Tom de Grooth

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Grooth, not Grooth.
Tom de Grooth
Personal information
Full name
Tom Nico de Grooth
Born (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 45)
The Hague, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 33)6 August 2006 v Scotland
Last ODI31 March 2012 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.99
T20I debut (cap 2)2 August 2008 v Kenya
Last T20I23 March 2012 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.99
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 33 11 19 64
Runs scored 472 114 887 924
Batting average 17.48 28.50 26.87 17.76
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 1/5 0/3
Top score 97 49 196 97
Balls bowled 6 – 45 42
Wickets 1 – 1 3
Bowling average 2.00 – 36.00 11.33
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 1/2 – 1/2 2/32
Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/– 6/– 10/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 7 May 2012

Tom Nico de Grooth (born 14 May 1979) is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler. He made his debut for the Dutch national team in a one-day game against Denmark on 26 July 2003. His highest first-class score is 196 for the Netherlands, which came against Bermuda in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In 2010, De Grooth was among the first three cricketers to be awarded central contracts with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Board).