Peter William Borren (born 21 August 1983) is a New Zealand-born former cricketer. He was the captain for the Netherlands at the international level, until he retired in April 2018.
Early career
Borren played club cricket for Old Collegians CC in Christchurch and made his way into the Canterbury cricket side. In the 2002 Under-19 World Cup he represented his native New Zealand alongside Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder. He also played for Weedons Club.
Domestic career
On 24 June 2015, he scored his debut List A century while playing against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
He also represented Central Districts in the Ford Trophy 50-over competition in his native New Zealand.
International career
In 2002, he left New Zealand and moved to the Netherlands. He made his debut with the Netherlands national cricket team in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 4 July 2006. He also previously played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team. In 2010, he was given a central contract by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
His career highlights are the two wins against England at the 2009 and 2014 T20 World Cups respectively. He has won the Netherlands national competition with VRA Amsterdam 5 times in 12 years.
In November 2020, Borren was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.
References
External links
- Peter Borren at ESPNcricinfo
- Peter Borren on Twitter
