Paul van Meekeren

Paul van Meekeren
Personal information
Full name
Paul Adriaan van Meekeren
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)31 May 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI12 June 2025 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 28)20 April 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I16 November 2024 v Oman
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019Somerset (squad no. 47)
2021Durham (squad no. 47)
2022–2023Gloucestershire (squad no. 47)
2023Khulna Tigers
2024Vancouver Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 39 71 10 106
Runs scored 145 113 113 277
Batting average 8.52 6.27 8.69 8.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 21* 24 34 21*
Balls bowled 1,871 1,425 1,669 4,510
Wickets 61 82 33 147
Bowling average 27.47 20.29 31.60 27.91
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/28 4/11 5/73 5/28
Catches/stumpings 7/– 24/– 3/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 June 2025

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren (born 15 January 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who most recently played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He has played domestically for Somerset and Durham in English county cricket, and for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in T20 franchise cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Gloucestershire announced at the end of the 2023 season that his contract would not be renewed.