Logan van Beek

A bustling seam-bowling all-rounder, Dutch New-Zealander Logan van Beek is a man of a mixed sporting background in more ways than one. His maternal grandfather Sammy Guillen turned out for both the West Indies and New Zealand at Test level, while van Beek himself has represented New Zealand in both cricket and basketball at under 19 level. But it was his paternal heritage that granted him a route to senior international cricket, the Dutch nationality inherited from his father allowing him to don an orange shirt on the global stage. While remaining a regular on the New Zealand domestic scene, first for Canterbury and latterly Wellington, van Beek reconnected with his Dutch roots early, first coming to the Netherlands in 2012 to play for Haagsche CC, and made his debut for the Dutch against Essex in the English one-day competition the same season. He was still two years away from international Dutch eligibility due to his appearances for New Zealand u19s at the time, but his full international debut came at the earliest opportunity - the 2014 World T20.

After a forgettable individual start to the tournament, van Beek starred with the ball in the Netherlands’ famous thumping of England in the main stage of the tournament, taking 3-9 in 2 overs as the Dutch romped to a 45-run win. His appearances in Orange were intermittent thereafter, hampered by commitments with Derbyshire whom he represented in the 2019 County season, but have become more regular since returning to play for Voorburg CC in the Dutch Topklasse in 2021. Lead wicket-taker for the Dutch at the 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier, van Beek became the first Dutchman to take a hat-trick in T20Is on his way to personal best figures of 4-27 against Hong Kong. It was in the one-day format that he would produce his finest moment in Orange however, against the West Indies in a dramatic group-stage clash at the 2023 World Cup Qualifier. First scoring a clinical unbeaten 28 off 14 from number 8 to tie the scores at 374 apiece and take the match to a Super-Over, he delivered the victory single-handedly. Taking strike in the decisive extra over he hit Jason Holder for six boundaries from six balls, before taking the ball to defend his thirty runs in emphatic fashion, taking 2-7 in 5 balls to put the Dutch on track for the World Cup. Still on the fringes of the New Zealand senior side, van Beek has featured several times for New Zealand A while pursuing his Dutch career, and makes no secret of his hopes to be able to hang a black cap next to his Dutch one when he retires, but for the time being he has unfinished business in Orange