Winner of the Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed

The Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year had a fantastic 2022, leading his team from the front with the bat and on the field. Here, we examine his performances from the past year and highlight some of his notable accomplishments.

The year gone by

It would be difficult for Erasmus and his Namibian colleagues to duplicate their success from 2021, despite the fact that the team’s captain once again excelled in 2022, making his impact in both white-ball competitions.

Only eight of the 27-year-20 old’s innings were played at home during the calendar year, making it all the more impressive that he came close to scoring 1000 ODI runs

Gerhard Erasmus’ barnstorming year | ICC Awards

In his first ODI match of the year against Oman in Dubai, Erasmus made a statement with a match-winning score of 121* (120), and the right-hander went on to score eight half-centuries. During the League 2 tours, Erasmus raised his bat in Scotland and Papua New Guinea before playing in two tri-series at home.

As he guided Namibia to 13 victories from their 21 ODIs in the year, Erasmus also contributed with a dozen wickets on the circuit, helping Namibia make a late push for the Cricket World Cup League 2 title.

Erasmus kept improving in the power game in the T20I arena. Before helping significantly in his team’s historic T20I series victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, he struck an undefeated century against Uganda in a home T20I series.

Stunning start for Namibia with Sri Lanka upset | Match Highlights | T20WC 2022

The team’s performance in their second consecutive T20 World Cup was aided by Erasmus’ batting efforts, and leading his squad to victory over Sri Lanka to open the tournament will undoubtedly rank among his career highlights.

Erasmus was wise to rotate bowlers, who supported the team’s recovery from 93/6 to 163/7 with a solid team effort. The captain accepted Dushmantha Chameera’s catch to clinch the comeback victory, which shocked the globe.

Memorable performance

Erasmus led his team out of trouble against Oman at the ICC Academy in Dubai in what may have been the best individual performance in the Cricket World Cup League 2 season.

In the tenth over of the first innings, when Erasmus left the field with his team at 34/2, the Namibians were further down because of Bilal Khan’s (4/42) destructive left-arm pace.

At 53/7, the captain was forced to continue with the tail when Bilal and Kaleemullah drew life from the surface to bring a number of Erasmus’ teammates undone.

Gerhard Erasmus’ barnstorming year | ICC Awards

scored a brave 30 off 52 deliveries. While putting the pieces back together, Erasmus reached his half-century in 75 balls, but he then upped the ante and scored his first ODI century before concluding with 121* (120) in a total of 226.

Erasmus made sure Namibia fought back forcefully on the field. To defeat Oman for just 116 and win by 110 runs, six of Namibia’s seven bowlers recorded wickets.

It was clear who should win Player of the Match: Erasmus.