Ryan Klein
South African-Dutch cricketer (born 1997)
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Ryan Klein (born 15 June 1997) is a South African-born Dutch cricketer. He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2021. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1]
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| Born | 15 June 1997 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kyle Klein (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 77) | 23 January 2022 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 November 2024 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 56) | 4 August 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 June 2025 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2020/21 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Klein was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[2] He holds a Dutch passport through descent.[3] His younger brother Kyle Klein represented the Netherlands national under-19 cricket team at the 2019 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier.[2]
Domestic career
Klein made his first-class debut on 17 October 2019, for Western Province in the 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup.[4] He made his List A debut on 27 October 2019, for Western Province in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge.[5]
In the Netherlands, Klein has played Topklasse cricket for HBS Craeyenhout and Voorburg Cricket Club.[2]
International career
In May 2021, Klein was named in the Netherlands' A squad for their tour of Ireland.[6] In January 2022, Klein was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan in Qatar.[7] He made his ODI debut on 23 January 2022, for the Netherlands against Afghanistan.[8] The following month, he was named in the Dutch Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of New Zealand.[9] In August 2022, Klein was again named in the Dutch T20I squad, this time for a home series also against New Zealand.[10] He made his T20I debut on 4 August 2022 against New Zealand.[11]
