Theo van Woerkom

Theo Francis van Woerkom (born 26 July 1993) is a New Zealand-born Irish cricketer who played for Canterbury.^[1] In September 2023, van Woerkom switched international allegiance from New Zealand to Ireland.

Theo van Woerkom

Personal information
Full name	Theo Francis van Woerkom
Born	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 30) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Ireland
Only Test (cap 29)	28 February 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 68)	26 September 2023 v England
Last ODI	12 March 2024 v Afghanistan
Only T20I (cap 59)	9 December 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015/16–2022/23	Canterbury
2023	Northern Knights
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 1 4 32 33 Runs scored 1 4 583 195 Batting average 1.00 - 19.43 13.92 100s/50s 0/0 –/– 0/3 0/0 Top score 1 2* 63* 41 Balls bowled 108 168 4,050 1,584 Wickets 1 5 50 39 Bowling average 51.00 35.20 39.70 37.28 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/43 3/55 5/42 4/63 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 14/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2024

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 15 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield.^[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.^[3] He made his List A debut for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018 against Wellington.^[4]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^[5][6]

International career

Van Woerkom holds an Irish passport via his maternal grandmother who was born in Ireland. In January 2023 he signed to play club cricket in Northern Ireland for C.I.Y.M.S. Cricket Club. He was called up to the Irish national squad in July 2023 as a late replacement for Gareth Delany at the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Regional Final in Scotland, although he did not play a game in the tournament.^[7][8] In September 2023, he made his One Day International debut for Ireland against England.^[9]

References

1. "Theo van Woerkom". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
2. "Plunket Shield, Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland, Oct 15-18, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
3. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
4. "The Ford Trophy at Wellington, Oct 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
5. "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
6. "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
7. Callender, Ian (15 July 2023). "CIYMS all-rounder Theo van Woerkom excited to be called up to the Ireland squad". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
8. "CIYMS add New Zealander to ranks". Cricket Europe. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
9. "Ireland bowl first as Theo van Woerkom makes ODI debut". ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links

• Theo van Woerkom at ESPNcricinfo