Ryan Klein

Ryan Klein
Personal information
Born (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 27)
Cape Town, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 77)23 January 2022 v Afghanistan
Last ODI9 October 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 56)4 August 2022 v New Zealand
Last T20I5 August 2022 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019/20–2020/21Western Province
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 2 7 22
Runs scored 43 11 23 124
Batting average 6.14 11.00 3.83 11.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 11 8 31*
Balls bowled 615 24 859 963
Wickets 12 1 28 19
Bowling average 43.41 45.00 11.42 42.52
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/31 1/18 5/60 2/15
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 3/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2023

Ryan Klein (born 15 June 1997) is a South African-born Dutch cricketer. He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2021. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1]

Personal life

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Klein was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[2] He holds a Dutch passport through descent.[3] His younger brother Kyle represented the Netherlands national under-19 cricket team at the 2019 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier.[2]

Domestic career

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Klein made his first-class debut on 17 October 2019, for Western Province in the 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup.[4] He made his List A debut on 27 October 2019, for Western Province in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge.[5]

In the Netherlands, Klein has played Topklasse cricket for HBS Craeyenhout and Voorburg Cricket Club.[2]

International career

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In May 2021, Klein was named in the Netherlands' A squad for their tour of Ireland.[6] In January 2022, Klein was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan in Qatar.[7] He made his ODI debut on 23 January 2022, for the Netherlands against Afghanistan.[8] The following month, he was named in the Dutch Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of New Zealand.[9] In August 2022, Klein was again named in the Dutch T20I squad, this time for a home series also against New Zealand.[10] He made his T20I debut on 4 August 2022 against New Zealand.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Klein". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c de Jong, Bertus. "Ryan Kleing". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Sybrand Engelbrecht joins Dutch Topklasse club Voorburg". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Pool B, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Cape Town, Oct 17-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Pool B, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Potchefstroom, Oct 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Squad for the Netherlands A series against Ireland Wolves has been announced". The Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "2nd ODI, Doha, Jan 23 2022, Afghanistan v Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Cricket selection announced for tour to New Zealand". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Squad announced for T20 matches against New Zealand". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ "1st T20I (D/N), The Hague, August 04, 2022, New Zealand tour of Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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