Roelof van der Merwe
Dutch-South African cricketer
Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe is a Dutch-South African International cricketer who has played for both South Africa and the Netherlands internationally. He was born on 31 December 1984 in Johannesburg, Transvaal.
 Van der Merwe bowling for Somerset in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1984 Johannesburg, Transvaal |
| Nickname | Bulldog[1] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National sides |
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| ODI debut | 5 April 2009 South Africa v Australia |
| Last ODI | 17 October 2023 Netherlands v South Africa |
| ODI shirt no. | 52 |
| T20I debut | 29 March 2009 South Africa v Australia |
| Last T20I | 6 November 2022 Netherlands v South Africa |
| T20I shirt no. | 52 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2023 | |
He played 13 ODI and Twenty20 International cricket for South Africa between 2009 and 2011.[2] In June 2015, van der Merwe got the Netherlands passport and he immediately made himself available for Netherlands cricket team and was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in July.[3]
International career change
In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, he played an important role in Netherlands win over South Africa by scoring 29 runs off 19 balls and taking two wickets for 34 runs in his nine overs.[4]
References change
- ↑ "Dutch 'Bulldog' bites Proteas". SA Cricketmag. 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "Roelof van der Merwe: the man who was there, until he wasn't". Cricbuzz. 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Moonda, Firdose (30 June 2015). "Van der Merwe switches to Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ Ramesh, Akshay (18 October 2023). "12 years after World Cup snub, Dutch 'bulldog' Roelof van der Merwe haunts South Africa in stunning upset". India Today.
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