Bernard Scholtz is a Namibian cricketer born on October 3, 1990, in Keetmanshoop. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a right-handed batsman, playing for the Namibian national team. A key bowler for Namibia, Scholtz became the first Namibian to take 100 ODI wickets. He also plays for various teams, including the Surrey Jaguars.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia vs Scotland · 2nd T20I | T20I | April 17, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Namibia vs Scotland · Match 96 | ODI | April 12, 2026 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Namibia vs Oman · Match 95 | ODI | April 10, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Namibia vs Oman · Match 92 | ODI | April 4, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Namibia vs Uganda · 1st OD | List A | March 23, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Pakistan vs Namibia · 35th Match, Group A | T20I | February 18, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia vs Scotland · 2nd T20I | T20I | April 17, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Namibia vs Scotland · Match 96 | ODI | April 12, 2026 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Namibia vs Oman · Match 95 | ODI | April 10, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.90 |
| Namibia vs Oman · Match 92 | ODI | April 4, 2026 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.40 |
| Namibia vs Uganda · 1st OD | List A | March 23, 2026 | 4.2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 |
| Namibia A vs Uganda · 3rd T20 | T20 | March 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda tour of Namibia 2026 | LISTA | Mar 18, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| South Africa tour of Namibia 2025 | T20I | Oct 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda tour of Namibia 2026 | LISTA | Mar 18, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 4.2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3/11 | 2.54 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 16 | 0 | 136 | 2 | 1/27 | 8.50 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 1/41 | 10.25 |
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025 | 16 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 2/21 | 5.63 |
| Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025 | T20I | Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 18, 2025 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 1/6 | 8.57 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 68 | 45 | 322 | 495 | 31 | 12.3800 | 65.0500 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 163 | 53 | 196 | 223 | 25 | 9.3300 | 87.8900 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 81 | 24 | 83 | 95 | 9 | 10.3700 | 87.3600 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 184 | 112 | 702 | 1184 | 31 | 9.8800 | 59.2900 | 41 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 102 | 170 | 1363 | 3712 | 63 | 11.7500 | 36.7100 | 54 | 175 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 68 | 67 | 588.50 | 3533 | 2017 | 101 | 19.9700 | 3.4200 | 34.9000 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 163 | 154 | 519.50 | 3119 | 3317 | 164 | 20.2200 | 6.3800 | 19.0000 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 81 | 79 | 272.40 | 1636 | 1728 | 81 | 21.3300 | 6.3300 | 20.1000 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 184 | 176 | 1370.30 | 8223 | 5386 | 214 | 25.1600 | 3.9200 | 38.4000 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 102 | 143 | 2232.40 | 13396 | 7796 | 235 | 33.1700 | 3.4900 | 57.0000 | 8/33 | 13/182 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada vs Namibia · 83rd Match | ODI | September 2, 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Namibia vs Netherlands · Match 56 | ODI | March 7, 2025 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Competition | Matches | Wickets | Bowling Average | Best Bowling | Runs Scored | Batting Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 64 | 100 | 18.89 | 5/22 | 313 | 12.52 |
| T20I | 76 | 79 | 19.79 | 4/12 | 73 | 12.16 |
| First-class | 102 | 235 | 33.17 | 8/33 | 1,363 | 11.75 |
He is the first-ever Namibian cricketer to achieve 100 ODI wickets, a milestone reached in September 2025.
He currently holds the 5th position in the ICC ODI bowling rankings.
He has played in multiple ICC T20 World Cups, including the 2021 and 2024 editions.
He recently played T20I matches in October 2025 against South Africa.
ODI Debut: April 27, 2019, vs. Oman
T20I Debut: May 20, 2019, vs. Ghana
