Roland Lefebvre

Roland Philippe Lefebvre (born 7 February 1963 in Rotterdam) is the most successful cricketer that The Netherlands has produced, and one of the very few players from outside the Test-playing nations to achieve a significant career in the professional game.

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7 February - 1963 - Rotterdam - Cricketer - The Netherlands - Test

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Lefebvre made his first-class debut with Somerset against Oxford University in 1990, then took 5-30 on his first County Championship appearance the following week. Later that year he claimed 7-15 (at the time the equal fifth-best return in List A cricket) in Somerset's record 346-run victory against Devon in the NatWest Trophy. He spent the winter in New Zealand playing for Canterbury, where he achieved his career-best first-class bowling of 6-45, then back in England in 1991 scored his only first-class hundred, making exactly 100 against Worcestershire.

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First-class - Somerset - Oxford University - 1990 - County Championship - List A cricket - Devon - NatWest Trophy - New Zealand - Canterbury - England - Worcestershire

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Lefebvre was signed by Glamorgan for 1993 and proved particularly effective in one-day cricket where his consistent accuracy made him difficult for batsmen to dominate, as evidenced by a superb bowling analysis of 11-5-13-2 in the quarter-final of the NatWest Trophy game against Worcestershire. Lefebvre's bowling was a significant factor in Glamorgan's Sunday League triumph in 1993.

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Glamorgan - 1993 - One-day cricket - Bowling analysis - Sunday League

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A bad groin injury in 1995 forced Lefebvre to retire from professional cricket, but he continued to appear for his country in the ICC Trophy, a competition for which he holds several career records: most appearances (43), most wickets taken (71 at just 11.64) and most catches by an outfielder (26). He also appeared for the Netherlands at full One-Day International level in the 1996 and 2003 World Cups and in the 2002/03 Champions Trophy, captaining the Dutch team from 1999 onwards.

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1995 - His country - ICC Trophy - One-Day International - 1996 - 2003 World Cups - 2002 - 03 - Champions Trophy - 1999

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Lefebvre retired from playing after the 2003 World Cup, and is now employed as the Dutch national youth coach.

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