Paul Adriaan van Meekeren, born on January 15, 1993, is a Dutch cricketer recognized for his recent stint with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He has also demonstrated his talents in English county cricket, representing Somerset and Durham, and in T20 franchise cricket with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Van Meekeren’s cricket style includes right-handed batting and right-arm fast-medium bowling. Gloucestershire announced that they would not renew his contract at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
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Paul van Meekeren is married to Dominique van Meekeren, a Dutch model and influencer, and together, they have two children.
Paul van Meekeren made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against Kenya on 20 April 2013. One month later, on 31 May, he made his ODI debut against South Africa, where he took the wicket of Hashim Amla. In the first round of the 2016 WT20, he bowled a match-winning spell of 4–11 against ICC Full Member Ireland, which remains his best figures in T20I cricket today.
In July 2016, van Meekeren signed for Somerset County Cricket Club on a short-term deal until the end of the season. He later signed a two-year deal with the club until the end of the 2018 season.
In January 2017, van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. Against Hong Kong, he broke the record for the highest score by a number 11 batsman in Twenty20 Internationals, with 18 runs from 11 balls. He is the only person to score multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in a Twenty20 International.
In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands’ One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Nepal. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. 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.
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In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
In November 2020, he revealed that he currently works as a delivery boy for Uber Eats amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to make a living and is aiming to qualify for England after gaining UK citizenship.
In July 2021, van Meekeren signed for Durham for the remainder of the 2021 T20 Blast. On debut, he took 2–31 in a loss against Derbyshire. In August 2021, he became the first Dutch player to play in CPL when picked up by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the 2021 edition.
In September 2021, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Later that month, he signed for Gloucestershire on a two-year deal.
