Ingrid Keijzer (married name Dulfer-Keijzer; born 22 July 1964) is a former Dutch sportswoman who played both

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and

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at international level. She represented the Netherlands women's national cricket team between 1983 and 1993, including as

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between 1989 and 1990. She played as a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Cricket career

Keijzer made her international debut for the Netherlands in August 1984, against a Women's Cricket Association XI touring from England. In 1987, she represented the Netherlands in a three-day match against Ireland (an unofficial Test), opening the bowling with

Dorine Loman Dorine Liliane Loman (born 30 September 1960) is a former Dutch cricketer whose international career for the Dutch national side spanned from 1984 to 1991. A right-arm medium-pace bowler, she played eleven One Day International (ODI) matches, i ...

. Keijzer made her

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(ODI) debut at the 1988 World Cup in Australia.Women's ODI matches played by Ingrid Dulfer-Keijzer
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016. She was one of only three Dutch players to appear in every match, along with Anita van Lier and Irene Schoof, and was the equal leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands, with Dorine Loman. Having taken over from Anita van Lier as captain after the World Cup, Keijzer's next ODI appearances came at the 1989 European Cup, where she took six wickets (including 4/20 against Denmark) to finish as her team's leading wicket-taker (and equal third overall). She was also one of the leading bowlers at the 1990 European Cup, ranking second behind Ireland's

Susan Bray Susan Bray (born 27 August 1967) is an Irish former cricketer. She played 34 Women's One Day International matches for Ireland women's cricket team. She was part of Ireland's squad for the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1988 Shell Bicente ...

for wickets taken, and recording career-best figures of 4/14 against Denmark.Bowling in Women's European Championship 1990 (ordered by wickets)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Keijzer's final international tournament was the 1993 World Cup in England, by which time she had been replaced as captain. She took four wickets from her six matches at the tournament, with a best of 2/20 against Ireland.

Handball career

Keijzer also played for the Netherlands women's national handball team. She made her international debut against Tunisia in June 1989.

Personal life

Keijzer married fellow international cricketer

Eric Dulfer Eric H. Dulfer (born 6 April 1961) is a former Dutch international cricketer who represented the Netherlands national cricket team, Dutch national side between 1985 and 1997. He played as a right-arm off-spin bowler. Dulfer was born in Schiedam, ...

and is the mother of the handball player

Kelly Dulfer Kelly Dulfer (born 21 March 1994) is a Dutch handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the Dutch national team. Career She competed for the national team in the 2013 Møbelringen Cup in Norway. She represented the Netherlands at the 2013 World ...

References

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