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Roelof van der Merwe

Allrounder  ·  Right-hand bat
NetherlandsNED
FULL NAMERoelof Erasmus van der Merwe
BORN31 Dec 1984, Johannesburg Transvaal
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSSlow left-arm orthodox
ROLEAllrounder
TEAMSNetherlands
ODI
Cap 67
DEBUTApr 2009
LATESTFeb 2024
T20I
Cap 35
DEBUTMar 2009
LATESTFeb 2026
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1150
AVERAGE
20.54
STRIKE RATE
109.04
HIGH SCORE
75
50S
6
SIXES
32
INNINGS
82
WICKETS
137
ECONOMY
5.73
T20 LEAGUES · 41 MATCHES
311
AVG 14.81  ·  SR 117.36  ·  HS 36  ·  6s 12
T20 LEAGUES · 41 MATCHES
41 wkts
ECO 7.07  ·  AVG 20.68

Recent form

All matches →
20264 matches
14
AVG 7.00 · SR 70.00 · HS 101 wkts
▼ AVG -13.54 vs career  ·  ▼ -15.67 vs 2025  ·  SR -39.04
20257 matches
68
AVG 22.67 · SR 138.78 · HS 3610 wkts
▲ AVG +2.13 vs career  ·  SR +29.74
2019Career best
243
AVG 34.71 · SR 129.95
▲ AVG +14.17 vs career
2022Career worst · 6 matches
5
AVG 2.50 · SR 41.67
▼ AVG -18.04 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons
2023 · cpl · 3M34
Barbados Royals  ·  AVG 17.00 · SR 141.67 · HS 20
2023 · sa20 · 3M24
Sunrisers Eastern Cape  ·  AVG 24.00 · SR 120.00 · HS 16
2014 · cpl · 4M28
St Lucia Zouks  ·  AVG 7.00 · SR 84.85 · HS 21
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons (bowling)
2023 · cpl · 4M5 wkts
Barbados Royals  ·  ECO 9.23 · AVG 24.00
2023 · sa20 · 4M12 wkts
Sunrisers Eastern Cape  ·  ECO 4.38 · AVG 5.83
2014 · cpl · 5M1 wkts
St Lucia Zouks  ·  ECO 8.56 · AVG 77.00

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
ODI · 44 MATCHES
540
AVG 20.77  ·  SR 80.00  ·  HS 62  ·  WKTS 58
T20I · 75 MATCHES
610
AVG 20.33  ·  SR 127.62  ·  HS 75  ·  WKTS 79
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2019
243 runs · avg 34.71
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2019
23 wickets · econ 5.65

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
2223242526
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
20264147.0070.000
202576822.67138.780
202482828.00147.370
20238688.5080.000
2022652.5041.670

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Nepal
193avg 64.33 · SR 104.32
Hong Kong
148avg 37.00 · SR 118.40
Zimbabwe
144avg 72.00 · SR 135.85
South Africa
132avg 14.67 · SR 112.82
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Nepal1019364.33104.3256—115View→
Hong Kong514837.00118.4062—27View→
Zimbabwe614472.00135.8575—29View→
South Africa3013214.67112.8248——34View→
Scotland912420.6783.7862—112View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Hazelaarweg
164avg 82.00 · HS 75
VRA Cricket Ground
122avg 122.00 · HS 62
Mong Kok
90avg 45.00 · HS 62
Al Amer
82avg 27.33 · HS 50
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Hazelaarweg416482.00160.7875—19View→
VRA Cricket Ground3122122.0076.7362—23View→
Mong Kok29045.00115.3862—13View→
Al Amer108227.33122.3950—18View→
Deventer25757.00105.5657—11View→