The national playing cricket squad, also known as the Eagles, is the men's squad that presents the nation on foreign grounds. The team regulated by the Namibian Association, which later became an associate member of the ICC in 1993. Later in the ICC, the Namibian team soon became a few of the leading ICC associate members. The team came second in the 2002 ICC league, hence qualified for the 2004 Cricket World league in South Africa. Namibian squad made its opening in the One Day International (ODI) in the league, but it wasn't able to win the game. From 2005, the team has represented in the entire ICC Inter-continental league, finishing third in 2008-09. The team also made it to the top of the World Cricket tournament (WCT), represented thrice in the WC Tournament, and finished fourth in the 2013 ICC World Twenty-20 Qualifying match. Here are the top 10 best players in the Namibian cricket team in ODI matches-

1. Craig George Williams

He was born on February 26th ,1984. He is an Oshakati of the Oshana region. He is a Namibian player. Craig presently has a cricket shop in the country and jobs as a quality /quantity survey; he also makes and writes reports for insurance companies for their profits and losses.

2. Jean-Pierre Kotze

He was born on 24th April 1994. He is an initial Namibian played. In February 2018, Jean opted for the national squad in the 2019 ICC World Cricket tournament Division three league. Jean participated in his second ODI game in the Namibia on 28th April 2019, opposite Oman, during the league’s final.

3. Johannes Jonathan Smit

He was born on 11th November 1995. He is a Namibian player. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler in Namibian cricket team. J.J. Smit made his debut for the ODI for Namibian squad on April 2019, against Oman cricket team, in the tournament's final.

4. Zane Edward Green

He was born on 12th October 1996. He is a Namibian player. He made his opening for the national squad in October 2013, when he was 16. Zane is a right-handed batsman and also wicket-keeper batsman in the national cricket squad.

5. Merwe Gerhard Erasmus

He was born on 12th April 1995. He is a Namibian player, and the present leader of the national cricket squad. Merwe made his Twenty-20 International (T20I) opening in the team opposite Ghana on 21st May 2019.

6. Andries Johannes Burger

He was born on 26th August 1981. Andries is also called as Berry Burger. He is an initial Namibian player. Andries made his international opening in March 2003. Andries was a segment of the Namibia's veteran ODI squad and was also part of the Namibia's second World Cup playing team.

7. Jan Nicolaas Frylinck

He was born on April 7th, 1994. He is a South African player. He was a Namibian player initially who played for the Namibian playing squad. Jan is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-pacing bowler.

8. Stephan Julian Baard

He was born on 30th April 1992. He is a Namibian player. In October 2016, Stephan got the Player of the Year trophy in the annual Namibia Cricket Ceremony Awards.

9. Karl Birkenstock

He was born on 28th March 1996. He is a Namibian player. Karl made his opening presentation in a second-class match opposite Western Province in the 2017-18 Sunfoil 4 Day Cup on 7th October 2016.

10. Gavin Bryan Murgatroyd

He was initially known as Bryan Murgatroyd. Gavin was born on 20th October 1969 in the Walvis Bay of South-West Africa. Gavin is a Namibian player. Gavin is a left-handed cricketer. Since 2007, Bryan is known as Gavin Murgatroyd.