Graeme van Buuren

Graeme Lourens van Buuren (born 22 August 1990) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire.[1] In March 2022, he was appointed the captain of the team for first-class and List A matches ahead of the 2022 domestic season.[2] He initially qualified to play in English county cricket due to his British spouse, but was granted British citizenship in December 2021.[3][4]

Graeme van Buuren
van Buuren in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Graeme Lourens van Buuren
Born (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2016Northerns
2010–2016Titans
2016–presentGloucestershire (squad no. 12)
2022Birmingham Phoenix (squad no. 2)
First-class debut4 March 2010 Northerns v Griqualand West
List A debut17 January 2010 Titans v Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 116 86 81
Runs scored 6,272 1,878 938
Batting average 40.99 30.29 23.45
100s/50s 13/38 2/8 0/4
Top score 235 119* 64
Balls bowled 7,138 2,711 1,100
Wickets 104 68 50
Bowling average 33.55 31.79 26.24
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/12 5/35 5/8
Catches/stumpings 64/– 25/– 35/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 September 2023

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5]

References

  1. "Graeme van Buuren". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. "Graeme van Buuren & Jack Taylor appointed Gloucestershire captains for 2022 season". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "The who's who of South Africa's Kolpak brigade". ESPNcricinfo. 12 April 2018.
  4. "Graeme van Buuren granted British citizenship after year in limbo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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