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Joost Leemhuis

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Joost Leemhuis
Personal information
Born (1969-08-27) 27 August 1969 (age 55)
Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Source: CricketArchive, 18 April 2016

Joost Leemhuis (born 27 August 1969) is a former Dutch international cricketer who represented the Dutch national side between 1992 and 1999. He played as a left-arm medium-pace bowler, although he batted right-handed.

Leemhuis began his club career for HCC (based in The Hague), but later switched to VRA Amsterdam.[1] He made his senior debut for the Netherlands in August 1992, against Eastern Province (a touring South African provincial team).[2] At the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, Leemhuis played in four of his team's nine matches, taking five wickets.[3] His best performance came against Ireland, where he finished with 3/34 from six overs, although he also took 2/19 against Gibraltar.[4] At the 1998 European Championship, Leemhuis took ten wickets from five matches – the second-most for the Netherlands, behind Luuk van Troost.[5] His best figures came against Ireland, where he finished with 3/27 from 10 overs.[6] In May 1999, Leemhuis played in a NatWest Trophy match against the Lancashire Cricket Board, which held List A status.[7] His final appearance for the national team came later in the year, against a Pakistan Emerging Players team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Teams Joost Leemhuis played for – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Miscellaneous matches played by Joost Leemhuis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ Records / ABN-AMRO ICC Trophy, 1993/94 - Netherlands / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Joost Leemhuis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ^ Bowling in European Championship 1998 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ Netherlands v Ireland, European Championship 1998 (Division One) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ^ List A matches played by Joost Leemhuis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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