Raymond van Schoor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Raymond van Schoor

Namibian cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1990

Place of Birth: Namibia

Date of Death: 20-Nov-2015

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Namibia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Raymond van Schoor

  • Raymond van Schoor (23 May 1990 – 20 November 2015) was a Namibian cricketer.
  • He was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper.
  • He was Namibia's most capped cricketer, making more than 200 appearances.Van Schoor made his First Class and List A debut for Namibia in October 2007, aged seventeen.
  • As an international, he represented Namibia in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, the World Cricket League, and the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
  • He also played with the Namibian teams that participated in the CSA Provincial Competitions in South Africa and the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe.
  • He appeared five times for Namibia Under-19s in the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.Van Schoor captained Namibia 40 times, and was named Cricket Namibia's cricketer of the year in 2012.
  • He also led the team at Under-15 international level. He was the son of former Namibia international wicketkeeper Melt van Schoor. Van Schoor collapsed while batting in a CSA Provincial 50 Over Challenge match against Free State at Wanderers Cricket Ground on 15 November 2015, and was admitted to hospital having suffered a stroke.
  • He died on 20 November 2015 at the age of 25.

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