Darron John Reekers (born 26 May 1973) is a New Zealand former

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er who played for the

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. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.Darron Reekers

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. Retrieved 2023-12-15. Reekers was born at

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in 1973 and educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 111. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 2023-06-05.) He played age-group cricket for

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from the 1991–92 season before making his senior debut for the provincial side in a December 1994

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match against

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. He played for the side eight times during 1994–95 and twice the following season, before moving to

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for a single season in 1997–98, making 10 List A and three first-class appearances, the only domestic first-class matches of his career.Darron Reekers
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-03-06. After returning to play for Canterbury from the 1999–2000 season, Reekers first played for the

against

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in the

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on 29 August 2001. He did not become eligible to represent them in international competition until 2004, when he played in the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. He went on to make his

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(ODI) debut for the side in 2006 and played 19 ODIs and six

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s for the side, his final appearance coming in 2009. He played for Quick Haag in the Dutch Topklaase league from 1998 to 2009, before retiring at the end of the 2009 season and returning to New Zealand.Reekers announces retirement

, 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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* People educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers 1973 births Living people Cricketers from Christchurch Dutch people of New Zealand descent New Zealand cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub