Brandon Glover

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Brandon Dale Glover (born 3 April 1997) is a Dutch-South African cricketer who has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2019. He has also played for Boland in South African domestic cricket and for Northamptonshire and Durham in English county cricket. He is a right-arm pace bowler.

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Brandon Glover
Personal information
Full name
Brandon Dale Glover
Born (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)21 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI21 March 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut (cap 44)23 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I26 August 2024 v Canada
T20I shirt no.20
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019Boland
2020–2022Northamptonshire
2023–2024Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 9 25 10 20
Runs scored 29 6 38 106
Batting average 14.50 2.00 4.22 15.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18 4* 12* 27
Balls bowled 438 491 1,320 853
Wickets 9 37 24 16
Bowling average 49.33 15.27 34.45 57.56
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/43 4/12 4/83 3/43
Catches/stumpings 3/– 5/– 1/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024
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Personal life

Glover was born on 3 April 1997 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] He holds a Dutch passport through his Dutch mother. He studied accounting at the University of Stellenbosch.[2]

Domestic and franchise cricket

Glover made his first-class debut for Boland in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 20 October 2016.[3] He made his List A debut for Boland in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 26 March 2017.[4]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]

In August 2020, Glover played his first match for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[8]

Glover joined Durham in January 2023[9][10] but left after only making 10 appearances for the club when his contract expired in October 2024.[11][12]

International cricket

Glover trained with the Dutch squad prior to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier at the invitation of head coach Ryan Campbell. He subsequently began playing for Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague.[2] In March 2019, he was selected in the national training squad,[13] and in June 2019 he was named in the Netherlands' squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[14] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 21 June 2019.[15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe on 23 June 2019.[16]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[17] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.[18]

In September 2021, Glover was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19]

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