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Adrianus 'André' Petrus van Troost (born 2 October 1972 in Schiedam, South Holland) is a Dutch businessman and former cricketer.

Andre van Troost

Personal information
Full name	Adrianus Petrus van Troost
Born	(1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 49) Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994/95	Griqualand West
1991–1998	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 71 31 Runs scored 461 75 Batting average 7.94 8.33 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 35 17* Balls bowled 8,451 1,321 Wickets 146 36 Bowling average 38.45 30.77 5 wickets in innings 4 1 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 6/48 5/22 Catches/stumpings 10/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2011

A right-arm fast bowler van Troost represented his nation at ICC Trophy level between 1990 and 1997, taking thirteen wickets in nine matches at the bowling average of 17.38.

Playing career

Van Troost played for Somerset in English county cricket and Griqualand West in South African provincial cricket.

Van Troost took 3-27 for the Netherlands in their surprise victory against the West Indies in a limited-over match in 1991, his wickets including Richie Richardson and Jeff Dujon.[1]

Van Troost was an aggressive bowler: in 1995, whilst playing for Somerset, he bowled a bouncer to West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams, which resulted in Adams being hospitalised with a fractured cheekbone.[2] Just a week later, umpire Barry Dudleston ordered him out of the bowling attack for intimidatory bowling in a match against Kent.[3] On Test Match Special on 30 June 2010 Mark Butcher stated that at The Oval in around 1995 van Troost had bowled the fastest spell of bowling he had ever faced, describing Waqar Younis as looking like "a medium pace bowler by comparison".

Later career

In September 2008, van Troost was appointed as the chief executive of the Royal Dutch Cricket Association[4] but resigned less than five months later to resume his business career.[5] His career has included working for Procter & Gamble, Danone and Lely, where he was appointed as CEO in 2020.[6]

Family

His brother Luuk van Troost has also played cricket for the Netherlands.

References

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