The Netherlands cricket team is the men’s team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Royal Dutch Cricket Association is the governing body of cricket in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Netherlands Cricket Team
Royal Dutch Cricket Association was formed in 1883 and received a Royal charter in 1958. In Dutch, The Royal Dutch Cricket Association is named as the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond, KNCB.
The KNCB is responsible for The Netherlands Men’s Cricket team and The Netherlands Women’s Cricket Team, and also for the various domestic competitions, including the Topklasse (Division One) and Hoofdklasse (Division Two) leagues, and the Dutch Twenty20 Cup.
| Team | Netherlands Cricket Men’s Team |
| Association | Royal Dutch Cricket Association |
| ICC Region | Europe |
| ICC Status | Associate Member with ODI status (1966) |
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ICC Ranking
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ODI – 11th |
| T20I – 18th | |
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Debut Matches
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ODI – v New Zealand at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara, 17 February 1996 |
| T20I – v Kenya at Stormont, Belfast, 2 August 2008 | |
| Captain | Pieter Seelaar |
| Coach | Ryan Campbell |
The Netherlands Cricket Team History
- 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.
- Cricket was introduced to the Netherlands by British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars 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 Uxbridge Cricket Club XI, but still lost by an innings.
- The first national association, the forerunner of today’s Royal Dutch Cricket Association, was formed in 1883 and the Netherlands achieved Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966.
- Before 1958 it was known as the Nederlandse Cricket Bond or the Dutch Cricket Board. After receiving a Royal charter in 1958, a ’Royal’ was added before the board’s name known simply as Koninklijke in Dutch. The following names have been for the board in their history:-
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- Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Dutch Cricket Board)
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Board)
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The Netherlands Cricket Team Match History
- 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 Cricket World Cups, and from 1995 onwards the national team entered the English domestic NatWest Trophy competition (and its successor, the C&G Trophy).
- In 2004 they played first-class cricket in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, drawing with Scotland in Aberdeen and then going down to an innings defeat against Ireland in Deventer.
- The Netherlands enjoyed full One Day International status from 1 January 2006 until 1 February 2014.
- They regained Twenty20 International 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 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 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 2020–22 ICC ODI League, and will retain the status until the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
- In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members.
- Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Netherlands and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
- West Indies Men’s cricket team is set to tour the Netherlands for the ODI series in May-June 2022.
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- The matches will be part of the ICC ODI Super League which will determine the top seven places, apart from hosts India, for automatic qualification for the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup.
- The West Indies men’s team will be touring the Netherlands for the first time to play an international series, having been there in 1991 for two 55-over friendly matches.
- This will also be their first face-off since their clash in the 2011 World Cup.
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The Netherlands Cricket Team Players
| Role | Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Format Played/Plays |
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Batsmen
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Ben Cooper | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Bas de Leede | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | |
| Boris Gorlee | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ODI | |
| Musa Ahmed | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI | |
| Stephan Myburgh | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ODI, T20I | |
| Max O’Dowd | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ODI, T20I | |
| Vikramjit Singh | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | T20I | |
| Antonius Staal | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | T20I | |
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Wicket-keepers
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Scott Edwards | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I |
| Tobias Visee | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | |
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All-rounders
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Colin Ackermann | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ODI (VC), T20I (VC) |
| Clayton Floyd | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI | |
| Pieter Seelaar | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI (C), T20I (C) | |
| Logan van Beek | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | |
| Roelof van der Merwe | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | |
| Saqib Zulfiqar | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ODI | |
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Pace bowlers
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Sebastiaan Braat | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | T20I |
| Brandon Glover | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ODI, T20I | |
| Vivian Kingma | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI, T20I | |
| Fred Klaassen | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | |
| Shane Snater | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI | |
| Timm van der Gugten | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI, T20I | |
| Paul van Meekeren | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI, T20I | |
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Spin bowlers
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Philippe Boissevain | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I |
| Julian de Mey | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Aryan Dutt | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ODI, T20I |
The Netherlands Cricket Team Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
| Team manager | George Dunlop |
| Head coach | Ryan Campbell |
| Assistant coach | James Hilditch |
| Spin bowling coach | Ian Salisbury |
| Fast bowling coach | Chris Liddle |
| Physiotherapist | Evan Speechly |
| Trainer | Will Update Soon |
| Analyst | Will Update Soon |
The Netherlands Cricket Team Coaches
| Name | Appointed | Resigned |
Notable tournaments
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| Emmerson Trotman | 1996/1997 | October 2004 |
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| Peter Cantrell (acting) | October 2004 | November 2004 | NIL |
| Bob Simpson | November 2004 | After 2005 ICC Trophy |
2005 ICC Trophy
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| Peter Cantrell | November 2005 | April 2007 |
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| Paul-Jan Bakker (acting) | 1 May 2007 | January 2008 |
2007–08 Intercontinental Cup (first two matches)
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| Peter Drinnen | January 2008 | October 2013 |
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| Anton Roux (initially acting) | October 2013 | 2016 |
2014 World Cup Qualifier
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| Ryan Campbell | April 2017 |
2018 World Cup Qualifier
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The Netherlands Cricket Team Tournament History
| Tournament | Status |
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ICC Champions Trophy
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1998: Did not participate |
| 2000: Did not participate | |
| 2002: First round | |
| 2004: Did not qualify | |
| 2006: Did not participate | |
| 2009: Did not participate | |
| 2013: Did not participate | |
| 2017: Did not participate | |
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World Cricket League
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2007 Division One: 3rd place |
| 2010 Division One: 4th place | |
| 2011–13 Championship: 4th place | |
| 2015 Division Two: Won | |
| 2015–17 Championship: Won | |
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Intercontinental Cup
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2004: First round |
| 2005: First round | |
| 2006: First round | |
| 2007–08: 5th place | |
| 2009–10: 6th place | |
| 2011–13: 8th place | |
| 2015–17: 3rd place | |
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ICC 6 Nations Challenge
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2000: Runners-up |
| 2002: 6th place | |
| 2004: 4th place | |
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ICC Trophy / World Cup Qualifier
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1979: First round |
| 1982: First round | |
| 1986: Runners-up | |
| 1990: Runners-up | |
| 1994: 3rd place | |
| 1997: 6th place | |
| 2001: Won | |
| 2005: 5th place | |
| 2009: 3rd place | |
| 2014: 7th place | |
| 2018: 7th place | |
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European Championship
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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 | |
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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2008: Joint winner (with Ireland) |
| 2010: 4th place | |
| 2012: 4th place | |
| 2013: 5th place | |
| 2015: Joint winner (with Scotland) | |
| 2019: Won |
The Netherlands Cricket Team Records
ODI Records
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team has scored the highest team total of 315/8 vs Bermuda on 18 August 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam.
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team player Wesley Barresi holds the record of highest individual score of 137* scored against Kenya on 23 January 2014 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln.
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team player Timm van der Gugten has the best individual bowling figures of 5/24 made against Canada on 29 August 2013 at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City.
Most ODI runs for the Netherlands
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 1541 | 67 | 2006–2011 |
| Eric Szwarczynski | 1102 | 29.78 | 2006–2014 |
| Bas Zuiderent | 1097 | 23.84 | 1996–2011 |
| Peter Borren | 1004 | 22.31 | 2006–2014 |
| Tom Cooper | 976 | 48.8 | 2010–2013 |
Most ODI wickets for the Netherlands
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Mudassar Bukhari | 57 | 28.08 | 2007–2014 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 55 | 24.12 | 2006–2011 |
| Pieter Seelaar | 54 | 32.01 | 2006–2022 |
| Peter Borren | 46 | 35.21 | 2006–2014 |
| Edgar Schiferli | 33 | 30.54 | 2002–2013 |
T20I Records
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team has scored the highest team total of 209/7 (19.3 overs) against Nepal on 20 April 2021 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team player Max O’Dowd scored the highest individual score in T20I format of 133* against Malaysia on 18 April 2021 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
- The Men’s Netherlands Cricket Team player Ahsan Malik holds the record for best individual bowling figures of 5/19 against South Africa on 27 March 2014 at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.
Most T20I runs for the Netherlands
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Ben Cooper | 1,239 | 28.15 | 2013–2021 |
| Max O’Dowd | 1,061 | 29.76 | 2015–2021 |
| Wesley Barresi | 799 | 22.82 | 2012–2019 |
| Stephan Myburgh | 763 | 23.84 | 2012–2021 |
| Peter Borren | 638 | 19.33 | 2008–2017 |
Most T20I wickets for the Netherlands
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Pieter Seelaar | 58 | 22.24 | 2008–2021 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 48 | 22.52 | 2013–2021 |
| Ahsan Malik | 44 | 16.59 | 2012–2017 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | 43 | 18.13 | 2008–2016 |
| Timm van der Gugten | 41 | 21.43 | 2012–2021 |
