Peter Borren

Peter Borren
Personal information
Full name
Peter William Borren
Born (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983 (age 41)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
NicknameBaldrick
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)4 July 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI28 January 2014 v Canada
ODI shirt no.83 (previously 17)
T20I debut (cap 1)2 August 2008 v Kenya
Last T20I18 January 2017 v Hong Kong
T20I shirt no.83
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 58 43 27 153
Runs scored 1,004 638 1,331 2,746
Batting average 22.31 19.33 27.16 23.67
100s/50s 0/5 0/1 2/5 2/12
Top score 96 57 109 115
Balls bowled 1,979 526 3,197 4,575
Wickets 46 18 41 106
Bowling average 35.21 33.50 40.29 36.67
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/32 2/19 4/1 4/32
Catches/stumpings 28/0 28/0 40/0 72/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2018

Peter William Borren (born 21 August 1983) is a New Zealand-born former cricketer.[1] He was the captain for the Netherlands at the international level, until he retired in April 2018.[2][3]

Early career

Borren played club cricket for Old Collegians CC in Christchurch and made his way into the Canterbury cricket side. In the 2002 Under-19 World Cup he represented his native New Zealand alongside Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder.[4] He also played for Weedons Club.[5]

Domestic career

On 24 June 2015, he scored his debut List A century while playing against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[6]

He also represented Central Districts in the Ford Trophy 50-over competition in his native New Zealand.

International career

In 2002, he left New Zealand and moved to the Netherlands.[7] He made his debut with the Netherlands national cricket team in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 4 July 2006. He also previously played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team. In 2010, he was given a central contract by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.[4]

His career highlights are the two wins against England at the 2009 and 2014 T20 World Cups respectively. He has won the Netherlands national competition with VRA Amsterdam 5 times in 12 years.

In November 2020, Borren was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Wairarapa's Borren set for Windies tour". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Borren calls time on Netherlands career". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Peter Borren proud to take Netherlands to Super 10 stage at World T20". Press Association. 23 March 2014 – via The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b "Cricket: Dutch skipper in familiar territory". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz.
  6. ^ "Borren ton leads Netherlands to 85-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Dutch captain Stags' wildcard - Sport News". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
  8. ^ "ICC Awards of the Decade announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.