Jan Nicolaas Frylinck (born 6 April 1994) is a South African-born Namibian

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er who currently plays for

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. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm

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bowler. Frylinck made his first-class debut for Boland on 24 March 2011 against

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Biography

Frylinck represented the

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in several youth

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matches. He was included in the

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squad for the

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. Frylinck is a Namibian citizen by descent, his father being born in

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. He was named in Namibia's squad for an Intercontinental Cup game against

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in October 2016, but had to withdraw due to not receiving confirmation of his eligibility in time. He was the leading run-scorer in the

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tournament for Namibia, with 367 runs in eight matches. Frylinck was also the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for Namibia, with 16 dismissals in eight matches. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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tournament. In August 2018, Frylinck was named in Namibia's squad for the

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. In October 2018, he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana. In March 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Namibia's squad for the

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tournament. Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining

(ODI) status. Frylinck made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against

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, in the tournament's final. In the match, he became the first bowler for Namibia to take a five-wicket haul on debut in an ODI, finishing with five wickets for thirteen runs from eight overs. He was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with 14 dismissals in six matches. In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He made his

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(T20I) debut against

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on 20 May 2019. In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season. In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2021, Frylinck was named in Namibia's squad for the

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. The following month, in the opening match of the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament, Frylinck took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the

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tournament.

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at CricketArchive * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frylinck, Jan 1994 births Living people Boland cricketers Cricketers from Bellville, South Africa Cricketers who have taken five wickets on One Day International debut Griqualand West cricketers Namibia One Day International cricketers 21st-century Namibian sportsmen Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers Namibian cricketers South African cricketers