Fritz Coetzee (born 4 June 1997) is a Namibian

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 8 December 2016. Before his first-class debut, he was part of Namibia's squad for the

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. He led the tournament in wickets, taking 15 wickets from 6 matches with a best of 3/16 against

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. In November 2016, he won the U19 Cricketer Award at Cricket Namibia's annual awards ceremony.

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* 1997 births Living people Namibian cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-cricket-bio-stub