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in international

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. The team is organised by the

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, which has been an associate member of the

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(ICC) since 1966. A Dutch women's team first played an international match in 1937, when Australia toured on its way to play a series in England. The team regularly played fixtures against English club sides over the following decades, but it was not until the early 1980s that regular international competition commenced. The Netherlands made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984, against

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, and made its World Cup debut at the 1988 edition of the tournament, in Australia. Considered a top-level team from the late 1980s through to the early 2000s, the Netherlands participated in four consecutive World Cups between 1988 and 2000, and made the quarter-finals of the 1997 event. Since 2000, the Dutch side has not qualified for either the World Cup or the World Twenty20, although it retained ODI status until the 2011 World Cup Qualifier. In 2007, the team played a one-off

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match against South Africa, joining

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as the only associate member of the ICC to play at that level. In April 2018, the ICC granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between the Netherlands women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is. In May 2022, the ICC announced the Netherlands as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status.

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and the

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are the other four teams.

History

Early years

The Netherlands took part in women's international cricket from its earliest years. As early as 1937 they hosted the Australians on the first leg of their first ever Women's Ashes tour, before visiting England late the same year.

1980s

The Dutch team played their first ODI in 1984 against

. This was 12 years before the Dutch men's team played their first ODI. They lost that game by 67 runs, and were next seen in international cricket in 1988, playing in their first World Cup, in which they finished in last place. They finished third in the first European Championship in 1989.

1990s

They again finished third in the European Championship in 1990, and finished fourth the following year. The 1993 World Cup was again a disappointment, with another last place finish. 1995 saw them again finish third in the European Championship. 1997 was a busy year for the Dutch team, travelling to the

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in Germany to play two ODIs against

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, a trip they repeated in 1998. They also visited

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for a three match ODI series against the hosts, which they won 2–1, which remains their sole ODI series victory. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they avoided last place by reaching the quarter finals before being knocked out by Australia. 1999 saw another tour to Sri Lanka, where they lost the five match ODI series 5–0. This was followed by a last place finish in the European Championship in

2000s

2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth and, to date, final World Cup appearance, where they again finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a

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where the hosts went 4–0 up in the seven match ODI series before the Netherlands won the final three games. Later in the year saw another third-place finish in the European Championship. Their only cricket in 2002 was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which saw three heavy defeats, two by more than 200 runs. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier. They needed to finish in the top two to gain qualification for the 2005 World Cup, but could only manage third place. Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against

, which they lost 2–0. The year did see some good news for them though, as the ICC announced that the top ten women's teams would have Test and ODI status. Their third-place finish in the IWCC Trophy in 2003, meant that the Dutch were included in this top ten. In February 2008 the Dutch women retained their test status for another four years by reaching the semi-final of the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams. After a Netherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand, in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking.

Squad

This lists all the players who have played for Netherlands for the past 12 months. Updated as of 1 July 2022.

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC World Twenty20

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

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: 4th (DNQ) *

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: 8th (DNQ) *

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: 8th (DNQ) *

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: 6th (DNQ)

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier

: 1st (Q) *

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: 3rd (DNQ)

European Championship

*1989: 3rd place *1990: 3rd place *1991: 4th place *1995: 3rd place *1999: 4th place *2001: 3rd place *2005: 4th place *2007: 3rd place *2009: Runner-up *2010: Runner-up *2011: Champions *2014: Runner-up

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women ''Last updated 3 December 2022''

Women's Test cricket

*Highest team total: 108 v

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, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion,

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. *Highest individual score: 49, Violet Wattenberg v

, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion,

. *Best innings bowling: 4/62, Jolet Hartenhof v

, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion,

. Women's Test record versus other nations ''Records complete to Women's Test #130. Last updated 31 July 2007.''

Women's One-Day International

*Highest team total: 375/5 v

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on 23 July 2003 at Sportpark Thurlede,

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. *Highest individual score: 142, Pauline te Beest v

on 23 July 2003 at Sportpark Thurlede,

. *Best innings bowling: 5/20, Cheraldine Oudolf v

on 30 November 1997 at Asgiriya Stadium,

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. Most ODI runs for Netherlands Women Most ODI wickets for Netherlands Women WODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to WODI #1302. Last updated 26 November 2022.''

Women's T20I cricket

*Highest team total: 196/3, v Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena. *Highest individual innings: 126 *, Sterre Kalis v Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena. *Best innings bowling: 7/3, Frederique Overdijk v France on 26 August 2021 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena. Most WT20I runs for Netherlands Women Most WT20I wickets for Netherlands Women WT20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #1309. Last updated 3 December 2022.''

Lists of players

* List of Netherlands women Test cricketers * List of Netherlands women ODI cricketers * List of Netherlands women Twenty20 International cricketers

References

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Women's cricket in the Netherlands 1937 establishments in the Netherlands

History

Early years

1980s

1990s

2000s

Squad

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC World Twenty20

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier

European Championship

Records and Statistics

Women's Test cricket

Women's One-Day International

Women's T20I cricket

Lists of players

See also

References