Peter William Borren (born 21 August 1983) is a New Zealand-born former cricketer.[1] He was the captain for the Netherlands at the international level, until he retired in April 2018.[2][3]
Early career
Borren played club cricket for Old Collegians CC in Christchurch and made his way into the Canterbury cricket side. In the 2002 Under-19 World Cup he represented his native New Zealand alongside Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder.[4] He also played for Weedons Club.[5]
Domestic career
On 24 June 2015, he scored his debut List A century while playing against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[6]
He also represented Central Districts in the Ford Trophy 50-over competition in his native New Zealand.
International career
In 2002, he left New Zealand and moved to the Netherlands.[7] He made his debut with the Netherlands national cricket team in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 4 July 2006. He also previously played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team. In 2010, he was given a central contract by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.[4]
His career highlights are the two wins against England at the 2009 and 2014 T20 World Cups respectively. He has won the Netherlands national competition with VRA Amsterdam 5 times in 12 years.
In November 2020, Borren was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.[8]
References
- ^ "Wairarapa's Borren set for Windies tour". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Borren calls time on Netherlands career". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Peter Borren proud to take Netherlands to Super 10 stage at World T20". Press Association. 23 March 2014 – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Cricket: Dutch skipper in familiar territory". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Borren ton leads Netherlands to 85-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Dutch captain Stags' wildcard - Sport News". NZ Herald. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "ICC Awards of the Decade announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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