Hugo Ludik (born 25 September 1983, South Africa) is a retired Namibian cricketer and also a musician.

Hugo Ludik
Personal information
Full name
Hugo Ludik
Born (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41)
Potchefstroom, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2007/08Namibia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 10
Runs scored 120 109
Batting average 13.33 27.25
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 39 43
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 11/– 13/–

Having first participated in the Under-19s World Cup of 2002, Ludik later took part in two tournaments involving the Zimbabwean cricket team, the first of which took place in his adopted homeland in August 2003. Ludik had previously appeared in seven Youth One-day Internationals before joining the senior team. Ludik represented Namibia during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Ludik played for the Namibian National side from 2003 to 2007.

Ludik is also a successful recording artist and songwriter. In 2008, he won the Huisgenoot Tempo songwriting contest for co-writing the Kurt Darren track "Papsopwinterwaternat". In 2010, Ludik also formed the band ADAM, a successful Afrikaans pop-rock trio, who, in 2011, released their debut self-titled album. The group has to date[when?] reached the number 1 spot on four different radio stations with their first single, "Liefde Soldaat", and are also in the Top 10 best sellers of 2011 in the Afrikaans market.

Ludik's family consists of: father Paul (forensic scientist), mother Susan (insurance broker) and brother, Stefan – also a musician and actor.[citation needed]

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  • Hugo Ludik at Cricket Archive (subscription required)