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Full name Louis Phillippus Vorster
Born November 2, 1966, Potchefstroom, Transvaal
Died April 17, 2012, Pretoria, Transvaal (aged 45 years 167 days)
Major teams Namibia, Matabeleland, North West, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Worcestershire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 95 | 165 | 21 | 4786 | 188 | 33.23 | 7 | 26 | 59 | 0 |
| List A | 96 | 88 | 16 | 2186 | 93* | 30.36 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 0 |
| Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 95 | 69 | 41 | 1 | 1/10 | 41.00 | 3.56 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 1985/86 |
| Last First-class | Namibia v Easterns at Windhoek, Oct 22-24, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1986/87 |
| Last List A | Namibia v Boland at Windhoek, Oct 31, 2009 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Namibia | v Boland | Windhoek | 31 Oct 2009 | LA |
| 17 | Namibia | v Easterns | Windhoek | 25 Oct 2009 | LA |
| 12, 17 | Namibia | v Easterns | Windhoek | 22 Oct 2009 | FC |
| 22, 30 | Namibia | v Free State | Bloemfontein | 8 Oct 2009 | FC |
| 9 | Namibia | v Zimbabwe A | Windhoek | 12 Mar 2009 | Other OD |
| 24, 43 | Namibia | v KZN-Inland | Pietermaritzburg | 5 Mar 2009 | FC |
| 58*, 11 | Namibia | v Border | East London | 26 Feb 2009 | FC |
| - | Namibia | v North West | Potchefstroom | 26 Oct 2008 | LA |
| 41, 20 | Namibia | v North West | Potchefstroom | 23 Oct 2008 | FC |
| 21 | Namibia | v North West | Windhoek | 18 Oct 2007 | FC |
A left-hand batsman, Louis Vorster was born in Potchefstroom and plied his trade on the South African domestic circuit before moving to and representing Namibia. Vorster was involved in the coaching and development of young players in Namibia before he was killed in an armed robbery while in South Africa. ESPNcricinfo staff
- Namibia's Louis Vorster dies in armed robbery (Apr 18, 2012)