Wesley Barresi

Wesley Barresi (born 3 May 1984) is a South African-born Dutch cricketer. He has represented the Netherlands national cricket team since 2009, playing as a right-handed top-order batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He represented the Netherlands at the 2011 and 2023 Cricket World Cups.[1]

Wesley Barresi
Personal information
Full name
Wesley Barresi
Born (1984-05-03) 3 May 1984
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 45)1 July 2010 v Scotland
Last ODI9 July 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.34 (formerly 2)
T20I debut (cap 21)13 March 2012 v Canada
Last T20I25 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.34
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2005Easterns
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 45 42 22 128
Runs scored 1,193 799 676 3,189
Batting average 30.58 22.82 16.09 28.47
100s/50s 1/8 0/4 0/3 2/21
Top score 137* 75* 81 137*
Balls bowled 30 – 60 30
Wickets 0 – 3 0
Bowling average – – 16.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – 3/42 –
Catches/stumpings 20/8 26/1 37/4 89/16
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 September 2023

Personal life

Barresi was born on 3 May 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

Domestic and franchise career

Barresi played for Easterns in the South African provincial system, and was also named in a Titans academy squad during the 2002–03 season. He made his first-class debut for Easterns against Northerns in 2004.[1]

Initially intending to pursue a career in England, Barresi spent the 2005 Dutch season with Hilversumsche Cricket Club. He later switched to VRA Amsterdam and settled in the Netherlands, qualifying for national selection after meeting ICC residency requirements in 2009.[2]

In July 2019, Barresi was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[3][4] However, the following month, the tournament was cancelled.[5]

International career

Barresi made his international debut for the Netherlands in July 2009 against Canada in the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[2] His One Day International (ODI) debut came against Scotland in July 2010, and in the same month he score a match-winning 65 not out against Bangladesh to lead the Netherlands to its first ODI victory over an ICC full member.[6]

At the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Barresi was used as the Netherlands' main wicket-keeper.[2] He became the 100th victim to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, when he was dismissed in the 2011 World Cup game against India.[7]

Barresi scored his maiden ODI century against Kenya at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, an innings of 137 not out which set a new record for the highest ODI score for the Netherlands.[2]

In July 2018, Barresi was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[8] Ahead of the ODI matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player for the Netherlands.[9]

In February 2021, Barresi announced his retirement from all forms of cricket,[10] but returned to the national team in August 2022.

References
  1. "Wesley Barresi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. de Jong, Bertus (2023). "Sole Survivor - Wesley Barresi's Indian Summer". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. "Barresi carries Netherlands to major victory". ESPNcricinfo. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. Lillywhite, Jamie. "Cricket World Cup: India see off Netherlands in Delhi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  8. "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  9. "Full of hope, Nepal get ready for historic ODI debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. "Wesley Barresi calls it a day". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 February 2021.


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