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Daan van Bunge

Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer

Born
October 19, 1982
Age in 2026
44
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1982

About Daan van Bunge

Daan Lodewijk Samuel van Bunge (born 19 October 1982) is a Dutch former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler. He is the currently Director of Cricket at Haileybury in the UK. He also works as a PE teacher at a school in The Hague, Netherlands. == International career == Van Bunge has represented the Netherlands at many age levels, including at the Under-15 World Cup in 1996, and on their Under-17 tour of England in 1997. He made his One Day International debut for the Netherlands in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka. Van Bunge was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and it was his performances in this tournament that brought him to the attention of a wider audience. In his first World Cup match, he scored 62 out of a team total of 136 against India, and in his second, he captured 3 of the 4 England wickets to fall, his victims being Nick Knight, Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff. He again finished as his team's innings top-scorer in the matches against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, as well as collecting bowling figures of 2–27 against Pakistan. These returns highlighted Van Bunge's erratic bowling style. In 2003, Van Bunge was selected to join the MCC Young Cricketers programme.

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Career and life highlights

Daan van Bunge timeline

  1. He added his name to the record books in 2004 when he scored a 38-ball century – the fastest in the history of MCC Young Cricketers.
  2. The 2005 ICC Trophy saw the Netherlands in a four-way battle for the fifth and final 2007 World Cup qualifying spot, with the first sudden-death match against Denmark.

The world when Daan van Bunge was born

Daan van Bunge was born in 1982. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1982

  • #1 song"Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
  • Top movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Color Purple – Alice Walker

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentItaly wins the FIFA World Cup in Spain
  • Top headlineFalklands War between UK and Argentina
  • Technology milestoneCompact disc (CD) released commercially
  • Defining fadValley Girl speak
  • Notable inventionCompact disc (CD)
  • World population4.61 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population231.7M

1982 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Daan van Bunge's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19822026
Gas$1.22$3.45/gal
Average home$67,800$435,000
Average income$23,433$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.94$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population231.7M341 million

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