Shane Snater (born 24 March 1996) is a Zimbabwean-born Dutch

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er. He made his first-class debut for the

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against

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016. He made his

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debut against

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in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 18 February 2017.

Domestic career

Snater joined

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in 2018. He played one match for

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in 2019 after the county suffered a number of injuries to bowlers ahead of a friendly match against the touring Pakistanis. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the

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in the

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. In Southern Rocks' first match of the tournament, Snater took eight wickets, including a

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in the first innings.

International career

In April 2017, he was named in a 24-man training squad for the Netherlands, ahead of a tour by Zimbabwe to the Netherlands. In June 2017, he was included in the squad for the series. In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands'

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(T20I) squad for the

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. He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against

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on 12 June 2018. In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands'

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(ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal. He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against

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on 1 August 2018. In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2021, Snater was named as one of two reserve players in the Dutch squad for the

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Personal life

He is the cousin of

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and

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opening batsman

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snater, Shane 1996 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Harare Essex cricketers Expatriate cricketers in England Kent cricketers Southern Rocks cricketers