Brandon Glover Explained

Brandon Glover
Country:Netherlands
Fullname:Brandon Dale Glover
Birth Date:3 April 1997
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:2019–2023
Odidebutdate:21 June
Odidebutyear:2019
Odidebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Odicap:69
Lastodidate:21 March
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Zimbabwe
Odishirt:20
T20idebutdate:23 June
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Zimbabwe
T20icap:44
Lastt20idate:6 November
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:South Africa
T20ishirt:20
Club1:Boland
Year1:2016–2019
Club2:Northamptonshire
Club3:Durham
Year3:2023–2024
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:9
Runs1:29
Bat Avg1:14.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:18
Deliveries1:438
Wickets1:9
Bowl Avg1:49.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/43
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Column2:T20I
Matches2:24
Runs2:2
Bat Avg2:0.66
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:1
Deliveries2:479
Wickets2:37
Bowl Avg2:14.62
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/12
Catches/Stumpings2:4/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:10
Runs3:38
Bat Avg3:4.22
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:12
Deliveries3:1,320
Wickets3:24
Bowl Avg3:34.45
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:4/83
Catches/Stumpings3:1/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:20
Runs4:106
Bat Avg4:15.14
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:27
Deliveries4:853
Wickets4:16
Bowl Avg4:57.56
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:3/43
Catches/Stumpings4:4/–
Date:19 August 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/595419.html Cricinfo

Brandon Dale Glover (born 3 April 1997) is a Dutch-South African cricketer who has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2019. He has also played for Boland in South African domestic cricket and for Northamptonshire in English county cricket. He is a right-arm pace bowler.

Personal life

Glover was born on 3 April 1997 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] He holds a Dutch passport through his Dutch mother. He studied accounting at the University of Stellenbosch.[2]

Domestic and franchise cricket

Glover made his first-class debut for Boland in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 20 October 2016.[3] He made his List A debut for Boland in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 26 March 2017.[4]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5] [6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]

In August 2020, Glover played his first match for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[8]

International cricket

Glover trained with the Dutch squad prior to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier at the invitation of head coach Ryan Campbell. He subsequently began playing for Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague.[2] In March 2019, he was selected in the national training squad,[9] and in June 2019 he was named in the Netherlands' squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[10] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 21 June 2019.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe on 23 June 2019.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.[14]

In September 2021, Glover was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon Glover . 20 October 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. News: Brandon Glover is no one’s bunny. Die Matie. July 2019. Mart-Marie. Serfontein. 14 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: KwaZulu-Natal Inland v Boland at Pietermaritzburg, Oct 20-22, 2016 . 20 October 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Boland v Namibia at Paarl, Mar 26, 2017 . 26 March 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed . Cricket Europe . 19 July 2019 . 19 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml . dead .
  7. Web site: Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy . Emerging Cricket . 12 August 2020.
  9. Web site: New spirit Dutch national men's squads . Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) . 9 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Netherlands vs Zimbabwe: ODI & T20 Series . Cricket World . 12 June 2019.
  11. Web site: 2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Deventer, Jun 21 2019 . 19 June 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  12. Web site: 1st T20I, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Rotterdam, Jun 23 2019 . 23 June 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  13. Web site: Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 8 September 2019.
  14. Web site: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Netherlands: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 10 September 2021.