Graeme van Buuren

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Graeme van Buuren
van Buuren in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Graeme Lourens van Buuren
Born (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 33)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2016Northerns
2010–2016Titans
2016–presentGloucestershire (squad no. 12)
2022Birmingham Phoenix (squad no. 2)
First-class debut4 March 2010 Northerns v Griqualand West
List A debut17 January 2010 Titans v Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 116 86 81
Runs scored 6,272 1,878 938
Batting average 40.99 30.29 23.45
100s/50s 13/38 2/8 0/4
Top score 235 119* 64
Balls bowled 7,138 2,711 1,100
Wickets 104 68 50
Bowling average 33.55 31.79 26.24
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/12 5/35 5/8
Catches/stumpings 64/– 25/– 35/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 September 2023

Graeme Lourens van Buuren (born 22 August 1990) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire.[1] In March 2022, he was appointed the captain of the team for first-class and List A matches ahead of the 2022 domestic season.[2] He initially qualified to play in English county cricket due to his British spouse, but was granted British citizenship in December 2021.[3][4]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Graeme van Buuren". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Graeme van Buuren & Jack Taylor appointed Gloucestershire captains for 2022 season". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The who's who of South Africa's Kolpak brigade". ESPNcricinfo. 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Graeme van Buuren granted British citizenship after year in limbo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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