Paul van Meekeren

Paul van Meekeren
Personal information
Full name Paul Adriaan van Meekeren
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57) 31 May 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI 3 August 2018 v Nepal
ODI shirt no. 47
T20I debut (cap 28) 20 April 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I 29 July 2018 v Nepal
T20I shirt no. 47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–present Somerset (squad no. 47)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 23 8 44
Runs scored 30 33 106 118
Batting average – 5.50 9.63 9.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 18 34 15*
Balls bowled 156 408 1,346 1,553
Wickets 2 20 21 42
Bowling average 65.50 22.50 37.38 29.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/21 4/11 4/60 3/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 2/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 August 2018

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren (born 15 January 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who plays internationally for the Netherlands and domestically for Somerset in English county cricket.[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]

In January 2017, Van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge[6]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Paul van Meekeren | Netherlands Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN 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. ↑ 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. ↑ "Netherlands Squad - Desert T20 Challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


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