Ryan ten Doeschate can win matches for Netherlands in ICC World Cup 2011
Ryan Neil ten Doeschate is a right handed Netherlands batsman, who earned a great name in Dutch cricket and is currently playing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783.
He is a complete package with his excellent batting and bowling performances. Ryan has featured in major teams including – Netherlands, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775, Tasmania and Western Province.
He is a top order batsman, who prefers to play leg side shots, but also plays nicely on the off side. The all-rounder, who serves as a medium pacer as well, has scored more runs and claimed more wickets in One Day Internationals (ODIs) than any other player of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854. Having a Dutch background, he plays ODIs for the Netherlands. Ryan is also a member of Clacton Cricket Club.
The 30 year-old player, made his ODI debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in July 2006 at Amstelveen where he scored 39 runs and was dismissed leg before wicket (LBW).
During this match he claimed two wickets in five overs. He last played an ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bermuda-c2853 at Nairobi on February 2007.
Ryan’s overall career average in 2006-2010 includes 1234 runs at an average of 68.55 in 26 innings with three centuries and eight fifties. Currently, his batting average in ODI cricket is the highest by a batsman with more than 20 innings.
He has claimed 48 wickets in 27 innings at an average of 20.93.
Ryan gave an excellent performance in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005-06. In his five innings for the Netherlands he hit, 84, 158, 138, 100, and ended up with final highest score of 259 not out by thrashing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 in December 2006, which broke the record of David Hemp, who earlier hit 247 in the same tournament.
Ryan’s overall average of the tournament was 228.66 and showing his excellent bowling performance he also became the Netherlands highest wicket taker of the competition.
Owing to his consistent performance as an all-rounder, he was selected for the World Cup 2007 squad. His five wicket haul against the mighty Indian team in the warm-ups, made the Neherland selectors proud of their choice. He picked important wickets of Sourav Ganguly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820.
Due to his splendid performances, he was shortlisted for the inaugural ICC Associate ODI player of the year in 2007 and continued with his superb show and won the ICC Associate player of the year award in 2010 in Bangalore.
Ryan was also selected by the Shahrukh Khan’s IPL team, Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders, in the 2011 Auction for $150,000.
He played a crucial role in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 where he bowled opening batsmen, Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright. He also scored an unbeaten 22 leading his team to a superb victory over England.
Ryan required only two wickets before the start of ICC World Cup 2011 to become the first Dutch player to claim 50 ODI wickets. This will be his second appearance in the showpiece event.
Former Netherlands captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jeroen-Smits-c66916, lauded Ryan and said:
"Without any doubt the best all-rounder Holland has ever had. Has a fantastic work ethic and worked his way up from best associate cricketer to one of the best one-day and Twenty20 players in world cricket. If he is still in the middle during the last 10-15 overs Netherlands have a chance in every game".
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