Ryan Neil ten Doeschate (; born 30 June 1980) is a former Dutch–South African

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er who played for the

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(ODI) and

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(T20I) cricket. Ten Doeschate was named ICC Associate Player of the Year on a record three occasions, in 2008, 2010, and 2011. Born and raised in South Africa, ten Doeschate signed with

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in England for the 2003 English season, qualifying through his Dutch citizenship as a domestic player. A right-handed

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, he first represented the Dutch national team in the

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, and played a number of tournaments for the side, including the 2009 World Twenty20 and 2011 World Cup. At the latter tournament, ten Doeschate scored 119 runs against

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, the first ODI century by a Dutch player against a full member of the ICC. At domestic level, ten Doeschate first established himself as a regular for Essex during the 2006 season, and was named the team's limited-overs

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for the 2014 season. He has played for a number of professional

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sides in other countries, including franchises in Australia's

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, the

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, the

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and in New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In September 2021, ten Doeschate announced that he would retire from professional cricket at the end of 2021. He played his final international against Namibia on 20 October 2021 during the group match in

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. In December 2021 he was appointed as

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's batting coach. In November 2022, he was appointed as the fielding coach of

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Early career

He matriculated at

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in Goodwood, near

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in 1998. While at school, he excelled at both rugby and cricket.

Domestic and franchise career

In 2003,

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was on tour with

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in South Africa and saw ten Doeschate play in a match against a Western Province second XI. Against Essex, he first excelled with the ball in a four-day game before impressing with the bat in a one-day match. Gooch's friend

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, one of the Western Province coaches, mentioned ten Doeschate's EU citizenship that would make him eligible to play in England. In 2008, ten Doeschate became one of the cornerstones of a strong Essex team and enjoyed success with them, winning the

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and Pro40 Division 2. During a

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match against the Derbyshire Falcons, ten Doeschate scored 109 not out In 2010, ten Doeschate led the batting averages for Essex in the Friends Provident t20, scoring 296 runs in six matches at an average of 59.20. In 2010, he signed with

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for the Twenty20

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. In January 2011, ten Doeschate was signed by

in the

2011 Auction, becoming the first Associate player to win an IPL contract. In 2016 he was appointed captain of Essex in the

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. In his first season as captain, he led the side to promotion to the first division. The following season Essex win the Championship. In January 2020, he stepped down as the captain of Essex after leading his club for four straight seasons. In 2015, he was signed by

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for the 2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

In successive innings in international matches for

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in the

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competition in 2005 and 2006 he scored 84, 158, 138, 100 and finally 259

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, the last innings setting a new record for the competition. Ten Doeschate was selected in the Netherlands squad for the

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. In a warm-up match he took five wickets against a strong

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team. He followed this up by scoring 57 runs off 74 balls. In the opening match of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, he contributed to the shock defeat of the host nation England, taking two wickets and scoring 22 not out. In October 2010, ten Doeschate was named the Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year at the ICC Awards in Bangalore. He had previously won this award in 2008. He won the award again in 2011. On 14 November 2017, ten Doeschate was recalled to the Dutch side after an almost six-year absence in order to help the Dutch qualify for the

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. In February 2018, the

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(ICC) named ten Doeschate as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the

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tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Ahead of the tournament, the

(ICC) named him as the key player in the Dutch squad. In September 2021, he was named in the Dutch squad for the

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