Peter Borren

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]

Peter Borren

Personal information
Full name	Peter William Borren
Born	(1983-08-21) 21 August 1983 (age 41) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Nickname	Baldrick
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Allrounder
International information
National side	Netherlands (2006–2017)
ODI debut (cap 25)	4 July 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	28 January 2014 v Canada
ODI shirt no.	83 (previously 17)
T20I debut (cap 1)	2 August 2008 v Kenya
Last T20I	18 January 2017 v Hong Kong
T20I shirt no.	83
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 58 43 27 153 Runs scored 1,004 638 1,331 2,746 Batting average 22.31 19.33 27.16 23.67 100s/50s 0/5 0/1 2/5 2/12 Top score 96 57 109 115 Balls bowled 1,979 526 3,197 4,575 Wickets 46 18 41 106 Bowling average 35.21 33.50 40.29 36.67 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/32 2/19 4/1 4/32 Catches/stumpings 28/0 28/0 40/0 72/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2018

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]