Brandon Dale Glover (born 3 April 1997) is a Dutch-South African

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er 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. He holds a Dutch passport through his Dutch mother. He studied accounting at the University of Stellenbosch.

Domestic and franchise cricket

Glover made his first-class debut for Boland in the

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on 20 October 2016. He made his

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debut for Boland in the

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on 26 March 2017. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In August 2020, Glover played his first match for

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, in the

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International cricket

Glover trained with the Dutch squad prior to the

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at the invitation of head coach Ryan Campbell. He subsequently began playing for Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague. In March 2019, he was selected in the national training squad, and in June 2019 he was named in the Netherlands' squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his

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(ODI) debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 21 June 2019. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe on 23 June 2019. In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. In September 2021, Glover was named in the Dutch squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glover, Brandon 1997 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers South African cricketers Boland cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Durham cricketers Expatriate cricketers in England Cricketers from Johannesburg South African emigrants to the Netherlands