Roelof van der Merwe Cricket South Africa

Roelof van der Merwe

South AfricaLeft Arm Bowl
IPL All Time Stats
21 Mat
73.5 Overs
498 Runs
21 W
6.74 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
Date of Birth December 31, 1984
Nationality South Africa
Role All-rounder, Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler, Right-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
GAW vs BBR 1 1 0 0 100.00 1 16 0 16.00
TKR vs BBR 20 9 2 1 222.22 0 0 0 0
SKN vs BBR 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 10.00
SLK vs BBR 11 11 1 0 100.00 4 40 3 10.00
JMT vs BBR 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 1 9.33

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 16 8 96 95 3 19.20 101.05 0 1 57 8 3 6 0
T20Is 52 36 465 365 14 21.13 127.39 0 2 75 37 13 22 0
T20s 319 217 2930 2224 79 21.23 131.74 0 10 89 250 106 136 0
LISTAs 188 152 2901 2932 44 26.86 98.94 1 11 165 232 79 81 0
FIRSTCLASS 80 128 3588 5163 16 32.03 69.49 6 22 205 409 51 61 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 16 16 137.3 685 19 36.05 4.98 3/27 0 0
T20Is 52 50 166.1 1070 56 19.10 6.43 4/35 0 0
T20s 319 304 993.5 7205 299 24.09 7.24 6/20 2 0
LISTAs 188 176 1371.1 6681 250 26.72 4.87 5/26 4 0
FIRSTCLASS 80 124 1708.4 5069 150 33.79 2.96 8/104 1 0

Roelof van der Merwe News

5 players who can earn big IPL contracts by performing well in CPL 2023
5 players who can earn big IPL contracts by performing well in CPL 2023
[WATCH] Roelof van der Merwe takes brilliant juggling catch to dismiss Moeen Ali in The Hundred
[WATCH] Roelof van der Merwe takes brilliant juggling catch to dismiss Moeen Ali in The Hundred
3 times Roelof van der Merwe defied his age in a cricket match
3 times Roelof van der Merwe defied his age in a cricket match
[Watch] Roelof van der Merwe dislocates finger and gets it put back in place during a live game in Vitality Blast
[Watch] Roelof van der Merwe dislocates finger and gets it put back in place during a live game in Vitality Blast
ESS vs SOM Dream11 prediction: 3 players you can pick as captain or vice-captain for today’s English T20 Blast match – June 19, 2023
ESS vs SOM Dream11 prediction: 3 players you can pick as captain or vice-captain for today’s English T20 Blast match – June 19, 2023

Roelof van der Merwe: A Brief Biography

Roelof van der Merwe Biography


Roelof van der Merwe is a Dutch cricketer who was once a South African player. He was born on December 31, 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa.


In 2015, van der Merwe acquired Dutch nationality and joined the Netherlands cricket team. He plays as an all-rounder in his team. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm orthodox spin bowler.


Background


Roelof van der Merwe started his career in 2006 as a hobby. He joined the domestic team of Northern South Africa and his domestic season of 2007-08 went pretty well.


He became the leading wicket taker for the Titans in Super Sport Series. He also gave an all-round performance in the MTN Domestic Championship in 2008 and the Standard Bank Pro20 Series.


With back to back performances, he won various Player of the Year awards in 2008 including one from Cricket South Africa. He also helped the Titans to retain their title one year later.


Debut


Van der Merwe played his first international match against Australia in 2009. It was a T20 match but his performance was meagre in that match.


He was given a second chance in the next match, which he used to show off his cricketing skills. He took one wicket and scored 48 runs to bag the Man of the Match award.


Rise to Glory


When he was selected for the ODI team of South Africa, he became one of the few batsmen to start off his career with a six. He even took three wickets and made all round impact.


In 2015, he got Dutch citizenship and migrated to the Netherlands where he joined the Netherlands Cricket Team. He continued making all round performances in his new team as well which made Netherlands win the World Cricket League and play the T20 World Cup.


Low Points


Ever since van der Merwe joined the South African team, he was kept going through numerous fights to be in the team as the South African team was full of all-rounders like AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis etc.


He remained off the field after 2010 in ODI matches. This struggling affected his performance and he went unsold in Indian Premier League 2014.


Club Career


van der Merwe has played for a number of clubs as he is more of club cricketer. He has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils in IPL and Brisbane Heats in the Big Bash League. He has also played for Somerset and St Lucia in their respective home leagues.