Namibian cricketer Bernard Scholtz was born on October 3, 1990. He bowls with a slowdown left arm and bats right-handed. Keetmanshoop is where he was born. Since 2004, his brother Nicolaas, who is four years older, has performed in first-class cricket.
Bernard Scholtz Bio
| Full Name | Bernard Martinus Scholtz |
| Birthday | October 03, 1990 |
| Birthplace | Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
| Age | 32 Years |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Hometown | Keetmanshoop |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Education | High School |
Bernard Scholtz Family
He is wedded to Lara Scholtz, a Windhoek gymnasium teacher of Afrikaans as a second language.
| Father Name | N/A |
| Mother Name | N/A |
| Brothers | NRP Scholtz |
| Sisters | Not Known |
| Wife/Spouse | Lara Scholtz |
| Marital Status | Married |
Scholtz Net Worth
| Net Worth | $1 million – $7 million |
| Annual Salary | Not Available |
| Source of Income | Cricket Player |
Physical Stats
| Height | 5 Feet 9 Inches (1.88 m), 188 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Body Measurements | 38-12-33 Inches |
| Bodytype | Slim |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Waist | 33 In. |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Shoe Size | 8 US |
Career
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Slow Left arm |
| Teams | Namibia Under-19s, Namibia Team |
| Shirt Number | 01 |
Scholtz debuted in the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia as a player of the Namibia under-19 national squad. During the actual competition, he made five matches and grabbed six wickets.
In his 2nd innings, Scholtz scored a second-ball duck against North West in Oct 2008 to make his first-class debut. In South Africa for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009, he was the youngest player for Namibia Team.
In 2014-15, he had 8 for 116 and 5 for 66 against Boland. At their annual awards event in Nov 2016, Cricket Namibia awarded him Player of the Year. He was chosen to play for Namibia in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 competition in Jan 2018.
With 35 wickets in 9 matches, he led Namibia in Sunfoil 3-Day Cup wicket-taking in 2017-18. He was added to Namibia’s team for the Africa T20 Cup 2018 in August of that year.
Scholtz was selected for Namibia’s team in the Southern subregion group in Oct 2018 for the 2018-19 T20 World Africa Qualifier competition in Botswana.
He was part of Namibia’s roster for the World Cricket League Division Two event in Mar 2019. Namibia earned ODI status by placing among the top four teams in the competition. On 27 April 2019, Scholtz made his One Day International debut for Namibia against Oman in the championship match.
In 2019, he was named on Namibia’s lineup for the Regional Finals of the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier match in Uganda. In 2019, he played in his first Twenty20 International match for Namibia against Ghana.
He was one of the 25 cricketers nominated to Cricket Namibia’s Elite Men’s Squad in June 2019 in preparation for the international edition 2019-20.
He was included in Namibia’s roster for the T20 World Cup Qualifier match 2019 in the UAE in Sep 2019.
Scholtz was appointed for Namibia’s team for the T20 World Cup 2021 in September 2021. Scholtz’s gain five-wicket haul in ODIs came in match 14 of the Cricket World Cup League 2 competition 2019-23 in July 2022.
