Berend Westdijk

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Berend Westdijk
Personal information
Full name
Berend Arnold Westdijk
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 38)
The Hague, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  49)22 February 2011 v  England
Last ODI28 June 2011 v  Scotland
ODI shirt no.53
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches4410
Runs scored1224
Batting average 0.504.402.00
100s/50s0/00/00/0
Top score1* 173*
Balls bowled156576294
Wickets 1123
Bowling average 195.0028.00121.66
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling1/564/461/31
Catches/stumpings 1/–3/–2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 April 2012

Berend Westdijk (born 5 March 1985) [1] is a Netherlands cricketer who is known mainly for his right-arm fast-medium bowling. He was born at The Hague.

Westdijk was part of the Dutch squad at the 2011 World Cup held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, from 19 February to 2 April 2011. It was at the World Cup that his One Day International debut came, against England, at Nagpur on 22 February 2011. On debut, Westdijk's bowling was economical, though he remained wicketless, in a close, relatively high-scoring match. [2]

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References

  1. Profile espncricinfo Retrieved 20 March 2011
  2. England survive ten Doeschate brilliance, Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo. 22 February 2011, https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449/england-vs-netherlands-5th-match-group-b-433562/match-report