Lucas ("Luuk") Petrus van Troost (born 28 December 1969) is a Dutch former

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er, who captained the

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. He usually batted between no. 6 and no. 8 in the order, and when in form scored quickly with his hard hitting. His bowling was relatively rarely called upon but provided a handy option where required. Van Troost made his

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debut against the Netherlands in September 2022. His brother Andre also played for the Netherlands, as well as for

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* 1969 births Living people Dutch cricket captains Netherlands One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Sportspeople from Schiedam Dutch cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub