Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the 2023 Richelieu Franchise T20 tournament from September 15th – 24th at United Cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. CN have already announced that four (4) new teams, namely the Windhoek Jets, Namib Desert Lions, Etosha Wildcats and Fish River Eagles, will be competing in the tournament. Unlike previous editions of the event, all the teams in the 2023 edition will be owned by Cricket Namibia itself. A Namibian news daily, New Era, have reported that overseas players from Pakistan (Lahore Qalandars franchise), South Africa and USA will be taking part in the competition.
Richelieu Franchise T20 2023 Schedule
Namib Desert Lions: Gerhard Erasmus, Lohan Louwrens, Salman Fayyaz (Pakistan), Alexander Volschenk, Naeem Khan, Dylan Leicher, Julius Sumerauer (Jersey), Karl Birkenstock, Handre Klazinga, PD Blignaut, Woutie Niehaus, Kristen Louw and Tangeni Lungameni
Etosha Wildcats: Michael van Lingen, JP Kotze, Taha Mehmood (Pakistan), JJ Smit, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, George Richardson (Jersey), Bernard Scholtz, Usman Khalid (Pakistan), Nico Peters, Ben Shikongo, Tangi Nuuyoma, Ryan Moffett and Hanro Badenhorst
Windhoek Jets: Nico Davin, Divan La Cock, Erich Von Mollendorf, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Simon Shikongo, Shaun Fouche, JC Balt, Faridoun Jaffery (Pakistan), Hansie de Villiers, Josh Julius and Kariata Junior
Fish River Eagles: Stephen Baard, Malan Kruger, Lawrence Lawer, Michau du Preez, Helao ya France, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ahsan Bhatti (Pakistan), Zacheo van Vuuren, Arnaud du Plessis, Addo Ita, Nyasha Nyasha, Johannes Visagie and Henry van Wyk
15th September 2023: Windhoek Jets vs Namib Desert Lions (Scorecard)
16th September 2023: Etosha Wildcats vs Fish River Eagles (Scorecard) ; Windhoek Jets vs Etosha Wildcats (Scorecard)
17th September 2023: Fish River Eagles vs Windhoek Jets (Scorecard) ; Namib Desert Lions vs Etosha Wildcats (Scorecard)
20th – 22nd September 2023: Namib Desert Lions vs Etosha Wildcats (Scorecard) ; Namib Desert Lions vs Fish River Eagles (Scorecard) ; Windhoek Jets vs Etosha Wildcats (Scorecard) ; Windhoek Jets vs Fish River Eagles (Scorecard)
23 September 2023: Windhoek Jets vs Namib Desert Lions (Scorecard) ; Etosha Wildcats vs Fish River Eagles (Scorecard)
24 September 2023: Fish River Eagles vs Namib Desert Lions (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
