34 Facts About David Wiese

David Wiese was born on 18 May 1985 and is a South African-born former Namibian cricketer who has played for Namibia in international cricket.

David Wiese played international cricket for South Africa from 2013 to 2016, before making his international debut for Namibia in October 2021.

Previously, David Wiese ended his South Africa career in 2017 to play in county cricket.

David Wiese has made 67 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005.

David Wiese currently plays for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League.

David Wiese is known for his explosive low-order batting and an ability to deliver slow balls.

David Wiese spent his early years at Standerton, a town which is known for farming.

David Wiese attended the high school in the coal mining hub of Witbank.

David Wiese started playing cricket at the age of nine.

David Wiese's family originally hails from Namibia as his father was born in Namibia.

David Wiese trained at a cricket institute owned by a South African coach Harry Shapiro.

David Wiese initially became fond of the art of spin bowling at the institute.

David Wiese was sent to University of Pretoria where he pursued his degree in internal auditing.

David Wiese occasionally played cricket for the university's third team during his first year with the University of Pretoria.

David Wiese was included in the Titans squad for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20.

David Wiese's knock in the Champions League T20 semi final was widely appreciated and received social media attention despite Titans was knocked out of semi final.

David Wiese was included in the South African T20I squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2013 based on his batting prowess and as an injury cover for Jacques Kallis.

David Wiese signed up with Sussex County Cricket Club for the 2016 T20 Blast as an overseas player before becoming a mainstay with the club after signing a three-year Kolpak deal in 2017.

David Wiese was part of the Tshwane Spartans which emerged as runners-up to Paarl Rocks in the 2019 Mzansi Super League.

David Wiese was signed by Lahore Qalandars as a late replacement for Carlos Brathwaite during the 2019 Pakistan Super League.

David Wiese later became an integral member of the Lahore Qalandars franchise in PSL due to his power hitting abilities.

David Wiese left Sussex in 2020 after featuring in four county seasons for the club as his Kolpak registration expired following Britain's exit from the European Union.

David Wiese made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 2 August 2013.

David Wiese made his One Day International debut for South Africa against New Zealand on 19 August 2015.

David Wiese was included in the South African squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 where South Africa were knocked out in the Super 10s.

On 9 January 2017, David Wiese signed a Kolpak deal with Sussex which made him ineligible to represent South Africa anymore, ending his international career.

In September 2021, David Wiese was named in Namibia's squad for the T20 World Cup tournament.

David Wiese was named in Namibia's T20I squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash, played just before the World Cup.

David Wiese made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for Namibia against the United Arab Emirates.

David Wiese was part of the Namibian team that won their first ever match at an ICC tournament when they defeated the Netherlands by 6 wickets during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2021.

David Wiese was a key member of the Namibian outfit which reached Super 12 stage in their historic campaign at the 2021 ICC World Twenty20 competition.

David Wiese ended the tournament on a high note with an all-round display scoring 227 runs at a healthy decent batting average of 45.40 and picking up 6 wickets in 8 matches.

David Wiese was nominated for the ICC Player of the Month along with Shakib Al Hasan and Asif Ali for the month of October 2021.

David Wiese made his ODI debut on 6 March 2022, for Namibia against Oman.