Andre van Troost
CountryNetherlands
Internationaltrue
FullnameAdrianus Petrus van Troost
Birth date2 October 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeSchiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Club 2Griqualand West
Year 21994/95
Club 1Somerset
Year 11991–1998
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 171
Runs 1461
Bat avg 17.94
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 135
Deliveries 18,451
Wickets 1146
Bowl avg 138.45
Fivefor 14
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 16/48
Catches/stumpings 110/–
Column 2List A
Matches 231
Runs 275
Bat avg 28.33
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 217*
Deliveries 21,321
Wickets 236
Bowl avg 230.77
Fivefor 21
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 25/22
Catches/stumpings 22/–
Date16 January
Year2011
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3868/3868.html CricketArchive

Adrianus Petrus van Troost (born 2 October 1972) is a Dutch businessman and former cricketer.

A right-arm fast bowler, van Troost represented his nation at the ICC Trophy level between 1990 and 1997, taking thirteen wickets in nine matches at a bowling average of 17.38.

Playing career

Van Troost played for Somerset in English county cricket and Griqualand West in South African provincial cricket.

He took 3/27 for the Netherlands in their surprise victory against the West Indies in a limited-over match in 1991, his wickets including Richie Richardson and Jeff Dujon.[1]

Van Troost was an aggressive bowler: in 1995, whilst playing for Somerset, he bowled a bouncer to West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams, which resulted in Adams being hospitalised with a fractured cheekbone.[2] Just a week later, umpire Barry Dudleston ordered him out of the bowling attack for intimidatory bowling in a match against Kent.[3] On Test Match Special on 30 June 2010, Mark Butcher stated that at The Oval in around 1995 van Troost had bowled the fastest spell of bowling he had ever faced, describing the express Pakistani pace bowler Waqar Younis as looking like "a medium pace bowler by comparison".

Later career

In September 2008, van Troost was appointed as the chief executive of the Royal Dutch Cricket Association[4] but resigned less than five months later to resume his business career.[5] His career has included working for Procter & Gamble, Danone and Lely, where he was appointed as CEO in 2020.[6]

Family

His brother Luuk van Troost has also played cricket for the Netherlands.

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands v West Indies at Haarlem, 15 August 1991". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ Green, David (3 August 1995). "Somerset`s van Troost puts Adams in hospital". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2021. – via CricInfo
  3. ^ "Van Troost barred for intimidation". The Independent. 10 August 1995. Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "van Troost takes over as Netherlands CEO". CricInfo. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "van Troost quits as Netherlands CEO". CricInfo. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Alexander van der Lely to become chairman of the Supervisory Board". Maassluis: Lely. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.