Paul van Meekeren

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Paul van Meekeren
Personal information
Full namePaul Adriaan van Meekeren
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 28)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)31 May 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI20 May 2021 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 28)20 April 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I22 October 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019Somerset (squad no. 47)
2021Durham (squad no. 47)
2022–presentGloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 7 45 8 56
Runs scored 36 44 106 129
Batting average 36.00 4.88 9.63 8.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 18 34 15*
Balls bowled 294 889 1,346 2,097
Wickets 7 47 21 63
Bowling average 31.14 22.57 37.38 26.98
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/28 4/11 4/60 3/21
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/– 2/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 October 2021

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren (born 15 January 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He has played domestically for Somerset and Durham in English county cricket, and for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in T20 franchise cricket.[1][2] He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Career[]

van Meekeren made his T20I debut for the Netherlands in a loss against Kenya on 20 April 2013.[3] One month later, on 31 May, he made his ODI debut against South Africa in a one-off ODI where he took the wicket of Hashim Amla.[4] In the first round of the 2016 WT20, he bowled a match-winning spell of 4–11 against ICC Full Member Ireland,[5] which remain his best figures in T20I cricket today.

In July 2016, van Meekeren signed for Somerset County Cricket Club on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[6] He later signed a two-year deal with the club until the end of the 2018 season.[7]

In January 2017, van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge.[8] Against Hong Kong, he broke the record for the highest score by a number 11 batsman in Twenty20 Internationals, with 18 runs from 11 balls. He is the only person to score multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in a Twenty20 International.[9]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[10] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[11] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[12][13] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[14]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[15]

In November 2020, he revealed that he currently works as a delivery boy for Uber Eats amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to make a living and is aiming to qualify for England after gaining UK citizenship.[16]

In July 2021, van Meekeren signed for Durham for the remainder of the 2021 T20 Blast.[17] On debut, he took 2-31 in a loss against Derbyshire.[18] In August 2021 he became the first Dutch player to play in CPL when picked up by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for 2021 edition. [19]

In September 2021, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20] Later that month, he signed for Gloucestershire on a two year deal.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Paul van Meekeren". Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Playing Staff - Somerset County Cricket Club". Somerset County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs Kenya 1st T20I 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Full Scorecard of South Africa vs Netherlands Only ODI 2013". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "Ireland vs Netherlands, 11th Match, First Round Group A". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tour Match Preview: Somerset v Pakistan". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Two Year Deal For van Meekeren". Somerset County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Netherlands Squad - Desert T20 Challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position) | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Paul van Meekeren's tumultuous 2020 has brought tragedy and rousing spirit". 18 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Paul van Meekeren signs with Durham". EmergingCricket. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Durham vs Derbyshire North Group". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  19. ^ "CPL 2021 Squad". Criclink.com. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  21. ^ "https://twitter.com/paulvanmeekeren/status/1456248146317697029". Twitter. Retrieved 4 November 2021. External link in |title= (help)

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