Pieter Seelaar

Pieter Seelaar
Personal information
Full name
Pieter Marinus Seelaar
Born (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 37)
Schiedam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 31)6 July 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI17 June 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 7)2 August 2008 v Kenya
Last T20I22 October 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.8
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 57 77 23 140
Runs scored 347 591 751 953
Batting average 11.96 17.38 24.22 14.43
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 1/2 0/2
Top score 43 96* 138* 68
Balls bowled 2,609 1,132 2,450 5,582
Wickets 57 58 35 126
Bowling average 35.68 22.24 40.97 35.07
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/15 4/19 5/57 4/15
Catches/stumpings 18/– 32/– 6/– 55/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2022

Pieter Marinus Seelaar (born 2 July 1987) is a Dutch cricketer and a former captain of the national team. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Having played for the Netherlands at the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels, he made his senior debut in a C&G Trophy game against Warwickshire on 3 May 2005. He then played in the ICC Trophy later that year. He made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka on 6 July 2006. Two years later, Seelaar made his Twenty20 International debut.

In April 2018, he was appointed as the captain of the national side, following the retirement of Peter Borren.[1] In June 2022, during the Dutch home series against England, a long-term back injury forced Seelaar to retire from international cricket.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Borren calls time on Netherlands career". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Captain Pieter Seelaar announces his retirement from international cricket due to persistent back injury". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Pieter Seelaar announces retirement due to persistent back injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2022.