Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk (born 10 July 1970) is a former Dutch

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Domestic career

He started playing cricket at VOC in Rotterdam when he was 8 years old. A back injury prevented him from pursuing a bowling-career, but gave him the opportunity to concentrate on his batting. He made his debut at the age of 23 and played for the

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for 9 years. He was a strong performer in important matches.

International career

van Noortwijk held the record for the highest individual score for the

in a

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, having scored an unbeaten 134 against

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at the 2003 World Cup. His record was beaten by Wesley Barresi in 2014.

After cricket

Currently, He is a math teacher in the dutch school of Het Kennemer Lyceum.

References

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* 1970 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Sportspeople from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub