Paul van Meekeren

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.

Paul van Meekeren
Personal information
Full namePaul Adriaan van Meekeren
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)31 May 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI19 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 28)20 April 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I2 November 2019 v PNG
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019Somerset (squad no. 47)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 5 41 8 45
Runs scored 30 39 106 118
Batting average – 4.87 9.63 9.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 18 34 15*
Balls bowled 210 817 1,346 1,607
Wickets 4 47 21 44
Bowling average 40.25 20.10 37.38 28.68
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/30 4/11 4/60 3/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/– 2/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 November 2019

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] Against Hong Kong he broke the record for the highest score by a number 11 batsman in Twenty20 Internationals, 18 runs from 11 balls. He is the only person to score multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in a Twenty20 International.[7]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[8] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[9] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13]

In November 2020, he revealed that he currently works as a delivery boy for the Uber Eats amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to make money for survival.[14][15]

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. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. "Netherlands Squad - Desert T20 Challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position) | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  8. "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  9. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. "Netherlands Cricketer Paul van Meekeren Delivering Food To Make Ends Meet". News18. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  15. DelhiNovember 16, India Today Web Desk New; November 16, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 08:41. "Delivering Uber Eats to get through winter months: Netherlands cricketer laments T20 World Cup postponement". India Today. Retrieved 2020-11-16.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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