[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he played for the Netherlands national cricket team from 2002[3] until 2006, and had been named in the Dutch winter squad shortly before his death, at age 25.
He played in the 2004 European Championship Division One tournament,[5] making his first-class debut shortly afterwards against Ireland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[4] The two had dinner together and then spent time socialising at a night club with members of the South African cricket team, reportedly including Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher.
At 4:45 am, a security guard witnessed him jump down from a wall in the Woodstock area of Cape Town and land on his head, suffering fatal injuries.
[11] He had been named in the Dutch winter squad less than a week earlier[12] and was thought to be in line for a comeback to the national side.