Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk
Personal information
Full name
Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk
Born (1970-07-10) 10 July 1970
Rotterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 10)17 February 1996 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 March 2003 v Namibia
ODI shirt no.99
Career statistics
Competition ODI List A
Matches 9 25
Runs scored 322 585
Batting average 46.00 26.59
100s/50s 1/1 1/2
Top score 134* 134*
Balls bowled – 9
Wickets – 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 0/0 9/0
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2017

Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk (born 10 July 1970) is a former Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Who is now a teacher at a dutch high school.

Domestic career

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

van Noortwijk held the record for the highest individual score for the Netherlands in a One Day International, having scored an unbeaten 134 against Namibia at the 2003 World Cup.[1][2] His record was beaten by Wesley Barresi in 2014.

After cricket

He worked as a mathematics teacher in Het Kennemer Lyceum.

References

  1. ↑ "39th Match: Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dutch prove to be too strong for brave Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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