Kyle Klein
Dutch cricketer (born 2001)
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Kyle Klein (born 3 July 2001) is a South African-born Dutch cricketer. He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2024 as a right-arm pace bowler. He is the younger brother of fellow Dutch international Ryan Klein.[1]
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| Born | 3 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ryan Klein (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 85) | 17 February 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 June 2025 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 60) | 2 March 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 February 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Klein was born in South Africa and attended Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town. He moved to the Netherlands, where his grandparents were born, in 2019.[2]
Domestic career
Klein plays Dutch club cricket for The Hague-based HBS Craeyenhout in the Topklasse. He has also played South African club cricket for the Western Province Cricket Club in Cape Town.[2]
International career
Klein represented the Netherlands national under-19 cricket team at the 2019 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier.[3]
In September 2023, Klein was named as travelling reserve for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5]
In February 2024, he was named in Dutch's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the host Nepal and Namibia for the League 2 matches,[6] and in T20I squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[7] He made his ODI debut on 17 February 2024, for Netherlands against the Nepal in Kirtipur.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Nepal on 2 March 2024.[9]
In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in the Netherlands squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[10]
Klein was named in the Dutch squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and made his World Cup debut in the opening game against Pakistan.[11]