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Roelof van der Merwe stats

Data through 17 September 2026Last updated 17 September 2026

Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 29 March 2009 to 17 September 2026. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.

Roelof van der Merwe played 45 ODIs, 67 T20Is for Netherlands in the data, between 2009 and 2026. With the ball, the best return was 208 wickets in T20 leagues at an average of 26.43 and an economy rate of 7.65.

International matches
112
ODIs 45 · T20Is 67
International runs
866
0 hundreds
International wickets
124
0 five-wicket hauls
T20 league & domestic matches
239
1,734 runs
Best bowling
6/20
T20 (leagues & domestic)

Teams played for

Somerset 2016–2024 · 171Netherlands 2015–2026 · 106Titans 2012–2024 · 38South Africa 2009–2010 · 25Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2009–2010 · 11Rotterdam Dockers 2026 · 10Delhi Capitals 2011–2013 · 10Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2023 · 10Tshwane Spartans 2019 · 9Welsh Fire 2023 · 8Dubai Capitals 2024 · 8Barbados Royals 2023 · 7

Roelof van der Merwe batting record by format

Batting by format
FormatMInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
ODI453183345714.5237589.1013228
T20I67431753275*20.46418127.30274015
T20 (leagues & domestic)239147631,7346620.641,355128.002614559
First-class2843388513522.121,29268.52498623
List A494191,016165*31.751,012100.41418224
Other T20441351811.6725140.000022

Runs per year

0200400600800200920152021202685
Roelof van der Merwe: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
020040060080020092011201320152017201920212023202685
Roelof van der Merwe: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Roelof van der Merwe: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearRuns
2009188
201029
201120
2012146
2013188
201498
2015121
2016518
2017783
2018448
2019644
2020184
2021370
2022259
2023155
2024138
2025162
202685
Year-by-year batting (48 rows)
Batting by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
2009ODI5175.6773.9600
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)812215.25124.53500
2009T20I34916.33125.64800
2010ODI22222.00122.21200
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)111.0050.0100
2010T20I26–120.0400
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)52020.00100.0800
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)814620.86125.93600
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)1118820.89100.56601
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)14989.8098.02100
2015List A162–67.46201
2015Other T2043511.67140.01800
2015T20I22424.00133.32400
2016First-class1018020.0065.710210
2016List A914520.7198.04100
2016T20 (leagues & domestic)1019038.00155.75901
2016T20I231.5060.0200
2017First-class617028.3381.313510
2017List A1138548.12122.616511
2017T20 (leagues & domestic)1217925.57140.93600
2017T20I34924.50163.33500
2018First-class100.000.0000
2018List A1329326.6487.76102
2018T20 (leagues & domestic)1011859.00173.53400
2018T20I13737.00142.33700
2019First-class613226.4077.26001
2019List A713121.83105.63800
2019ODI15757.00105.65701
2019T20 (leagues & domestic)128111.57101.21700
2019T20I1324334.71129.97502
2020First-class65711.4052.83000
2020T20 (leagues & domestic)612742.33176.44100
2021First-class824130.1271.18802
2021T20 (leagues & domestic)1312324.60129.52500
2021T20I362.0075.0600
2022First-class610517.5055.95501
2022T20 (leagues & domestic)1214924.83158.54800
2022T20I452.5041.7500
2023ODI7578.14109.62900
2023T20 (leagues & domestic)149814.00124.12000
2024ODI5205.0046.51000
2024T20 (leagues & domestic)109018.00104.72100
2024T20I428–147.42300
2025ODI69431.3389.53000
2025T20I46822.67138.83600
2026ODI56716.7583.83400
2026T20 (leagues & domestic)144.0044.4400
2026T20I2147.0070.01000

Roelof van der Merwe bowling record by format

Bowling by format
FormatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5wMdns
ODI442,2241,680533/14–31.704.5342.0006
T20I661,2671,386714/35–19.526.5617.8101
T20 (leagues & domestic)2284,3125,4982086/20–26.437.6520.7523
First-class393,6721,733645/1748/10427.082.8357.471132
List A442,1031,801654/18–27.715.1432.4308
Other T204908841/12–22.005.8722.5000

Wickets per year

020406080200920152021202618
Roelof van der Merwe: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
02040608020092011201320152017201920212023202618
Roelof van der Merwe: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Roelof van der Merwe: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearWickets
200934
20108
20116
201213
201310
20149
20159
201648
201744
201841
201967
20204
202125
202220
202350
202442
202517
202618
Year-by-year bowling (48 rows)
Bowling by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
2009ODI101332.694.863/27
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)10927.567.292/22
2009T20I91218.426.502/14
2010ODI3434.004.532/47
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)1213.506.752/27
2010T20I3231.5010.501/17
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)5620.336.843/20
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)141322.386.613/28
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)121026.106.872/20
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)18943.337.802/18
2015Other T204422.005.871/12
2015T20I3511.204.672/10
2016First-class132227.913.014/45
2016List A111722.474.783/51
2016T20 (leagues & domestic)12647.007.423/16
2016T20I2310.337.752/3
2017First-class61024.902.374/22
2017List A121634.445.353/21
2017T20 (leagues & domestic)141526.137.403/13
2017T20I3326.676.672/26
2018First-class2528.602.804/138
2018List A122221.954.904/18
2018T20 (leagues & domestic)161241.838.582/26
2018T20I1212.006.002/24
2019First-class61017.702.654/41
2019List A91038.505.573/29
2019ODI2197.006.931/57
2019T20 (leagues & domestic)202323.267.705/32
2019T20I182316.005.654/35
2020First-class118.001.331/8
2020T20 (leagues & domestic)9369.677.212/15
2021First-class7830.122.514/54
2021ODI1127.004.501/27
2021T20 (leagues & domestic)141623.568.504/27
2021T20I20–9.500/22
2022First-class4837.623.615/174
2022T20 (leagues & domestic)191038.308.182/24
2022T20I6237.506.821/6
2023ODI7556.805.572/34
2023T20 (leagues & domestic)314515.847.406/20
2024ODI71316.003.333/14
2024T20 (leagues & domestic)232124.058.234/31
2024T20I8818.626.483/15
2025ODI8749.004.823/34
2025T20I71017.607.043/15
2026ODI6917.783.303/15
2026T20 (leagues & domestic)10832.627.682/21
2026T20I4186.009.561/13
Batting against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
ScotlandODI35656.0093.33000
NepalODI33812.6780.92100
NamibiaODI33015.0073.22600
United Arab EmiratesODI31414.0082.41000
AustraliaODI394.50100.0600
EnglandODI351.6733.3500
ZimbabweT20I38787.00167.37501
IrelandT20I78621.50130.33700
NepalT20I46868.00151.13600
ScotlandT20I66210.33110.72400
OmanT20I43838.00200.03500
PakistanT20I3115.5064.7500
GloucestershireT20 (leagues & domestic)1216627.67161.24800
SussexT20 (leagues & domestic)612842.67164.15901
SurreyT20 (leagues & domestic)1111612.89134.93900
KnightsT20 (leagues & domestic)511328.25111.96601
HampshireT20 (leagues & domestic)88521.25160.43100
KentT20 (leagues & domestic)108213.67136.72400
LionsT20 (leagues & domestic)97410.5790.22100
MiddlesexT20 (leagues & domestic)86822.67125.91700
DolphinsT20 (leagues & domestic)56416.00110.31800
Trent RocketsT20 (leagues & domestic)36262.00137.83000
GlamorganT20 (leagues & domestic)65728.50158.32100
Cape CobrasT20 (leagues & domestic)55614.0094.91800
Trinbago Knight RidersT20 (leagues & domestic)44515.00132.42100
EssexT20 (leagues & domestic)43010.0088.21400
Chennai Super KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)3196.3370.41400
Southern BraveT20 (leagues & domestic)31111.00100.0700
HampshireFirst-class624962.2566.910211
LancashireFirst-class59418.8082.55501
EssexFirst-class36923.0087.36001
SurreyFirst-class66410.6735.44100
DurhamFirst-class35016.6787.74700
WarwickshireFirst-class4276.7547.42200
NottinghamshireFirst-class420.5015.4200
MiddlesexList A313143.67129.75201
HampshireList A49122.75109.63800
Hong KongList A39030.00108.46201
EssexList A37437.00107.26101
SussexList A351–118.63400
GloucestershireList A45117.0096.21800
KentList A34723.50123.72900
GlamorganList A33411.3387.21500
Bowling against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
AustraliaODI5823.754.753/37
ScotlandODI4730.435.763/34
NepalODI5622.002.943/15
United Arab EmiratesODI4521.803.373/14
NamibiaODI4431.753.742/33
ZimbabweODI3431.005.513/27
IndiaODI3440.505.402/47
EnglandODI40–7.190/22
ScotlandT20I81217.676.622/17
IrelandT20I7724.577.172/3
OmanT20I6712.434.313/15
ZimbabweT20I3512.807.114/35
NepalT20I5517.805.562/14
NamibiaT20I6433.258.871/6
PakistanT20I4327.338.201/13
EnglandT20I3329.338.802/32
United Arab EmiratesT20I3313.674.102/10
IndiaT20I3141.006.831/13
GloucestershireT20 (leagues & domestic)151722.597.533/16
GlamorganT20 (leagues & domestic)141520.676.893/20
SurreyT20 (leagues & domestic)131428.648.533/27
EssexT20 (leagues & domestic)101124.368.655/32
KentT20 (leagues & domestic)131032.408.133/19
HampshireT20 (leagues & domestic)14941.447.803/13
LionsT20 (leagues & domestic)10925.897.523/28
Cape CobrasT20 (leagues & domestic)7816.625.322/18
MiddlesexT20 (leagues & domestic)10736.007.882/26
DolphinsT20 (leagues & domestic)7631.838.304/31
Kolkata Knight RidersT20 (leagues & domestic)3516.607.552/27
Joburg Super KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)3416.756.092/16
Paarl RocksT20 (leagues & domestic)3413.755.503/15
Trent RocketsT20 (leagues & domestic)3330.6711.042/44
Chennai Super KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)5334.335.721/19
Mumbai IndiansT20 (leagues & domestic)4331.676.791/17
WarriorsT20 (leagues & domestic)5321.675.911/10
SussexT20 (leagues & domestic)7296.008.351/15
Southern BraveT20 (leagues & domestic)3225.0010.001/5
KnightsT20 (leagues & domestic)7286.008.191/23
NorthamptonshireT20 (leagues & domestic)30–8.560/12
SurreyFirst-class61029.803.144/54
DurhamFirst-class41017.202.844/45
NottinghamshireFirst-class5924.782.854/138
LancashireFirst-class3834.383.605/174
HampshireFirst-class6743.432.983/99
EssexFirst-class4718.862.574/41
WarwickshireFirst-class3144.001.691/12
GlamorganList A41017.505.683/21
Hong KongList A3716.294.384/18
GloucestershireList A3528.205.223/51
HampshireList A5555.406.252/37
EssexList A3437.507.322/67
MiddlesexList A3431.755.522/50
KentList A3247.506.331/27
United Arab EmiratesList A3240.503.521/34
SurreyList A31114.004.961/45

Top grounds (batting)

Most runs by ground
GroundInnsRunsAvgHS
County Ground, Taunton67123624.72165
County Ground, Bristol1738848.5059
SuperSport Park1525818.4366
Mission Road Ground422756.75135
Hazelaarweg312462.0075
The Rose Bowl1012120.1729
Kennington Oval1312010.9141
The Wanderers Stadium1211811.8032
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)119916.5050
Zayed Cricket Stadium69724.2535

Top grounds (bowling)

Most wickets by ground
GroundInnsWktsAvgEcon
County Ground, Taunton869532.394.57
SuperSport Park242526.725.89
Kennington Oval152321.354.90
County Ground, Bristol212226.237.21
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)141716.764.34
Sophia Gardens131619.567.17
The Wanderers Stadium171626.446.61
St George's Park101513.335.31
Sportpark Westvliet101319.006.68
The Rose Bowl111227.175.15

Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)

T20 phases: overs 1–6, 7–15, 16–20. ODI phases: overs 1–10, 11–40, 41–50.
FormatPhaseRunsBallsSROutsBowl ballsWktsEcon
T20Powerplay16216896.49710357.92
T20Middle907780116.34939561787.05
T20Death1197825145.152913668.52
ODIPowerplay1211109.117814.85
ODIMiddle18022380.791906384.39
ODIDeath142141100.713240145.55

How Roelof van der Merwe was dismissed

How Roelof van der Merwe took wickets

Last 20 innings

01020304013 Nov 202412 Jun 20255 Sep 20264
Roelof van der Merwe: runs in the last 20 innings
01020304013 Nov 202416 May 202510 Jun 202518 Jun 20257 Feb 202610 Jun 20265 Sep 20264
Roelof van der Merwe: runs in the last 20 innings
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Roelof van der Merwe: runs in the last 20 innings
InningsRuns
13 Nov 20241
16 Nov 20242
6 May 20251
16 May 202518
4 Jun 202521
6 Jun 202530
10 Jun 202516
12 Jun 20258
15 Jun 20251
18 Jun 202511
19 Jun 202536
8 Jul 202520
7 Feb 20264
13 Feb 202610
8 Jun 20265
10 Jun 202634
25 Jul 20261
29 Jul 20261
31 Jul 202626
5 Sep 20264
Most recent batting innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstScoreBallsHow outGround
5 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Edinburgh Castle Rockers49bowledSportpark Westvliet
31 Jul 2026ODINamibia2633caughtSportpark Maarschalkerweerd
29 Jul 2026ODINepal13caught and bowledSportpark Maarschalkerweerd
25 Jul 2026ODINamibia1*1not outSportpark Maarschalkerweerd
10 Jun 2026ODICanada3436caughtMaple Leaf North-West Ground
8 Jun 2026ODIUnited States of America57bowledMaple Leaf North-West Ground
13 Feb 2026T20IUnited States of America1011lbwMA Chidambaram Stadium
7 Feb 2026T20IPakistan49caughtSinhalese Sports Club Ground
8 Jul 2025T20IScotland2018caughtSportpark Westvliet
19 Jun 2025T20INepal36*21not outTitwood
18 Jun 2025T20IScotland118caughtTitwood
15 Jun 2025T20IScotland12caughtTitwood
12 Jun 2025ODIScotland8*6not outForthill
10 Jun 2025ODINepal1622caughtForthill
6 Jun 2025ODIScotland30*36not outForthill
4 Jun 2025ODINepal2122run outForthill
16 May 2025ODIScotland1818lbwSportpark Maarschalkerweerd
6 May 2025ODIUnited Arab Emirates1*1not outVRA Ground
16 Nov 2024T20IOman2*2not outAl Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
13 Nov 2024T20IOman1*1not outAl Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)

Last 20 bowling innings

Most recent bowling innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstFiguresOversMdnsGround
17 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Dublin Guardians1/3540The Village
15 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Edinburgh Castle Rockers0/1210The Village
12 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Belfast Wolves0/1320The Village
10 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Glasgow Cosmic0/3130The Village
6 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Amsterdam Flames0/3940Sportpark Westvliet
5 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Edinburgh Castle Rockers1/2940Sportpark Westvliet
2 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Dublin Guardians2/3540Sportpark Westvliet
1 Sep 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Glasgow Cosmic2/2440Sportpark Westvliet
29 Aug 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Belfast Wolves0/2240Sportpark Westvliet
26 Aug 2026T20 (leagues & domestic)Amsterdam Flames2/2140Sportpark Westvliet
31 Jul 2026ODINamibia1/2470Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
29 Jul 2026ODINepal2/30101Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
25 Jul 2026ODINamibia0/3480Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
23 Jul 2026ODINepal3/156.40Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
10 Jun 2026ODICanada1/28100Maple Leaf North-West Ground
8 Jun 2026ODIUnited States of America2/296.50Maple Leaf North-West Ground
18 Feb 2026T20IIndia0/1510Narendra Modi Stadium
13 Feb 2026T20IUnited States of America0/3630MA Chidambaram Stadium
10 Feb 2026T20INamibia0/2220Arun Jaitley Stadium
7 Feb 2026T20IPakistan1/1330Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Frequently asked questions

How many wickets has Roelof van der Merwe taken in ODIs?
53 wickets in 44 innings at an average of 31.70, economy 4.53, best figures 3/14.
How many wickets has Roelof van der Merwe taken in T20Is?
71 wickets in 66 innings at an average of 19.52, economy 6.56, best figures 4/35.
How many runs has Roelof van der Merwe scored in ODIs?
334 runs in 31 innings (45 matches) at an average of 14.52 and a strike rate of 89.1, in the data from 2009 to 2026.
How many runs has Roelof van der Merwe scored in T20Is?
532 runs in 43 innings (67 matches) at an average of 20.46 and a strike rate of 127.3, in the data from 2009 to 2026.
How many runs has Roelof van der Merwe scored in T20 leagues?
1,734 runs in 147 innings (239 matches) at an average of 20.64 and a strike rate of 128.0, in the data from 2009 to 2026.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.