Rudi van Vuuren

Cricketer Infobox

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nationality = Namibian
country = Namibia
country abbrev = NAM
name = Rudi van Vuuren
picture = Cricket no pic.pngbatting style = Right hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
Group1 = show
G1 title = Career
Heading1 = ODIs
H1 matches = 5
H1 runs = 26
H1 bat avg = 8.66
H1 100s/50s = 0/0
H1 top score = 14
G1 oversORballs = Balls
H1 amountbowled = 300
H1 wickets = 8
H1 bowl avg = 37.25
H1 5s = 1
H1 10s = -
H1 best bowling = 5/43
H1 catches/stumpings = 0/0
Heading2 = First-class
H2 matches= -
H2 runs = -
H2 bat avg = -
H2 100s/50s = -
H2 top score = -
H2 amountbowled = -
H2 wickets = -
H2 bowl avg = -
H2 5s = -
H2 10s = -
H2 best bowling = -
H2 catches/stumpings = -
Group2 = hide
debut-last cat = ODI
debut date = 16 Feb
debut year = 2003
last date = 3 Mar
last year = 2003
date = 7 May
year = 2007
source = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/24825.html]

Dr Rudolph Janse van Vuuren (born 1972-09-20 in Windhoek, Namibia) is a Namibian sportsman. He is best known for representing his country in both the 2003 Cricket World Cup and the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup; as a result he became the first man to compete in the final stages of world-cup competitions in cricket and rugby union in the same year. [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1383621,00.html The ten greatest sporting all-rounders - Guardian Unlimited] ] He is the only Namibian so far to have taken five wickets in a One Day International, which he did against England.

Van Vuuren is a Physician by trade.

In the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Australian Darren Lehmann hit van Vuuren for 28 runs in a single over. At the time, this was more runs than any other bowler had conceded in an over in a World Cup, though this was surpassed when Herschelle Gibbs hit six sixes in one Daan van Bunge over during the 2007 World Cup.

References

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5513/5513.html Rudi van Vuuren] at Cricket Archive
* [http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/06/1065292530175.html Rudi van Vuuren] at Rugby Heaven
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/namibia/players_to_watch/3032129.stm Rudi van Vuuren] at BBC Sport
* [http://www.namibian.com.na/2005/October/national/05E47AA379.html Rudi van Vuuren starts up new clinic] New Harnas clinic at Epukiro brings hope