Bastiaan Zuiderent (born 3 March 1977) is a former Dutch international

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er. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of very few Dutchmen, to have appeared in six

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events.

International career

At the age of 18, Zuiderent was selected in the

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squad for their inaugural appearance at the Cricket World Cup in 1996. In his second World Cup match, he scored 54 against

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. The following year, Zuiderent was selected in the Dutch squad for the

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, but the team was unable to secure qualification for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Most notably, he missed the 2001 ICC Trophy competition in which the Netherlands earned qualification for the

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, but he did later represent his country in all their matches at the

. After leaving Sussex, Zuiderent returned to the Netherlands and once again was a regular member of the national team. In the

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, he scored three centuries and finished as the tournament's top run-scorer. He produced a

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performance in the 5th/6th place play-off against the

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, carrying his bat and scoring 116 not out. The win ensured that the Netherlands would qualify for the

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and receive ICC funding and ODI status for four years. Zuiderent was named as the Player of the Tournament. In February 2007, Zuiderent was named in the Dutch squad for the

County career

In 1999, Zuiderent was signed by Sussex County Cricket Club, and played for them up until the end of the 2003 season. During this period, he did not always appear regularly for the Netherlands team as he believed that playing in matches for Sussex would be more beneficial to his career.

References

External links

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Bas Zuiderent Interview
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