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Paul Adriaan van Meekeren (born 15 January 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who most recently played 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. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Gloucestershire announced at the end of the 2023 season that his contract would not be renewed.

Career

Van Meekeren made his T20I debut for the Netherlands in a loss against Kenya on 20 April 2013. One month later, on 31 May, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa in a one-off ODI where he took the wicket of South African batting ace Hashim Amla. In the first round of the 2016 WT20, he bowled a match-winning spell of 4–11 against Ireland, 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. He later signed a two-year deal with the club until the end of the 2018 season.

In January 2017, Van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. 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 hit multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in a Twenty20 International.

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' ODI squad, for their series against Nepal. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

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

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.

In July 2021, Van Meekeren signed for Durham for the remainder of the 2021 T20 Blast. On debut, he took 2–31 in a loss against Derbyshire. 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.

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

On 28 Oct, 2023, he led the Dutch to a famous victory over Bangladesh by scalping 4 wickets in the 2023 Cricket World Cup game.

In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.

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.
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6. "Tour Match Preview: Somerset v Pakistan". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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. 20 June 2019. 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. "Cricketer Van Meekeren maakt zich op voor droomduel tegen India".
18. "Paul van Meekeren signs with Durham". EmergingCricket. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
19. "Durham vs Derbyshire North Group". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
20. ^ "Gloucestershire sign Netherlands fast bowler". BBC Sport. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
21. "Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
22. "Paul van Meekeren spearheads rout of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
23. "Netherlands' Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

External links

• Paul van Meekeren at ESPNcricinfo

Netherlands squads

v t e Netherlands squad – 2021 Men's T20 World Cup 4 O'Dowd 5 de Leede 8 Seelar (c) 10 van der Gugten 12 Klaassen 17 van Beek 20 Glover 27 ten Doeschate 32 Cooper 35 Edwards (wk) 47 van Meekeren 48 Ackermann 52 van der Merwe 61 Boissevain 97 Myburgh Coach: Ryan Campbell Tobias Visee and Shane Snater as reserves for the team. v t e Netherlands squad – 2022 Men's T20 World Cup 4 O'Dowd 5 de Leede 7 Singh 10 van der Gugten 11 Pringle 12 Klaassen 17 van Beek 18 Shariz 20 Glover 25 Nidamanuru 26 T. Cooper 35 Edwards (c, wk) 47 van Meekeren 48 Ackermann 52 van der Merwe 97 Myburgh Coach: Ryan Campbell v t e Netherlands squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup 4 O'Dowd 5 de Leede 7 Singh 15 Klein 17 van Beek 18 Ahmad 25 Nidamanuru 34 Barresi 35 Edwards (c & wk) 47 van Meekeren 48 Ackermann 52 van der Merwe 66 Zulfiqar 72 Engelbrecht 88 Dutt Coach: Ryan Cook Noah Croes and Kyle Klein as travelling reserves for the team. v t e Netherlands squad – 2024 Men's T20 World Cup 1 K. Klein 4 O'Dowd 5 de Leede 7 Singh 11 Pringle 17 van Beek 23 Kingma 25 Nidamanuru 34 Barresi (wk) 35 Edwards (c, wk) 47 van Meekeren 55 Levitt 66 Zulfiqar 72 Engelbrecht 88 Dutt Coach: Ryan Cook Ryan Klein as reserve for the team. Saqib Zulfiqar replaced Daniel Doram and Kyle Klein replaced Fred Klaassen due to injury.

• 1993 births
• Living people
• Dutch cricketers
• Netherlands One Day International cricketers
• Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers
• Sportspeople from Amsterdam
• Somerset cricketers
• Expatriate cricketers in England
• Durham cricketers
• Gloucestershire cricketers
• St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers
• 21st-century Dutch sportsmen