Player profile

Paul van Meekeren

Born: 1993-01-15
Batting: right handed
Bowling: right-arm fast-medium
From: Dutch

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
T20I	76	136	6.8	110.57	24
List A	51	101	12.63	68.24	14
T10	5	0	0	0	0
First-class	5	18	4.5	42.86	7
ODI	58	204	8.5	63.35	21*
T20	58	127	9.07	92.7	17*

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
T20I	76	84	7.11	255.0	4/11
List A	51	65	5.71	342.2	5/48
T10	5	11	5.2	10.0	4/10
First-class	5	20	4.29	151.1	5/73
ODI	58	100	5.12	485.2	5/28
T20	58	45	9.03	181.4	3/17

Recent performances

T20 match form

7 Feb 2026vs PAK, T20 WC 2026, #1T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

7 Feb 2026vs PAK, T20 WC 2026, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/20 (4.0o)

3 Sep 2025vs BAN, NED vs BAN 2025, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/27 (3.0o)

1 Sep 2025vs BAN, NED vs BAN 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 3 (7b)
Bowling: —

1 Sep 2025vs BAN, NED vs BAN 2025, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/28 (3.0o)

30 Aug 2025vs BAN, NED vs BAN 2025, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/17 (2.0o)

11 Jul 2025vs ITA, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #10T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/24 (4.0o)

9 Jul 2025vs GSY, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #8T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/31 (4.0o)

16 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 1 (1b)
Bowling: —

16 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/24 (4.0o)

13 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/14 (1.1o)

28 Aug 2024vs USA, NED Tri Series 2024, #6T20I

Batting: 5* (5b)
Bowling: —

28 Aug 2024vs USA, NED Tri Series 2024, #6T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/5 (1.1o)

26 Aug 2024vs CAN, NED Tri Series 2024, #4T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/29 (4.0o)

26 Aug 2024vs CAN, NED Tri Series 2024, #4T20I

Batting: 1* (1b)
Bowling: —

25 Aug 2024vs USA, NED Tri Series 2024, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/33 (3.0o)

23 Aug 2024vs CAN, NED Tri Series 2024, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/33 (4.0o)

17 Jun 2024vs SL, T20 WC 2024, #38T20I

Batting: 3 (8b)
Bowling: —

17 Jun 2024vs SL, T20 WC 2024, #38T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/37 (3.0o)

13 Jun 2024vs BAN, T20 WC 2024, #27T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/15 (4.0o)

8 Jun 2024vs SA, T20 WC 2024, #16T20I

Batting: 1* (1b)
Bowling: —

8 Jun 2024vs SA, T20 WC 2024, #16T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/13 (4.0o)

4 Jun 2024vs NEP, T20 WC 2024, #7T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/19 (4.0o)

24 May 2024vs IRE, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #6T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/34 (4.0o)

19 May 2024vs IRE, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 3 (4b)
Bowling: —

19 May 2024vs IRE, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/27 (4.0o)

18 May 2024vs SCO, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/23 (3.0o)

18 May 2024vs SCO, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

About

Player story

An explosive bowling all-rounder, Paul Van-Meekeren is a professional cricketer who plays internationally for the Netherlands and domestically for Somerset in English County Cricket. His energetic fast bowling has continued to improve to a point where he now sits inside the top 50 International T20 bowlers in the World. A product of the Dutch youth system, Paul worked his way up through the U-13, U-15, and U-19 ranks, before making his official debut for the senior team at the tender age of 20. In 2017, Paul was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. Against Hong Kong, he broke the record for the highest score by a number 11 batsman in Twenty20 Internationals and was the only person to score multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in a T20I. His most polished and consistent performance came when it mattered most for the Netherlands, picking up 15 wickets in the 2020 T20 World Cup qualifiers in the UAE, helping to secure a place in the premier tournament in October 2021. At age 28, Paul came into the limelight when he was found to work as a food delivery guy for Uber Eats to meet his needs which came as a surprise to his fans. Having completed his contract with Somerset, Paul is now seeking opportunities both in the UK and worldwide, seeking to make the most of his T20 bowling skills and will be a popular addition to any dressing room lucky enough to pick him up in the future. (As of May 2021)