Frederick Jack Klaassen (born 13 November 1992) is an English-born Dutch international cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 24 June 2017, having played club cricket in England and New Zealand.
Early life Klaassen was born in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. He grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand and in AustraliaKlaassen loving Kentish life, Kent County Cricket Club, 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019. and was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland.Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2019, p.32. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. He qualified to play for the Netherlands through a Dutch grandfather.
Cricket career In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against Ireland on 12 June 2018.
In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal. He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Nepal on 1 August 2018, taking 3/30 on debut.Fordham J (2018) Dutch international Fred Klaassen signs for Kent, Kent Online, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019. In December he was named in the squad for the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series, playing in all three of the Netherlands' matches during the tournament.Uncapped Leon Turmaine in Netherlands squad for India tour, CricInfo, 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
On 1 October 2018 Klaassen signed a two-year contract with English county team Kent County Cricket Club.Kent sign Dutch international paceman, Kent County Cricket Club, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018. He had played for the county Second XI in friendly matches during the previous English season and against Kent in warm up matches ahead of the 2018 t20 Blast competition.Fred Klaassen, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2018. He made his first-class debut on 31 March 2019 for Kent against Loughborough MCCU, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.
In Dutch domestic cricket Klaassen has played for VOC Rotterdam, winning the Topklasse, the Dutch domestic title, with the club in 2018.Fred Klaassen: Kent sign Netherlands fast bowler on two-year contract, BBC Sport, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018. He was the leading bowler in the competition during the 2018 season, taking 29 wickets at an average of 14.10 runs per wicket. In 2015 he played in New Zealand for Cornwall Cricket Club and in Scotland for East Kilbride Cricket Club and later played for Norwich Cricket Club in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League Klaassen made 22 appearances, mainly in limited-overs matches, for Kent during th 2019 season and signed a contract extension with the club in January 2020, keeping him at Kent until 2022.Netherlands international Fred Klaassen signs one-year Kent contract extension, The Cricketer (online), 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020. In the 2018/19 northern hemisphere winter he played in Australia for Monash Tigers in Victorian Premier Cricket.Prime T (2018) Super Slam: Tigers start with 2–0 record in new Premier Cricket T20 tournament, Herald Sun, 26 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Klaassen played in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab EmiratesRyan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier, Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019. and in September 2021, was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced, Royal Dutch Cricket Association, 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
Having not made an appearance for the club in 2024 due to a back injury sustained on international duty, Klaassen signed a new one-year white-ball contract with Kent in December 2024. He agreed a further deal with the club in January 2026, tying him into them until the end of the 2027 season.
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