Darron John Reekers (born 26 May 1973) is a former New Zealand

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er who played for the

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. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He originally played cricket in his native New Zealand, playing for

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between 1994 and 2002, with one season for

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in 1997/98. He first played for the

against

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in the

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on 29 August 2001. He did not become eligible to represent them in international competition until 2004, when he played in the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge.Darron Reekers
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* People educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers 1973 births Living people Cricketers from Christchurch Dutch people of New Zealand descent New Zealand cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub