Roelof van der Merwe

Netherlands · SPIN · 2009 to 2026 · on scorecards: RE van der Merwe

BATTING

Matches: 46
Innings: 32
Runs: 345
Average: 14.37
Strike rate: 84.55
High score: 57
100s / 50s: 0 / 1

BOWLING & FIELDING

Wickets: 54
Average: 31.61
Economy: 4.54
Strike rate: 41.7
Best figures: 3/14
4w / 5w: 0 / 0
Catches / Stumpings: 16 / 0
Run-outs effected: 1

CAREER IN BRIEF

Roelof van der Merwe played 46 ODIs for Netherlands in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2026. The first came against Australia at SuperSport Park, and the last against Namibia at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.

The most productive decade was the 2020s: 36 wickets at 29.1 in 31 ODIs. The best bowling is 3 for 14 against United Arab Emirates at null in 2024. With the ball: 24 wickets at 33.3 at home and 15 wickets at 29.7 away.

The most wickets came against Australia: 8 wickets at 23.8 in 5 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 6 wickets at 45.8. Netherlands won 22 of the ODIs Roelof van der Merwe played and lost 22.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 46 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
57	54	Zimbabwe	Sportpark Het Schootsveld	2019	Won
34	35	Canada	Maple Leaf North-West Ground	2026	Lost
30*	36	Scotland	Forthill	2025	Lost
29	19	South Africa	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	2023	Won
26	33	Namibia	Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd	2026	Lost

BEST BOWLING

Figures	Overs	Against	Ground	Year	Result
3/14	7.2	United Arab Emirates		2024	Won
3/15	6.4	Nepal	Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd	2026	Won
3/27	8.3	Zimbabwe	SuperSport Park	2009	Won
3/30	10	Oman		2024	Lost
3/34	10	Scotland	VRA Ground	2025	Won

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Australia	5	9	4.50	0/0	8	23.75
Nepal	5	38	12.67	0/0	6	22.00
England	4	5	1.67	0/0	0	–
Namibia	4	30	15.00	0/0	4	31.75
Scotland	4	56	56.00	0/0	7	30.43
United Arab Emirates	4	14	14.00	0/0	5	21.80
India	3	28	14.00	0/0	4	40.50
Zimbabwe	3	57	57.00	0/1	4	31.00
Canada	2	34	34.00	0/0	1	28.00
New Zealand	2	1	1.00	0/0	4	22.75
Oman	2	4	2.00	0/0	4	18.25
South Africa	2	29	29.00	0/0	3	20.33
Sri Lanka	2	10	10.00	0/0	0	–
Afghanistan	1	11	11.00	0/0	1	27.00
Pakistan	1	4	4.00	0/0	0	–
United States	1	5	5.00	0/0	2	14.50
West Indies	1	10	–	0/0	1	27.00

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	20	121	17.29	0/1	24	33.25
Away	12	114	22.80	0/0	15	29.73
Neutral	14	110	9.17	0/0	15	30.87

BY DECADE

Decade	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
2000s	10	17	5.67	0/0	13	32.69
2010s	5	79	39.50	0/1	5	46.60
2020s	31	249	13.11	0/0	36	29.14

GROUNDS

Ground	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
SuperSport Park	7	8	4.00	0/0	6	45.83
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd	6	46	15.33	0/0	7	31.57
Forthill	4	75	37.50	0/0	3	56.67
	4	17	5.67	0/0	9	12.89
Maple Leaf North-West Ground	3	39	19.50	0/0	3	19.00
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground	3	3	3.00	0/0	4	23.00

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v Australia, 2009 at SuperSport Park
Latest in the archive: v Namibia, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd

PLAYER DETAILS

Born: 31 December 1984
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Balls faced (career): 408
Ducks: 3
Four-wicket hauls: 0
Most common batting position: 9th
Strike rate, overs 11 to 40: 81.1
Strike rate, overs 41 to 50: 101.4
Balls per dismissal against pace: 17.6
Balls per dismissal against spin: 23.3

Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 373 balls faced in that period.

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