Shane Snater

Shane Snater (born 24 March 1996) is a Zimbabwean-born Dutch cricketer.^[1][2] He made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Afghanistan in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016.^[3] He made his List A debut against Hong Kong in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 18 February 2017.^[4]

Shane Snater

Snater in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Shane Snater
Born	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Jason Roy (cousin)
International information
National side	Netherlands (2016–2022)
ODI debut (cap 64)	1 August 2018 v Nepal
Last ODI	19 June 2022 v England
T20I debut (cap 42)	12 June 2018 v Ireland
Last T20I	26 October 2019 v Bermuda
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Essex (squad no. 29)
2020	Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 4 13 57 37 Runs scored 33 18 1,333 315 Batting average 11.00 3.60 21.50 15.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/8 0/1 Top score 17* 10 83* 64 Balls bowled 150 209 7,785 1,690 Wickets 2 13 162 53 Bowling average 94.00 25.92 25.08 29.16 5 wickets in innings 0 0 8 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/41 3/42 7/98 5/29 Catches/stumpings 5/– 2/– 11/– 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 August 2025

Domestic career

Snater joined Essex County Cricket Club in 2018. He played one match for Kent in 2019 after the county suffered a number of injuries to bowlers ahead of a friendly match against the touring Pakistanis.

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[5][6] In Southern Rocks' first match of the tournament, Snater took eight wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings.^[7]

International career

In April 2017, he was named in a 24-man training squad for the Netherlands, ahead of a tour by Zimbabwe to the Netherlands.^[8] In June 2017, he was included in the squad for the series.^[9]

In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.^[10] He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against Ireland on 12 June 2018.^[11]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.^[12] He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Nepal on 1 August 2018.^[13]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[14] In September 2021, Snater was named as one of two reserve players in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[15]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Surrey and England opening batsman Jason Roy.^[16]