Vernon Ricardo Cloete (born 20 September 1985) is a Namibian former first-class cricketer.
Cloete was born at Rehoboth in September 1985 and was educated at Windhoek High School.
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Namibian against Griqualand West in the 2013–14 CSA 3-Day Cup, with Cloete making four first-class appearances in that edition of the competition and a fifth in the 2014–15 edition.
[2] With his off break bowling he took 5 wickets at an average of 61.00, with best figures of 3 for 76.
[3] In November 2011, he played three Twenty20 matches against Kenya, before making a further three appearances in the 2013–14 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.