Graeme van Buuren

South African cricketer (born 1990)

Graeme van Buuren
van Buuren in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Graeme Lourens van Buuren
Born (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 35)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2016Northerns
2010–2016Titans
2016–presentGloucestershire (squad no. 12)
2022Birmingham Phoenix (squad no. 2)
First-class debut4 March 2010 Northerns v Griqualand West
List A debut17 January 2010 Titans v Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 143 102 97
Runs scored 7,715 2,099 1,070
Batting average 40.18 28.36 22.29
100s/50s 17/43 2/8 0/4
Top score 235 119* 64
Balls bowled 9,548 3,446 1,292
Wickets 135 88 57
Bowling average 35.53 31.69 27.40
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/12 5/35 5/8
Catches/stumpings 71/– 32/– 40/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 September 2025

Graeme Lourens van Buuren (born 22 August 1990) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire.[1] In March 2022, he was appointed the captain of the team for first-class and List A matches[2] and held the position until standing down in January 2025.[3] Van Buuren initially qualified to play in English county cricket due to his British spouse, but was granted British citizenship in December 2021.[4][5]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Graeme van Buuren". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Graeme van Buuren & Jack Taylor appointed Gloucestershire captains for 2022 season". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Van Buuren stands down as Glos skipper". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ^ "The who's who of South Africa's Kolpak brigade". ESPNcricinfo. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Graeme van Buuren granted British citizenship after year in limbo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.


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