Paul van Meekeren

Paul van Meekeren drew attention to himself during the World Twenty20 qualifiers in 2016 when he produced a spell of 4 for 11 against Ireland. A trial match at Taunton Vale, plus the success of his Dutch compatriot Timm van der Gugten at Glamorgan, was enough for Somerset to offer him a short-term deal midway through the 21016 season which they extended to a two-year deal until the end of the 2018 season. He made his Somerset first-class debut against the Pakistan tourists and followed up with T20 and List-A debuts for the Club in the same season, catching the eye in a NatWest T20 Blast fixture at Cardiff where he bowled with genuine pace. The following season, in his sole Championship appearance, he took four wickets on debut against Essex at Chelmsford.
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Paul van Meekeren Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
ODIs	39	38	1871	1676	61	5/28	5/28	27.47	5.37	30.6	2	1
T20Is	71	69	1425	1664	82	4/11	4/11	20.29	7.00	17.3	2	0
FC	10	17	1669	1043	33	5/73	9/166	31.60	3.74	50.5	2	1
List A	106	103	4510	4104	147	5/28	5/28	27.91	5.45	30.6	3	2
T20s	112	109	2167	2797	108	4/11	4/11	25.89	7.74	20.0	2	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
ODIs	39	28	11	145	21*	8.52	220	65.90	9	3	7
T20Is	71	24	6	113	24	6.27	104	108.65	7	5	24
FC	10	16	3	113	34	8.69	325	34.76	14	0	3
List A	106	63	29	277	21*	8.14	437	63.38	18	5	28
T20s	112	44	17	189	24	7.00	187	101.06	14	7	38

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Paul van Meekeren T20 Stats

Bowling

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR
ILT20	DC	1	1	12	26	0	-	-	-	13.00	-
Vitality Blast	3 teams	15	15	254	433	12	3/32	3/32	36.08	10.22	21.1
BPL	KT	6	6	128	180	4	3/48	3/48	45.00	8.43	32.0
LPL	DAS	3	3	48	80	0	-	-	-	10.00	-
CPL	STKNP	8	8	174	230	8	2/23	2/23	28.75	7.93	21.7

Batting & Fielding

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct
ILT20	DC	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Vitality Blast	3 teams	15	8	3	33	16*	6.60	27	122.22	0	0	2	2	6
BPL	KT	6	3	2	2	1*	2.00	5	40.00	0	0	0	0	2
LPL	DAS	3	3	2	21	11*	21.00	25	84.00	0	0	3	0	1
CPL	STKNP	8	2	1	6	3*	6.00	13	46.15	0	0	0	0	0

Records of Paul van Meekeren

5^th

Most wickets in a series (34)

One-Day Internationals

2^nd

Most runs in an innings (by batting position) (24)

Twenty20 Internationals

8^th

Most wickets taken caught by a wicketkeeper (16)

Twenty20 Internationals

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Recent Matches of Paul van Meekeren

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Netherlands vs Scotland	--	0/66	12-Jun-2025	Dundee	ODI # 4888
Netherlands vs Nepal	6	4/58	10-Jun-2025	Dundee	ODI # 4887
Netherlands vs Scotland	19	1/53	06-Jun-2025	Dundee	ODI # 4885
Netherlands vs Nepal	1*	1/63	04-Jun-2025	Dundee	ODI # 4884
Netherlands vs Scotland	4	3/89	16-May-2025	Utrecht	ODI # 4870