GLOBE TROTTERINTL
13
COUNTRIES PLAYED
Paul van Meekeren has represented the Netherlands in international cricket across 13 countries including Bangladesh, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Namibia, Republic of Ireland, St Lucia, Deccan, Hobart, and the Netherlands.
CAREER WICKETSCOMBINED
148
TOTAL WICKETS
Van Meekeren has claimed 148 wickets across his combined international and T20 league career, with 140 coming in international cricket and 8 in T20 leagues.
PEAK YEARINTL
2023
59 RUNS IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
Van Meekeren's most productive international batting year was 2023, when he scored 59 runs across 14 matches at an average of 6.56.
#1 OPPONENTINTL
36
RUNS VS ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe has been van Meekeren's most productive international opponent, against whom he has scored 36 runs in 8 matches at an average of 18.0 with a highest score of 21.
HOME FORTRESSINTL
33
RUNS AT VRA CRICKET GROUND
VRA Cricket Ground in the Netherlands has been van Meekeren's most productive international venue, where he has scored 33 runs in 8 matches at an average of 16.5.
RESILIENCEINTL
81.4%
INNINGS WITHOUT DUCK
In international cricket, van Meekeren has avoided a duck in 48 of his 59 innings, maintaining a duck-free percentage of 81.4% despite recording 11 ducks overall.
WICKET MACHINEINTL
140
WICKETS IN 124 MATCHES
Van Meekeren has taken 140 wickets in 124 international matches at an average of 25.25 and an economy rate of 6.43.
BATTING RECORDINTL
24
CAREER BEST
Van Meekeren's highest international score of 24 came at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, where he averaged 24.0 in that single match.
BOUNDARY IMPACTCOMBINED
43.7%
OF TOTAL RUNS
Across his combined career, van Meekeren has scored 43.7% of his 293 runs through boundaries, with 20 fours and 8 sixes.
TOP 3 OPPONENTSINTL
90
RUNS VS TOP 3
Van Meekeren's three most productive international opponents are Zimbabwe (36 runs), South Africa (27 runs), and Bangladesh (27 runs), totaling 90 runs combined.
T20 LEAGUET20L
4
MATCHES PLAYED
Van Meekeren has played just 4 T20 league matches, scoring 17 runs at an average of 8.5 and taking 8 wickets at an economy of 8.27.
LEAGUE OPPONENTT20L
11
VS DAMBULLA AURA
Van Meekeren's highest T20 league score of 11 came against Dambulla Aura in 2 matches at an average of 11.0.
ECONOMICALINTL
6.43
RUNS PER OVER
Van Meekeren has maintained an economy rate of 6.43 across 124 international matches while claiming 140 wickets.
RECENT FORMINTL
23.0
IN 5 MATCHES
In 2025, van Meekeren has scored 23 international runs in 5 matches at an average of 23.0, his highest yearly average since 2018.
SIXES RATECOMBINED
7.9
INNINGS PER SIX
Across 63 combined innings, van Meekeren has hit 8 sixes, averaging one six every 7.9 innings.
BATTING POSITIONINTL
194
RUNS IN LOWER ORDER
Van Meekeren has scored 194 of his 276 international runs batting in the lower order at an average of 6.69 with a highest score of 24.
RECENT PEAKINTL
55
INTERNATIONAL RUNS
Van Meekeren scored 55 international runs in 2022 across 12 matches at an average of 13.75, his second-highest yearly total after 2023's 59 runs.
CAREER AVERAGECOMBINED
7.92
ACROSS 63 INNINGS
Van Meekeren has scored 293 runs across 63 combined innings with 26 not outs, maintaining a career batting average of 7.92.