da lvbet: Canterbury’s Darren Reekers completed an outstanding season in Netherlands cricket this summer, but it wasn’t enough to help his Quick Haag side to the Dutch championship
Lynn McConnell03-Sep-2001Canterbury’s Darren Reekers completed an outstanding season in Netherlands cricket this summer, but it wasn’t enough to help his Quick Haag side to the Dutch championship.That honour went to VRA, the club of Craig Cumming and former New Zealand internationals Shane Thomson and Chris Pringle.Reekers’ side finished third equal in the championship with Gary Stead’s Rood & Wit side, 11 points adrift of VRA.But there was no doubting his performances with the bat and ball.He scored 911 runs in 15 innings and averaged 65.07 for the summer, hitting four centuries and four 50s. He backed that by picking up 21 wickets at an average of 16.85.Pringle was the best of the New Zealand bowlers taking 25 wickets at 11.08.Stead also completed a top summer. He scored 714 runs at 64.90 with a century and seven 50s, and chimed in with 20 wickets at a cost of 18.95.Full averages of New Zealand players in the Netherlands this year were:
Name Mat I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St TeamCD Cumming 11 11 3 543 100 67.87 1 5 5 - VRADJ Reekers 15 15 1 911 141 65.07 4 4 12 - QHGGR Stead 14 14 3 714 102 64.90 1 7 5 - REWRRAF Bradley 13 13 5 398 77 49.75 - 3 4 - HBSSA Thomson 12 11 4 278 74 39.71 - 2 2 - VRAGP McRae 15 15 4 297 54 27.00 - 2 8 - HDVSAP O'Dowd 14 13 0 327 62 25.15 - 3 4 - HCCRG Morgan 14 13 0 290 76 22.30 - 3 3 - HCCC Pringle 12 2 1 6 6* 6.00 - - 3 - VRAName Mat O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ TeamC Pringle 12 86.3 17 277 25 11.08 5-39 1 1 20.7 3.20 VRACD Cumming 11 35 8 143 9 15.88 3-22 - - 23.3 4.08 VRADJ Reekers 15 130.1 32 354 21 16.85 4-35 1 - 37.1 2.71 QHGGR Stead 14 107.4 15 379 20 18.95 4-16 1 - 32.3 3.52 REWRG Morgan 14 127 23 403 17 23.70 4-14 1 - 44.8 3.17 HCCAP O'Dowd 14 31 1 170 7 24.28 3-36 - - 26.5 5.48 HCCRRAF Bradley 13 46 3 277 5 55.40 2-54 - - 55.2 6.02 HBS