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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Nidamanuru, Pringle, and Vikramjit are among the notable absentees in a squad full of changes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/381900/381928.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1519249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1519249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-roelof-van-der-merwe-bas-de-leede-return-to-netherlands-squad-1519249 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:01:42 GMT Netherlands joined Italy in securing qualification but Scotland were knocked out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/403500/403561.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1494665.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1494665.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/italy-netherlands-qualify-for-2026-mens-t20-world-cup-1494665 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:15:55 GMT Cult figure released from final year of contract to spend more time with family in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327300/327345.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1475938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1475938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/roelof-van-der-merwe-agrees-early-somerset-exit-1475938 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:57:47 GMT Temba Bavuma, the former South Africa T20I captain, has not been retained https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/384900/384903.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sunrisers-eastern-cape-sign-crawley-and-van-der-merwe-for-upcoming-sa20-season-1445438 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:31:26 GMT Injuries have forced Brandon Glover and Timm van der Gugten to miss out too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/369600/369609.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1433681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1433681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-colin-ackermann-and-roelof-van-der-merwe-out-for-netherlands-1433681 Mon, 13 May 2024 11:48:30 GMT Netherlands piled on 105 runs from the last nine overs to get to 245 in 43 overs following which their bowlers demolished South Africa's storied batting line-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/369300/369300.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1403872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1403872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-ned-vs-sa-scott-edwards-roelof-van-der-merwe-help-netherlands-upset-south-africa-1403872 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:17:30 GMT South Africa-born batter Sybrand Engelbrecht is also part of the 15-member squad; Fred Klaassen out with injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/348800/348855.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1396751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1396751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/netherlands-squad-for-world-cup-2023-colin-ackermann-paul-van-meekeren-roelof-van-der-merwe-back-1396751 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:34:41 GMT David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe and Haris Rauf contain hosts to sub-par total at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/365400/365494.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1391748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1391748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/welsh-fire-make-light-of-target-against-phoenix-with-stephen-eskinazi-18-ball-43-1391748 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:32:20 GMT Sunrisers Eastern Cape's Roelof van der Merwe, the joint-leading wicket-taker of the last season, makes himself unavailable https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/354200/354298.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1390673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1390673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa20-2024-player-auction-to-take-place-in-johannesburg-on-september-27-1390673 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 06:17:20 GMT Opener's half-century sets up comfortable chase after Glamorgan collapse https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/360700/360757.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-tom-banton-roelof-van-der-merwe-to-the-fore-as-somerset-maintain-100-record-1378808 Sun, 28 May 2023 20:44:19 GMT Several key Netherlands players will be missing in action in Zimbabwe due to their county commitments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/348400/348428.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1377976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1377976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ackermann-klaassen-van-meekeren-van-der-merwe-absent-from-netherlands-squad-for-world-cup-qualifier-1377976 Thu, 25 May 2023 08:25:28 GMT Domingo part of coaching setup, while Ryan van Niekerk to temporarily replace head coach Ryan Cook, who is busy with IPL commitments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/347600/347666.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1362038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1362038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/roelof-van-der-merwe-back-in-netherlands-squad-for-zimbabwe-sa-odis-1362038 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:23:16 GMT Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren and Brandon Glover have also been brought back into the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270616.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1332833.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1332833.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/colin-ackermann-and-roelof-van-der-merwe-return-for-netherlands-t20-world-cup-campaign-1332833 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:17:17 GMT "As a young lad you read about guys getting a 300... but I never thought I'd ever get there" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/342600/342616.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-records-tumble-as-keaton-jennings-racks-up-318-on-glorious-day-at-southport-1324441 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:50:24 GMT Duo share unbroken opening stand of 164 but Lancashire still trail by 282 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327100/327187.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-luke-wells-keaton-jennings-bite-huge-chunk-out-of-somerset-first-innings-total-1324318 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:13:38 GMT Clash with T20 Blast means marquee contest will lack several top-drawer home players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341100/341121.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/netherlands-vs-england-pieter-seelaar-admits-to-frustrations-as-key-netherlands-players-put-county-over-country-1320268 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:51:44 GMT Somerset slump to 55 for 7 before salvo of late hitting takes them past west country rivals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340600/340674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1319236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1319236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-roelof-van-der-merwe-blitz-sees-somerset-slip-and-slide-past-gloucestershire-1319236 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:34:17 GMT Netherlands allrounder to stay at Taunton for at least two more seasons after contract extension https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277285.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-news-roelof-van-der-merwe-commits-to-somerset-until-2023-1292137 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:36:37 GMT The Netherlands have a number of players of South African origin, plenty of whom have played professional cricket in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296000/296090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-ned-2021-1st-odi-netherlands-rely-on-inside-knowledge-as-they-look-to-trump-south-africa-in-odi-series-1291005 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:54:51 GMT Vital half-century is followed by a tour de force in the field as Somerset are outmuscled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327300/327346.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-final-2021-jordan-cox-seizes-the-night-as-kent-end-their-long-wait-for-t20-glory-1278447 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:51:40 GMT The 15-member squad has a host of other familiar names in Ben Cooper, Stephan Myburgh and Roelof van der Merwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285700/285797.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-ryan-ten-doeschate-41-makes-netherlands-t20-world-cup-squad-1277268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hosts defeat Lancashire by seven wickets at Taunton as van der Merwe claims 4 for 27 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326300/326301.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2021-tom-abells-late-surging-78-off-45-balls-takes-somerset-to-finals-day-1274877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Offspinner bowls visitors out for 69 to hone his preparations for England series in August https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324400/324463.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-r-ashwin-sends-six-wicket-test-warning-as-surrey-give-somerset-final-day-hurry-up-1269627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT van der Merwe scores 76, de Lange 75 as Somerset look to bat once with visitors three down in reply https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324100/324130.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-josh-daveys-career-best-75-helps-somerset-dominate-leicestershire-on-second-day-1268696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gregory, van der Merwe fill their boots after Barker's six-wicket aperitif https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/322400/322415.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-somerset-fight-back-on-inebriating-first-day-against-hampshire-1265042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Team will be missing key players like van der Merwe and ten Doeschate who have not been released by their counties https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285600/285672.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1264237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1264237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/netherlands-to-debut-in-super-league-with-three-odis-against-ireland-1264237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Babar becomes third-quickest to 5000 T20 runs as Somerset maintain quarter-final bid https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309000/309010.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-babar-azam-hits-career-best-114-not-out-as-somerset-cruise-to-victory-1232448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara will captain MCC team in matches against PSL opposition next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295000/295070.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1214841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands captain wants to build a pool of 20-25 players ahead of next year's T20 World Cup in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285600/285683.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PNG juggernaut finally came to a halt as Ben Cooper and Ryan ten Doeschate starred in a chase of 129 in the final in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296300/296304.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Pieter Seelaar and Fred Klaassen also contributing handsomely, they wrapped up their fourth straight win over Ireland at ICC T20 tournaments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285600/285693.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New dad Timm van der Gugten chimes in with three wickets to seal Netherlands victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296000/296090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Leach, Roelof van der Merwe give hosts a glimpse of a miracle before Sir Alastair Cook restores order for Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295200/295256.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder provides the evidence that Taunton surface is difficult, but hardly unplayable during crucial last-wicket stand with Jack Leach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295100/295185.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201776.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201776.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201776 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire blown away for 103 before Tom Abell and James Hildreth fifties pile up big Somerset lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277285.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1200326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistani opener hits 56 of Somerset's 225, before Roelof van der Merwe takes five to roun through Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293200/293295.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1196953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendan Taylor and Elton Chigumbura score the big runs before Tendai Chatara does the job with the ball as visitors end tour with their first win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270616.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He walked in after Netherlands lost two wickets for three runs. He walked back with his highest T20I score and the biggest hand in a thumping victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222200/222217.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands were 167 for 5. They had never chased a target as big as 291 in ODI cricket. Fast forward to the 49th over and they were gifted the winning run off a wide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222200/222221.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roelof van der Merwe and Paul van Meekeren have also been named in the 13-man squad, while Ryan ten Doeschate wasn't available due to his county commitments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270700/270704.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1188675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1188675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1188675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands have won two in two and are in pole position to claim the series moving into their final game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285700/285719.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1174906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1174906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1174906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex appeared to be in course for their first home win in this season's tournament when they reduced Somerset to 134 for 7 in the 17th over chasing 170 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279000/279055.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day after clinching a four-run win against Ireland, Netherlands went on to chase 159 with an over to spare against the same opponents in the second match of the tri-series in Rotterdam https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270616.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roelof van der Merwe claimed four wickets and there was a maiden ton for Tom Moores as Nottinghamshire fought to avoid defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277285.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowlers Shane Snater and Frederick Klaassen, who were part of the World Cup qualifier campaign, have broken in along with Bas de Leede, the 18-year old who made a fifty on first-class debut https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259100/259191.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After back-to-back defeats against Sussex and Essex, Somerset proved too strong for Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276800/276822.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1147928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The allrounder followed his 25 with the bat with 4 for 20 to trump a similar all-round contribution from Nepal's Sompal Kami and help his side defend 189 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270616.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1140624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1140624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1140624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having lost their ODI status in 2014, Netherlands captain Peter Borren and allrounder Roelof van der Merwe reminisce about the team's journey that helped them win back the spot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270616.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1128776.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1128776.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1128776 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A maiden List A century by Roelof van der Merwe enabled Somerset to pull off an incredible four-wicket win over Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262200/262235.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1095089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1095089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1095089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands overcame a maiden century by Hong Kong's Anshy Rath and a 197-run WCL Championship-record partnership between Rath and Babar Hayat to secure a tense five-run win at Tin Kwong Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222200/222227.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1082775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1082775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1082775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hong Kong and Netherlands dueled to a high-scoring draw in the maiden first-class match played on Hong Kong soil https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258900/258971.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/1082191.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/1082191.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1082191 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Michael Rippon, Wesley Barresi and Roelof van der Merwe starred in Netherlands' five-wicket win against Oman in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/257700/257796.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1077807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1077807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1077807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset closed off a remarkable victory on the third morning of their Specsavers' County Championship game with Durham at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222700/222721.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1043245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1043245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1043245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham need a further 46 runs to not only defeat Somerset but to improve their chances of winning the Specsavers' County Championship after another day of extraordinary action https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/249100/249141.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042883.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042883.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1042883 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Seventeen wickets fell on the first day of the Specsavers' County Championship game between Somerset and Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/248900/248993.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1042469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1042469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rather than looking like a slap-bang T20 dasher, van der Merwe's polished technique vindicated Netherlands management's decision to send him in at No. 4. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/221800/221825.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/919215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/919215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-919215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands finished day two of the Intercontinental Cup match 175 runs ahead after reducing Scotland to 35 for 6 in the evening session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/221800/221849.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/919189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/919189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-919189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the two World T20 qualifier semi-finals in Malahide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217800/217899.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-902953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset have signed Roelof van der Merwe on a two-year contract for 2016 and 2017. The 30-year-old has a Dutch passport and is available for all formats as domestic-qualified player. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157000/157017.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-899053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A disciplined bowling performance led by the spinners set up a moderate chase, which was guided by Ben Cooper's unbeaten fifty as Netherlands made it two wins in two days and consigned UAE to their third successive loss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182100/182119.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/897879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/897879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-897879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roelof van der Merwe, who last tasted international cricket five years ago, is attempting to resurrect his career by making a switch to Netherlands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164300/164369.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/892665.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/892665.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-892665 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on February 21, 2015 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151000/151038.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sunfoil-series-2014-15/content/story/836113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sunfoil-series-2014-15/content/story/836113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-836113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on December 21, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140600/140622.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sunfoil-series-2014-15/content/story/812635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sunfoil-series-2014-15/content/story/812635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-812635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest matches from the Sunfoil Series as the Titans and Knights secure victoires https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167700/167757.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/787497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/787497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-787497 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT A round-up of all the games played in the Momentum One Day Cup on November 3, 2013 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168200/168211.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/momentum-one-day-cup-2013-14/content/story/685433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/momentum-one-day-cup-2013-14/content/story/685433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-685433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lions' left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso and all-rounder Chris Morris are expected to receive their first call-up to South Africa's Twenty20 squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137744.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/596864.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/596864.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596864 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Henry David's 166 helped Titans beat Knights by five runs, with just two balls to spare in the Momentum One Day Cup played at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberly. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/594351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/594351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round up of the Momentum One Day Cup matches on November 11, 2012 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-domestic-2012/content/story/590975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-domestic-2012/content/story/590975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's limited-overs teams are not as settled as their Test and Roelof van der Merwe, the combative left-arm spinner, hopes to earn another chance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137400/137422.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-586916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest round of matches of the MiWAY T20 Challenge 2011-12 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/miway-t20-12/content/story/555385.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/miway-t20-12/content/story/555385.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555385 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset have signed Albie Morkel, the South Africa allrounder, as one of their overseas players for this year's Friends Life t20 campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141151.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/somerset/content/story/550917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/somerset/content/story/550917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Astute bowling from Alister McDermott followed lively innings from Daniel Vettori and Roelof van der Merwe to shut out the Melbourne Renegades and keep the Brisbane Heat in touch with a semi-final spot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141227.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/content/story/549092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/content/story/549092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africa A squad that has gone to Zimbabwe has 14 players who have played for South Africa and they will all be competing for a recall to the senior side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123100/123115.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/520989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/520989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset posted a mammoth 235 for 5 on their way to a 40-run victory over Middlesex in the Friends Life t20 at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A career-best 89 not out by South African allrounder Roelof van der Merwe allowed Somerset to open their Friends Life t20 win account at the expense of hosts Kent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches in the first weekend of the Standard Bank Pro20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121569.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/498890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/498890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roelof van der Merwe, the hero of the Titans' victory in the first leg of the semi-final, starred with the ball in the second, taking five wickets to secure his team's berth in the MTN40 final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/490052.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/490052.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490052 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Titans chased the third-highest target of the MTN40 to beat the Lions by three wickets in the first leg of their semi-final in Centurion, successfully reaching 300 with eight balls to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101226.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/mtn-10/content/story/489280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/mtn-10/content/story/489280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Warriors will be strengthened by the return of senior players ahead of the domestic Pro20 Final against Highveld Lions at Port Elizabeth on Friday. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114000/114009.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/451176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/451176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-451176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of South Africa's provincial games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102700/102716.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/431484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/431484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-431484 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Jacques Kallis' first IPL stint in Bangalore didn't go too well, but on return to the city as part of the second season's runner-ups, he was confident of giving home fans plenty to cheer for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103800/103869.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/428604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/428604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-428604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, led by Roelof van der Merwe and Wayne Parnell with the ball and AB de Villiers with the bat, recoiled from their opening game loss to beat New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108627.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/426327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/426327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South African captain was named the SA Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105400/105414.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/411688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/411688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-411688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa put in a display worthy of the tag as a pre-tournament favourite as they cruised by seven wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104700/104726.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-408545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the ICC World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and South Africa at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104600/104633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-408220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's bowlers, led by Roelof van der Merwe, pulled off an improbable victory, defending a meagre target of 129 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104600/104639.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408205.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408205.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-408205 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa produced an ominously clinical performance to send Scotland packing in the World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104500/104528.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-407888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Royal Bangalore Challengers beat Chennai Super Kings in a nail-biter to keep their semi-final hopes alive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103400/103492.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/404299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/404299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa began the series as the world's No. 1 ODI side and they will finish it in the same position after Herschelle Gibbs' 21st one-day international century helped them take an unassailable 3-1 lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102078.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/399380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Roelof van der Merwe's impressive international debut in the Twenty20 against Australia at Centurion on Sunday has earned him a place in the one-day squad for the first two matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101225.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397361 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will now head to the World Twenty20 brimming with confidence after recording a second consecutive victory over Ricky Ponting's men, this time by 17 runs, at SuperSport Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101224.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/story/397270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the semi-finals in South Africa's domestic one-day competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/385424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/385424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa Academy thumped the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy by an innings and 63 runs inside three days in Pretoria https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/365216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/365216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy skittled the South Africa Academy for just 77 to claim a thrilling three-run win in their four-day match in Pretoria https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/364745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/364745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Morkel brothers and Roelof van der Merwe starred in the field for the Titans as they beat the Cape Cobras by six runs in their Standard Bank Pro20 semi-final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/347146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/347146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347146 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roelef van der Merwe followed up a fifty with four wickets as the Titans clinched the MTN Domestic Championship with a 38-run win over the Warriors https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafricandomestic/content/story/343299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafricandomestic/content/story/343299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa pulled off an exciting three-run win - and ended India's unbeaten record in the competition - in their floodlit Super League match at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT