Daan van Bunge

Who is Daan van Bunge?

Daan Lodewijk Samuel van Bunge is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.

Van Bunge has represented the Netherlands at many age levels, including at the Under-15 World Cup in 1996, and on their Under-17 tour of England in 1997. He made his One Day International debut for the Netherlands in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka.

Van Bunge was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and it was his performances in this tournament that brought him to the attention of a wider audience. In his first World Cup match, he scored 62 out of a team total of 136 against India, and in his second, he captured 3 of the 4 England wickets to fall, his victims being Nick Knight, Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff. He again finished as his team's innings top-scorer in the matches against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, as well as collecting 2–27 against Pakistan. These returns highlighted Van Bunge's erratic bowling style. He tends to be expensive as he bowls a high number of full tosses and long hops, but is also capable of beating world-class batsmen with considerable turn from a good length.