The Netherlands national cricket team (

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: Nederlandse cricket team) is the men's team that represents the

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and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Cricket has been played in the Netherlands since at least the 19th century, and in the 1860s was considered a major sport in the country. Other sports – notably

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– have long since surpassed cricket in popularity amongst the Dutch, but today there are around 6,000 cricketers in the Netherlands. The first national association, the forerunner of today's Royal Dutch Cricket Association, was formed in 1890 and the Netherlands achieved Associate Membership of the

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(ICC) in 1966. The Netherlands have taken part in all eleven ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier tournaments, winning the competition in Canada in 2001 and finishing as runners-up twice (in 1986 and 1990). The Netherlands also participated in the 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011

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s, and from 1995 onwards the national team entered the English domestic

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competition (and its successor, the

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). In 2004 they played

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in the

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, drawing with

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in Aberdeen and then going down to an innings defeat against

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. The Netherlands enjoyed full

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status from 1 January 2006 until 1 February 2014. They regained

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status in June 2014, having played their first match in this format in 2008. The Netherlands regained their ODI status after the conclusion of the

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in March 2018. They had guaranteed this status before the tournament as a result of winning the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and thus qualifying for the

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, and will retain the status until the

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. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between the Netherlands and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.

Pieter Seelaar Pieter Marinus Seelaar (born 2 July 1987) is a Dutch cricketer and a former captain of the national team. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Having played for The Netherlands at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level ...

is the current team captain.

History

19th century

Cricket was introduced to the Netherlands by British soldiers during the

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in the 19th century. Further clubs came into existence in the 1870s. The Netherlands national team played their first game in 1881. They fielded 22 players against an

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Cricket Club XI, but still lost by an innings. The Dutch Cricket Union was formed in 1890, with 18 member clubs, four of which are still in existence today.Netherlands timeline
at CricketEurope The first national tournament was held the following year, and was won by Haagsche CC. English touring teams then began visiting in 1890 including one in 1891 that featured the author of

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, Sir

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. In 1894, the Gentlemen of Holland were the first Dutch team to visit England. The tour included a game against the MCC at

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, which the MCC won by an innings and 169 runs. Tours by English sides continued for the rest of the 1890s, which also saw the emergence of

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, who was later the first Dutch player to play first class cricket. He took 2339 wickets at an average of 8.66 in his career in the Netherlands.

1900s to 1910s

1901 saw another visit to England by the Gentlemen of Holland. They played five games on the tour, drawing two and losing the remainder. 1905 saw the first international game against

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, which finished in a draw. Cricket began a decline in popularity in the first decade of the 20th century, particularly amongst young athletes, due, in part, to the Dutch sympathizing with the Boers in the Boer War and therefore not being attracted to a game with links to England. In 1910, the Dutch team visited

to take part in an exhibition tournament, which also featured the MCC, Belgium and

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. They lost to the MCC by 2 wickets, and to France by 63 runs, but beat Belgium by 116 runs. During

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, in which the Netherlands remained neutral, large numbers of British officers were

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in the country, and many of these joined local cricket clubs. A team made up of these players even won the Dutch championship in 1918.

1920s to 1940s

The Flamingos, a Dutch touring side, was formed in 1921, and later made several tours of England. Tours by English teams also continued in this period. The 1930s are said to be the heyday of Dutch cricket. In 1934, the first Dutch women's league was formed, and the women's national team played two games against Australia in 1937, losing heavily in both. Cricket was of course curtailed after the German invasion in 1940.

1950s to 1980s

The 1950s saw visits to the Netherlands by

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and the

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, in addition to their first match against

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. In 1958, the Cricket Board received a Royal Charter, and became the "Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond", a name which it retains to this day. In August 1964, the Netherlands achieved their first victory against a Test-playing nation when they beat Australia by three wickets at The Hague. They were rewarded with

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two years later. The first two

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tournaments, in 1979 and 1982, brought little success to the Dutch, who were eliminated in the first round in both tournaments. But in the 1986 tournament, they finished as runners-up to

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. The same year, Paul-Jan Bakker became the first Dutch player to play county cricket. In 1989, the Dutch beat a strong England XI that included two future England captains,

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and

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, by 3 runs.

1990s

In 1990 the Netherlands hosted the

, the first such tournament outside England, and again finished runners-up to Zimbabwe. In 1991 they achieved a five-wicket win over a West Indies XI, followed in 1993 by a seven-wicket win over an England XI and in 1994 a nine-wicket win over a South Africa XI. In 1994 the Dutch finally qualified for the

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, after finishing third in that year's ICC Trophy. In the

itself in 1996, they were eliminated in the first round, but performed with some credit in their game against England. 1995 saw the Netherlands enter the

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for the first time. They took part in this tournament for ten years, and their best performance came in

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when they reached the fourth round, beating

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along the way. The Netherlands failed to qualify for the 1999 World Cup, as they could only manage sixth in the

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. However, the country hosted one World Cup match, between

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and South Africa at

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. The Netherlands competed in the first European Championship in 1996, coming second. They have competed in every tournament since, winning in 1998 and 2000.

21st century

2000–2009

2001 finally saw the Netherlands win the ICC Trophy, beating

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in the final in

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. They thus qualified for the 2003 World Cup. They again failed to progress beyond the first round in the tournament, but recorded their first one-day international win over Namibia during the tournament.

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(with 121) and

Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk Klaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk (born 10 July 1970) is a former Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Domestic career He started playing cricket at VOC in Rotterdam when he was 8 years old. A back injur ...

(134 not out) scored the first two One Day International centuries in the side's history. In the

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, the Netherlands finished 5th, qualifying for the

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, and gaining one-day International status until the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. Their first one-day international with this new status was scheduled to be against

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in March 2006; however this match was cancelled due to a Kenyan tour of

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. Instead their first ODI with this status (and their twelfth overall) came against

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; this was their first ODI at home. However Sri Lanka won the two match series 2–0, with a then-record ODI score of 443–9. The Dutch played their first Intercontinental Cup match of 2006 against

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in Nairobi in March. The game was drawn, but the Netherlands gained six points for a first innings lead. In August, the Netherlands competed in Division One of the European Championship. They beat

and

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, but lost to

and their game against

was rained off. They finished third in the tournament. In November, the Dutch travelled to South Africa. They first played an Intercontinental Cup match against

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achieved what was then a competition record score of 247

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in the drawn match. This was followed by a triangular series against Bermuda and

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, which they won. Their final game of 2006, also in South Africa, was an Intercontinental Cup game against Canada. They won the match by 7 wickets, with

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setting a new competition record individual score of 259 not out. In early 2007, they travelled to

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, Kenya to take part in

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of the

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, finishing third out of six.2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One points table
at Cricket Archive This was followed by the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, where they were eliminated in the first round, though they did beat

along the way.2007 World Cup
at Cricinfo Following the World Cup, they underwent a period of transformation. Captain

Luuk van Troost Lucas ("Luuk") Petrus van Troost (born 28 December 1969) is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no. 8 in the order, and when in form scored quickly with his hard hitting, while his bowli ...

retired, as did

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and their coach Peter Cantrell. Daan van Bunge also opted to take a break from international cricket, and the new coach opted not to retain the services of bowling coach

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. In June 2007, they visited Canada, first winning an Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in

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. They then won the first ODI by 117 runs, with the second one being abandoned. They then played a quadrangular series in Ireland, losing by ten wickets to the

, and by one run to

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, with the game against Scotland being abandoned due to rain. In August 2008, The Netherlands participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. This was their debut playing

matches. They finished in first place in Group B, based on their run-rate. After beating Scotland in the Semi-Finals, the final was abandoned due to rain and the trophy was shared between The Netherlands and Ireland. The Netherlands caused a sensation in the cricketing world by beating England in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 2009, whilst being 500/1 outsiders. They lost their second match to the eventual winners Pakistan and did not qualify for the super 8 stage based on run rate. Netherlands cricket team

2010–present

On 20 July 2010, The Netherlands beat a full-member nation for the first time in an ODI. In a one-off match shortened by rain to 30 overs a side, they beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets. The win in combination with their winning percentage against other associate and affiliate nations resulted in The Netherlands being included in ICC's official ODI-rankings. On 22 February 2011, The Netherlands posted their highest ever total against a full-member nation, scoring 292 against England, batting first at the

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top scored 119 from 110 balls. However, the Netherlands were unable to defend their strong total and failed to pull off a huge shock, England winning by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare. They eventually failed to win any of their group matches and were last in their Group. In September 2011, Netherlands whitewashed

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in a short two-match ODI series held at home. In the

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, Netherlands had one win and one loss before their final game. In order to go through on net run rate against

and

, they needed to chase down Ireland's score in 14.2 overs or less. As Ireland scored 189, this seemed unlikely. However, strong and aggressive batting enabled them to score 193/4 in 13.5 overs, securing passage to the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Super 10s. Although they lost their first three games in the group, including a 39/10 against

, they pulled off an upset against

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in their last game. In June 2014, Nepal along with

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granted

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status by the ICC board at the annual conference in

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. In their last match of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, The Netherlands defeated

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in a massive upset, knocking them out of the tournament as a result, also finishing in their best ever position (8th) to date in a

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International grounds

Tournament history

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ICC Cricket World Cup

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;

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: Did not participate *

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: Did not participate *

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: First round *

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: Did not qualify *

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: Did not participate *

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: Did not participate *

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: Did not participate *

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: Did not participate ;

* 2007 Division One: 3rd place * 2010 Division One: 4th place * 2011–13 Championship: 4th place * 2015 Division Two: Won * 2015–17 Championship: Won ; Intercontinental Cup *2004: First round *

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: First round *

: First round * 2007–08: 5th place * 2009–10: 6th place * 2011–13: 8th place * 2015–17: 3rd place ;

ICC 6 Nations Challenge The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams ...

*2000: Runners-up *2002: 6th place *2004: 4th place ; ICC Trophy / World Cup Qualifier *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

: First round *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

: First round *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

: Runners-up *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

: Runners-up *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

: 3rd place *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

: 6th place *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

: Won *

: 5th place *

: 3rd place *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: 7th place *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: 7th place ; European Championship *1996: Runners-up *1998: Won *2000: Division One winners *2002: 4th place (Division One) *2004: 3rd place (Division One) *2006: 3rd place (Division One) *2010–2015: Ineligible ;

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier) was a Twenty20 International tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament served as the final qualifying event for ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Joint winner (with Ireland)^† *

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: 4th place *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: 4th place *

: 5th place *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

: Joint winner (with Scotland)^† *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: Won *

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

: Runners-up † The final was washed out by rain, so the trophy was shared.

Records and statistics

International match summary – Netherlands ''Last updated 6 November 2022.''

One-Day Internationals

* Highest team total: 315/8 v.

on 18 August 2007 at

Hazelaarweg Stadion The Hazelaarweg Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, run by the biggest field hockey club in the Netherlands, HC Rotterdam. It is close to the international cricket ground occupied by VOC Rotterdam. Other sports It is curren ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

* Highest individual score: 137 *,

Wesley Barresi Wesley Barresi (born 3 May 1984) is a South African born first-class and Netherlands international cricketer. He is a right-handed wicket keeper-batsman and also bowls right-arm offbreak. In February 2021, Barresi announced his retirement from ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

on 23 January 2014 at

Bert Sutcliffe Oval The Bert Sutcliffe Oval is a cricket ground at Lincoln University in Lincoln, New Zealand that has staged first-class matches as well as international matches for both women's and under-19 level cricket. Previously known as BIL Oval, in Februa ...

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...

* Best individual bowling figures: 5/24,

Timm van der Gugten Timm van der Gugten (born 25 February 1991) is an Australian–Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Dutch national team in January 2012. He was born in Australia, and has also played for several teams in Australian domestic ...

on 29 August 2013 at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City Most ODI runs for Netherlands Most ODI wickets for Netherlands ODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to ODI #4455. Last updated 21 August 2022.''

Twenty20 Internationals

* Highest team total: 209/7 (19.3 overs) v.

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

on 20 April 2021 at

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, commonly known as TU Cricket Ground or simply TU Ground ( ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट ...

Kirtipur Kirtipur (Nepal Bhasa: किपू ''Kipoo'') is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur) that is believed to be derived from Kirati King Yalamber. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km ...

. * Highest individual score: 133 *,

Max O'Dowd Maxwell Patrick O'Dowd (born 4 March 1994) is a Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Netherlands national cricket team in June 2015. He is a right-handed opening batsman and has played for the Netherlands in three editions of ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

on 18 April 2021 at

. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/19, Ahsan Malik v.

on 27 March 2014 at

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium) ( bn, জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম), abbreviated as ZAC Stadium or ZACS and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadi ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. Most T20I runs for Netherlands Most T20I wickets for Netherlands T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1871. Last updated 6 November 2022.''

Other records

ICC Trophy

*Highest team total: 425/4 v.

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, 18 June 1986 at

Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe i ...

, England *Highest individual innings: 169 not out, Rupert Gomes v.

, 4 June 1990 at

, Netherlands *Best innings bowling: 7/9, Asim Khan v. East & Central Africa, 24 March 1997 at

Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur Royal Military College ( ms, Maktab Tentera DiRaja; abbreviated RMC) is an all-boys military school established to train young Malaysians for service in the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF). RMC is an elite and prestigious College in Malaysia. It ...

, Malaysia

Notable players

Several Dutch cricketers have also played at first-class level elsewhere, the most successful of these probably being

Roland Lefebvre Roland Philippe Lefebvre (born 7 February 1963), is a former Dutch cricketer and also former ODI captain for Netherlands. Although not exposed to many international games at the time, Lefebvre is considered one of the very few players from outsi ...

who played for

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

and

Glamorgan , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...

in English

county cricket Inter-county cricket matches are known to have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and Wales. Since the late 19th century, there have been two county championship ...

as well as for

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

in New Zealand. Dutch players to have played first class cricket outside of the Intercontinental Cup include: *

– Playing for

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

Canterbury Wizards Canterbury is a first-class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that compete in senior New Zealand Cricket competitions and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete ...

Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders ...

and the

Mashonaland Eagles The Mashonaland Eagles is one of five cricket Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are based in the Harare Metropolitan and Mashonaland Central area and play both first-class and limited overs cricket. They play their home matches at Harare Spo ...

Dirk Nannes Dirk Peter Nannes (born 16 May 1976) is an Australian-Dutch cricket commentator and former cricketer who has played internationally for both Australia and the Netherlands, one of the few players to represent multiple international teams. Fr ...

– who has played for the

Victorian Bushrangers The Victoria men’s cricket team is an Australian first-class men's cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The men’s team, which first played in 1851, represents the state of Victoria in the Marsh Sheffield Shield first-class competi ...

in Australia, the

Delhi Daredevils Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) are a franchise cricket team based out of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium, ...

, the

Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor b ...

and the

Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team is owned by India ...

in the IPL, and has played

and ODI cricket for Australia. * Nolan Clarke – who played for

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

from 1969/70 until 1976/77. * Tom Cooper – who currently plays first class cricket for

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

Michael Swart Michael Richard Swart (born 1 October 1982) is a former Australian professional cricketer who played international cricket for the Netherlands national cricket team between 2011 and 2016. He was born in Australia and also played for Western Aust ...

- who played for

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

from 2010 until 2011. * Paul-Jan Bakker – who played for

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

from 1986 until 1992. *

Alexei Kervezee Alexei Nicolaas Kervezee (born 11 September 1989) is a former Dutch first-class cricketer who was born in South West Africa Domestic career In late September 2006, Worcestershire County Cricket Club announced that they had signed Kervezee to ...

– Playing for

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

since 2007. * Bill Glerum – who played one first class game for the Free Foresters in 1957. *

– who played five first class games for

London County Cricket Club London County Cricket Club was a short-lived cricket club founded by the Crystal Palace Company. In 1898 they invited WG Grace to help them form a first-class cricket club. Grace accepted the offer and became the club's secretary, manager and ...

in 1903. *

Darron Reekers Darron John Reekers (born 26 May 1973) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Netherlands national cricket team. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He originally played cricket in his native New ...

– who played three first-class games for

Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...

in 1997/98 and List A matches for both Otago and Canterbury (1994/95-2001/02). * Daan van Bunge – who played for

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

in 2004. *

Andre van Troost Adrianus 'André' Petrus van Troost (born 2 October 1972 in Schiedam, South Holland) is a Dutch businessman and former cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler van Troost represented his nation at ICC Trophy level between 1990 and 1997, taking thirt ...

– who played for

from 1991 to 1998, and for

Griqualand West Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km2 that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province. It was inhabited by the Griqua people – a semi-nomadic, Afrikaans-speaking nation of mixed-race origin, wh ...

in the 1994/95 season in South Africa. *

Bas Zuiderent Bastiaan Zuiderent (born 3 March 1977) is a former Dutch international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of very few Dutchmen, to have appeared in six International Cricket Council events. In ...

– who played for

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

from 2001 to 2003. *

– Played for

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

and others in Australia and New Zealand. Now playing for

. *

Logan van Beek Logan Verjus van Beek (born 7 September 1990) is a New Zealand-Dutch cricketer. He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2012 and represents Wellington in New Zealand domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-ha ...

- who currently plays for

Wellington Firebirds The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one ...

and previously represented

Current squad

This lists of all players who have been selected in the team's most recent ODI or T20I squad.

has retired after the last ODI series.

Coaching staff

Coaches

The following people have coached the Dutch national side at various stages. For some coaches, the exact dates of their tenure are unavailable, although key tournaments are noted:

External links

Royal Dutch Cricket Association (in Dutch)VRA, Amsterdam

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Netherlands National Cricket Team Cricket in the Netherlands National cricket teams C Netherlands in international cricket

History

19th century

1900s to 1910s

1920s to 1940s

1950s to 1980s

1990s

21st century

2000–2009

2010–present

International grounds

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

Other tournaments

Records and statistics

One-Day Internationals

Twenty20 Internationals

Other records

ICC Trophy

Notable players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Coaches

See also

External links

Notes

References