Having been born on September 7th, 1990, Logan Verjus van Beek is a cricketer who is of New Zealand and Dutch descent. Since the year 2012, he has been a member of the Netherlands national cricket team. Additionally, he is a member of the Wellington squad that competes in New Zealand regional cricket. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. He is an all-rounder who utilizes both abilities. During the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in June 2023, he became an overnight sensation for his blitz in the super over against the West Indies. He not only scored 30 runs with the bat, but he also bowled the West Indies team out of the game, capturing both of their wickets.
In 2010, Van Beek was a member of the New Zealand team that competed in the Under-19 World Cup. During his youth basketball career, he also competed at a high level as a point guard, and he represented New Zealand in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. This was the first time that Van Beek competed for the Netherlands, and it was in the Clydesdale Bank 40 in 2012, against the English county Essex. According to the standards of the International Cricket Council (ICC), he had to wait three years after playing for New Zealand before he could qualify for the Netherlands. This meant that he had to play as a professional foreign player.
In 2014, he participated in the ICC World Twenty20 event in Bangladesh, which was his first big international competition for the Netherlands. In the Plunket Shield, which took place on October 24, 2015, he achieved his first-ever century in a first-class match. His first-ever 10-wicket match haul in first-class cricket came in November of 2017, during the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season. He captured the wickets in a match.[9] [9] In the sixth round of the Plunket Shield, which took place in March 2018, he scored three goals for Wellington in their match against Canterbury.
As a result of his 40 wickets in seven matches during the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Wellington, he was the highest wicket-taker in the competition. He received a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season in June of 2018, and it was granted to him. The English club Derbyshire decided to contract him for the 2019 County Championship season in December of 2018. In April 2020, he was one of seventeen cricketers residing in the Netherlands who were selected to be a part of the senior squad for the team.
Logan van Beek Biography
| Name | Logan van Beek |
| Full Name | Logan Verjus van Beek |
| Date of Birth | 7 September 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | Justin Guillen |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| ODI Debut | May 19, 2021 vs. Scotland |
| Test Debut | NA |
| T20 Debut | March 17, 2014 vs. U.A.E. |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Around the time when the domestic cricket season of 2020–21 was about to begin, Wellington made him an offer of a contract in June of 2020. During the series that the Netherlands played against Scotland, he was a part of the One Day International (ODI) team that they used. It was on May 19, 2021, that he played his first one-day international for the Netherlands against Scotland. In September of 2021, van Beek was selected to be a member of the Dutch team that would compete in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup.
The Netherlands’ stunning upset victory against the West Indies during a key meeting at the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier took place on June 26, 2023. He demonstrated his all-around skill in the super-over, which took place after the match had finished in a draw. This triumph was a significant contribution to the Netherlands’ overall success. As the Netherlands batted second to achieve a massive run chase of 375, they ultimately ended up tying the score with the West Indies by reaching 374/9 in their last innings. At the beginning of the Netherlands’ batting innings, Logan scored a record-breaking 28 runs off of just 14 deliveries.
When the Netherlands were reeling at 327/7, Logan appeared to the crease at number eight. The Netherlands still needed 47 runs off the final three overs of the innings. Logan’s arrival came at a time when the Netherlands was in a difficult situation. He was later sent by the Dutch camp to open the batting alongside skipper Scott Edwards in the super over and Logan van Beek faced all six deliveries in the super over bowled by Jason Holder subsequently, Logan van Beek made the most of the errors in judgment in line and length of Holder by smashing 30 runs including 3 fours and 3 sixes.
The Netherlands surpassed the previous high of 25 runs scored in a super over in any format at the international level, so breaking the global record for the most runs scored in a super over. Eventually, Logan also established a new global record by being the batsman who scored the most runs in a super over in the history of international cricket (international cricket). After that, Logan went on to bowl the super over, and he was incredibly effective in preserving the total by allowing just 8 runs to be scored while bowling out the West Indies by taking both of their wickets.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 33 | 33 | 1713 | 1612 | 46 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 35.04 | 5.64 | 37.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 30 | 28 | 534 | 653 | 34 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 19.20 | 7.33 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 76 | 137 | 11987 | 6665 | 206 | 6/46 | 11/153 | 32.35 | 3.33 | 58.1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| List A | 141 | 137 | 6173 | 5887 | 181 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 32.52 | 5.72 | 34.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 161 | 155 | 2949 | 4142 | 165 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 25.10 | 8.42 | 17.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 33 | 32 | 10 | 477 | 59 | 21.68 | 596 | 80.03 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| T20Is | 30 | 19 | 7 | 102 | 23 | 8.50 | 125 | 81.60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| FC | 76 | 105 | 23 | 2003 | 111* | 24.42 | 3850 | 52.02 | 1 | 10 | 239 | 27 | 52 | 0 |
| List A | 141 | 110 | 27 | 1577 | 136 | 19.00 | 1816 | 86.83 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 44 | 75 | 0 |
| T20s | 161 | 91 | 33 | 808 | 61* | 13.93 | 649 | 124.49 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 80 | 0 |
In the end, his exploits with the ball and bat were what clinched the deal for the Dutch. This victory also represented the Netherlands’ first-ever victory against the West Indies in any format of international cricket. Furthermore, the victory greatly strengthened the Netherlands’ prospects of winning a seat for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In addition, he was selected as the player of the match due to the outstanding performance he had across the board.
The Netherlands won their first match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday (June 4), beating Nepal by six wickets in a Group D encounter. This win was the Netherlands’ first victory of the tournament. Because of the outstanding bowling efforts of Tim Pringle and Logan van Beek, the Dutch team was able to limit Nepal to a manageable total of 106 runs in 19.2 overs while they were playing. It was particularly Van Beek who played a significant part in the last stages of the innings. He was responsible for getting the last two wickets on consecutive deliveries, which essentially resulted in Nepal being out of the game.
