Peter Borren
Encyclopedia
Peter William Borren is a New Zealand
er-born Dutch
cricket
player. His first taste of international cricket came in the Under 19 World Cup in 2002 when he represented his native New Zealand
. However, he now represents The Netherlands
having made his debut in a One Day International against Sri Lanka
on 4 July 2006. He has represented the Netherlands in four One Day Internationals as of 3 October 2006 and has also played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
er-born Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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...
player. His first taste of international cricket came in the Under 19 World Cup in 2002 when he represented his native New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. However, he now represents The Netherlands
Dutch cricket team
The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New...
having made his debut in a One Day International against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
on 4 July 2006. He has represented the Netherlands in four One Day Internationals as of 3 October 2006 and has also played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team.