Bastiaan Zuiderent

Bastiaan Zuiderent (born 3 March 1977) is a Dutch former international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of very few Dutch cricketers to have appeared in six International Cricket Council events.

Bastiaan Zuiderent

Personal information
Full name	Bastiaan Zuiderent
Born	(1977-03-03) 3 March 1977 (age 47) Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Netherlands (1996–2011)
ODI debut (cap 11)	17 February 1996 v New Zealand
Last ODI	11 March 2011 v India
ODI shirt no.	33 (previously 97)
T20I debut (cap 16)	5 June 2009 v England
Last T20I	13 February 2010 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	33
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001–2003	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 53 6 30 109 Runs scored 1,080 108 1,301 2,656 Batting average 25.71 21.60 29.56 29.18 100s/50s 0/8 0/0 2/9 4/16 Top score 77* 43* 149* 119 Balls bowled – – – 12 Wickets – – – 0 Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 26/0 2/– 22/0 47/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2017

International career

At the age of 18, Zuiderent was selected in the Netherlands squad for their inaugural appearance at the Cricket World Cup in 1996. In his second World Cup match, he scored 54 against England at Peshawar, in Pakistan.^[1]

The following year, Zuiderent was selected in the Dutch squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy, where the team was unable to secure qualification for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Most notably, he missed the 2001 ICC Trophy competition in which the Netherlands earned qualification for the 2003 Cricket World Cup,^[2] but he did later represent his country in all their matches at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

His county stint with Sussex County Cricket Club, from 1999 to 2003, at times kept him away from his national team.

After leaving Sussex, Zuiderent returned to the Netherlands and once again was a regular member of the national team. In the 2005 ICC Trophy, he scored three centuries and finished as the tournament's top run-scorer.^[3] He produced a man of the match performance in the 5th/6th place play-off against the United Arab Emirates, carrying his bat and scoring 116 not out. The win ensured that the Netherlands would qualify for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and receive ICC funding and ODI status for four years.^[4] Zuiderent was named as the Player of the Tournament.

In February 2007, Zuiderent was named in the Dutch squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.^[5]

County career

In 1999, Zuiderent was signed by Sussex County Cricket Club, and played for them up until the end of the 2003 season. During this period, he did not always appear regularly for the Netherlands team as he believed that playing in matches for Sussex would be more beneficial to his career.

References

1. "England v Netherlands at Peshawar, 22 February 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 January 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
2. "Zuiderent withdraws from Netherlands ICC Trophy squad". ESPNcricinfo. 18 June 2001. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
3. "ICC Trophy, 2005 Batting – Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
4. "Dutch courage seals Holland's future". ESPNcricinfo. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
5. "Netherlands named unchanged squad". 13 February 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2007.

External links

• Bastiaan Zuiderent at ESPNcricinfo
• Bas Zuiderent Interview