Full name Pieter Marinus Seelaar
Born July 2, 1987, Schiedam
Current age 31 years 266 days
Major teams Netherlands, Hermes DVS
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 39 | 23 | 10 | 123 | 34* | 9.46 | 229 | 53.71 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| T20Is | 47 | 21 | 5 | 144 | 36 | 9.00 | 150 | 96.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| First-class | 23 | 41 | 10 | 751 | 138* | 24.22 | 1538 | 48.82 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 122 | 74 | 24 | 729 | 68 | 14.58 | 1149 | 63.44 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 48 | 0 |
| T20s | 68 | 32 | 12 | 233 | 36 | 11.65 | 231 | 100.86 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 39 | 39 | 1799 | 1399 | 47 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 29.76 | 4.66 | 38.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 47 | 37 | 660 | 760 | 32 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 23.75 | 6.90 | 20.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 23 | 32 | 2450 | 1434 | 35 | 5/57 | 5/57 | 40.97 | 3.51 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 122 | 4772 | 3785 | 116 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 32.62 | 4.75 | 41.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20s | 68 | 57 | 996 | 1127 | 39 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 28.89 | 6.78 | 25.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Netherlands v Sri Lanka at Amstelveen, Jul 6, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Aug 3, 2018 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Ireland v Netherlands at Al Amerat, Feb 17, 2019 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Netherlands v Bermuda at Pretoria, Nov 21-24, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Hong Kong v Netherlands at Mong Kok, Feb 10-13, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Netherlands v Warwickshire at Rotterdam, May 3-4, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Aug 3, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Ireland v Netherlands at Al Amerat, Feb 17, 2019 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, 0/32 | Netherlands | v Ireland | Al Amerat | 17 Feb 2019 | T20I # 743 |
| 0/38 | Netherlands | v Oman | Al Amerat | 15 Feb 2019 | T20I # 741 |
| 1/19 | Netherlands | v Scotland | Al Amerat | 13 Feb 2019 | T20I # 739 |
| 2/50, 21 | Netherlands | v Nepal | Amstelveen | 3 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4028 |
| 5, 3/20 | Netherlands | v Nepal | Amstelveen | 1 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4026 |
| - | Netherlands | v Nepal | Lord's | 29 Jul 2018 | T20I # 691 |
| 0/13 | Netherlands | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 29 Jul 2018 | T20 |
| 0/34, 4 | Netherlands | v Scotland | Amstelveen | 20 Jun 2018 | T20I # 677 |
| 1/31 | Netherlands | v Scotland | Amstelveen | 19 Jun 2018 | T20I # 676 |
| 1/30, 22* | Netherlands | v Ireland | Rotterdam | 13 Jun 2018 | T20I # 672 |
Nurtured by the Dutch youth system from Under-15 level, Pieter Seelaar made his debut as a canny 18-year-old left-arm spinner but found fame, momentarily, for his penguin dance after dismissing England captain Paul Collingwood in Netherland's historic win in the opening game of the 2009 World Twenty20. Seelaar is not a great spinner of the ball but his economy rate is good and, despite being just 21 years old, knows his game well. He missed out on the World Cup in 2007 but was impressive in India four years later, dismissing both Kevin Pietersen and Sachin Tendulkar and finishing as Netherlands' leading wicket taker. Seelaar's favourite player is another left-arm spinner who started young - Daniel Vettori.
Sahil Dutta May 2011
- Scotland, Netherlands, Oman, Ireland fight for T20 supremacy (Feb 12, 2019)
- Michael Rippon's all-round display denies ODI debutants Nepal (Aug 1, 2018)
- Nine years after Lord's win, memories come flooding back for Seelaar (Jul 29, 2018)
- Three new faces as Netherlands begin post-Borren era (Jun 7, 2018)
- 'Important to have a Netherlands-based captain' - coach Campbell (Apr 28, 2018)
Feb 13, 2019
Captain Pieter Seelaar celebrates after his first wicket of the day
© Peter Della Penna
Feb 13, 2019
Kyle Coetzer spins the coin toss for Pieter Seelaar to call in the opening match of the Oman T20I Quad Series
© Peter Della Penna
Aug 1, 2018
Captains Pieter Seelaar and Paras Khadka at the toss for Nepal's maiden ODI
© Peter Della Penna