Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk
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| Full name | Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1970 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 10) | 17 February 1996 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 March 2003 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk (born 10 July 1970) is a Dutch former cricketer. Having played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, he now teaches at a Dutch high school.
Domestic career
[edit]He started playing cricket at VOC in Rotterdam when he was 8 years old. A back injury prevented him from pursuing a bowling career, but gave him the opportunity to concentrate on his batting. He made his debut at the age of 23 and played for the Netherlands for 9 years. He was a strong performer in important matches.
International career
[edit]van Noortwijk held the record for the highest individual score for the Netherlands in a One Day International (ODI), having scored an unbeaten 134 against Namibia at the 2003 World Cup.[1][2] His record was beaten by Wesley Barresi in 2014. The last of his nine ODIs appearances was against Namibia in March 2003.
After cricket
[edit]He worked as a mathematics teacher in Het Kennemer Lyceum.
References
[edit]- ^ "39th Match: Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Dutch prove to be too strong for brave Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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