Albert van der Merwe
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Albert van der Merwe is a South African-born Irish
cricket
er. Van der Merwe is right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
and who currently plays international cricket for Ireland and also club cricket with the skerries hills. He was born at Bellville, Cape Province
.
Van der Merwe made his List-A debut for Ireland against West Indies A
during their tour of Ireland, where he played both matches against the tourists.
Van der Merwe was a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One
winning squad. During the tournament, he made his One Day International debut against the Netherlands.
Van der Merwe was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup
, but did not play in the tournament.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Van der Merwe is right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
and who currently plays international cricket for Ireland and also club cricket with the skerries hills. He was born at Bellville, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
.
Van der Merwe made his List-A debut for Ireland against West Indies A
West Indies A cricket team
The West Indies A cricket team is a cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago...
during their tour of Ireland, where he played both matches against the tourists.
Van der Merwe was a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a cricket tournament which took place in July 2010 in the Netherlands. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket.Division One, which is the...
winning squad. During the tournament, he made his One Day International debut against the Netherlands.
Van der Merwe was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
, but did not play in the tournament.
External links
- Albert van der Merwe at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Albert van der Merwe at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...