Albert van der Merwe

Ireland|Bowler
Albert van der Merwe
INTL CAREER: 2010 - 2011
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Full Name

Albert van der Merwe

Born

June 01, 1979, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

Age

44y 292d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

TEAMS

Bespectacled, tall and lanky, Albert van der Merwe is an offspinning allrounder whose outstanding performances for The Hills club in the Leinster Senior League led to an Ireland debut against West Indies A in June 2010 and inclusion in the World Cricket League Division One tournament in Netherlands the following month. Born in Cape Town, van der Merwe captained Potchefstroom University to their first SA University title before emigrating to Ireland in 2004. Van der Merwe made his start in Irish club cricket with Derriaghy in 2007 before joining The Hills the following season. Opening the batting and contributing regularly with the ball, he played a pivotal role in the club's victorious Leinster Senior League campaign that year, and in 2009 he won the Samuels Cup as the leading allrounder in Leinster. In 16 matches in the season, van der Merwe scored 570 runs at an average of 40.71 including a top score of 123 not out off just 125 balls. He also took 26 wickets at an average of 20.45 including best figures of 5 for 7.

Van der Merwe got his chance in an Ireland side weakened by the absence of William Porterfield, Niall O'Brien and Boyd Rankin due to county commitments, and the exclusion of Gary Kidd and Peter Connell, but with a solid club record behind him he has the potential to cement a place in a full-strength squad. Van der Merwe also fills the important role of development officer for Leinster Cricket Union, as well as playing a coaching role in schools for Fingal Sports Council, and still spends his christmases with family in South Africa.
Liam Brickhill July 2010

Albert van der Merwe Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs99432323115/495/4929.364.4839.2010
FC711837430286/2711/6815.353.0829.8031
List A1414605474125/495/4939.504.7050.4010

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs9621583.752560.00000110
FC773422010.5011436.84003050
List A14933185.165655.35001230
Albert van der Merwe

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Recent Matches of Albert van der Merwe

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Ireland XI vs SA A--0/4223-Aug-2012BelfastList A
Ireland XI vs SA A0*0/1421-Aug-2012BelfastList A
Ireland XI vs SA A--0/2519-Aug-2012StrabaneList A
Ireland XI vs SA A6*0/4413-Aug-2012ColeraineFC
Ireland XI vs SA A201/4306-Aug-2012WicklowFC

Photos of Albert van der Merwe

Albert Van Der Merwe celebrates a wicket
Albert Van Der Merwe finished with eight wickets in the game
Albert van der Merwe at training