Cricket Club.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy van der Merwe, who represented Wanderers&#8217; second team, won the Player&#8217;s Player of the Year award, which was selected by all Wanderers&#8217; players of the Premier, First Division and Second Division leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Niko Davin won the Premier League Best Batsman award after scoring 354 runs at an average of 29,50, with a top score of 106 not out.<\/p>\n<p>Danie van Schoor won the Premier League Best Bowler award after taking 19 wickets for 249 runs at an average of 13,11, with a best performance of 3\/3.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Birkenstock won the Premier League All-rounder award after scoring 141 runs and taking 12 wickets, while Michau du Preez won the Premier League Best Fielder award.<\/p>\n<p>LP van der Westhuizen won the First Division Best Batsman award after scoring 782 runs at an average of 65,17, which included three centuries, four fifties and an incredible 63 sixes.<\/p>\n<p>Francois du Plessis won the First Division Best Bowler award after taking 31 wickets for 394 runs, at an average of 12,71; Wessel Myburgh won the First Division All-rounder award after scoring 494 runs and taking 11 wickets; and Gerhard Lotter won the Second League Best Fielder award.<\/p>\n<p>JC Balt won the Best Junior award; Francois du Plessis won the Upcoming Junior award; and Tiaan van der Merwe won the Most Improved Player of all the leagues award.<\/p>\n<p>Tommie van der Merwe won the Most Dedicated Player award, Susca Loftie-Eaton won the Scorer of the Year award, and Annemarie de Villiers won the Administrator of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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