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Paul van Meekeren
Personal information
Full name
Paul Adriaan van Meekeren
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)31 May 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI23 January 2014 v Kenya
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 28)20 April 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I13 March 2016 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentSomerset (squad no. 47)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 2 15 5 21
Runs scored 15 3 95 52
Batting average 1.50 10.55 7.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 3 34 15*
Balls bowled 66 252 762 636
Wickets 1 14 13 15
Bowling average 79.00 17.14 30.38 36.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/54 4/11 3/44 3/42
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 1/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2016

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren (born January 15, 1993) is an International cricketer from the Netherlands.[1][2] He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Career

van Meekeren made his debut for the Netherlands in T20I against Kenya. One month later, he also made ODIs against South Africa on 31 May 2013. During WT20 2016 qualifiers, he bowled an amazing spell of 4-11 against Ireland. This is his best bowling figures.[3]

In July 2016, van Meekeren signed for Somerset County Cricket Club on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[4] He later signed a two year deal with the club until the end of the 2018 season.[5]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Date Against Match Performance Result
1 2016 ICC World Twenty20 13 March 2016 Ireland DNB; 2-0-11-4  Netherlands won by 12 runs.[6]

References

  1. ^ Paul van Meekeren | Netherlands Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
  2. ^ The Home of CricketArchive
  3. ^ Only ODI: Netherlands v South Africa at Amstelveen, May 31, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
  4. ^ "Tour Match Preview: Somerset v Pakistan". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Two Year Deal For Van Meekeren". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ "ICC World Twenty20, 2016 : 11th match, First Round Group A IRE v NED". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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