Reekers dominant among Kiwis in Netherlands season
Canterbury's Darren Reekers completed an outstanding season in Netherlands cricket this summer, but it wasn't enough to help his Quick Haag side to the Dutch championship
Lynn McConnell
03-Sep-2001
Canterbury's Darren Reekers completed an outstanding season in Netherlands cricket this summer, but it wasn't enough to help his Quick Haag side to the Dutch championship.
That honour went to VRA, the club of Craig Cumming and former New Zealand internationals Shane Thomson and Chris Pringle.
Reekers' side finished third equal in the championship with Gary Stead's Rood & Wit side, 11 points adrift of VRA.
But there was no doubting his performances with the bat and ball.
He scored 911 runs in 15 innings and averaged 65.07 for the summer, hitting four centuries and four 50s. He backed that by picking up 21 wickets at an average of 16.85.
Pringle was the best of the New Zealand bowlers taking 25 wickets at 11.08.
Stead also completed a top summer. He scored 714 runs at 64.90 with a century and seven 50s, and chimed in with 20 wickets at a cost of 18.95.
Full averages of New Zealand players in the Netherlands this year were:
Name Mat I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Team CD Cumming 11 11 3 543 100 67.87 1 5 5 - VRA DJ Reekers 15 15 1 911 141 65.07 4 4 12 - QHG GR Stead 14 14 3 714 102 64.90 1 7 5 - REW RRAF Bradley 13 13 5 398 77 49.75 - 3 4 - HBS SA Thomson 12 11 4 278 74 39.71 - 2 2 - VRA GP McRae 15 15 4 297 54 27.00 - 2 8 - HDVS AP O'Dowd 14 13 0 327 62 25.15 - 3 4 - HCC RG Morgan 14 13 0 290 76 22.30 - 3 3 - HCC C Pringle 12 2 1 6 6* 6.00 - - 3 - VRA
Name Mat O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ Team
C Pringle 12 86.3 17 277 25 11.08 5-39 1 1 20.7 3.20 VRA
CD Cumming 11 35 8 143 9 15.88 3-22 - - 23.3 4.08 VRA
DJ Reekers 15 130.1 32 354 21 16.85 4-35 1 - 37.1 2.71 QHG
GR Stead 14 107.4 15 379 20 18.95 4-16 1 - 32.3 3.52 REW
RG Morgan 14 127 23 403 17 23.70 4-14 1 - 44.8 3.17 HCC
AP O'Dowd 14 31 1 170 7 24.28 3-36 - - 26.5 5.48 HCC
RRAF Bradley 13 46 3 277 5 55.40 2-54 - - 55.2 6.02 HBS