Netherlands national cricket team
| Netherlands | |
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| ICC membership granted | 1966 |
| ICC member status | Associate member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| World Cricket League division | One |
| Captain | Peter Borren |
| Coach |  Peter Drinnen |
| First recorded match | 1881 v Uxbridge CC at The Hague |
| One Day Internationals | |
| ODI matches played | 69 |
| ODI wins/losses | 26/41 |
| First class cricket | |
| First class matches played | 24 |
| First class wins/losses | 4/12 |
| List A cricket | |
| List A matches played | 74 |
| List A wins/losses | 25/45 |
| ICC World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1979) |
| Best result | Winners, 2001 |
| As of 14 July 2007 | |
The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Association) which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand.
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. Many other sports (notably football) have long since surpassed cricket in popularity amongst the Dutch, but today there are around 6,000 cricketers in the Netherlands, making it the 25th most popular sport. 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.
The Dutch team has taken part in all eight ICC Trophy 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 1996 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.
In 2005 the Dutch team beat the UAE to finish fifth in the ICC Trophy, a slightly disappointing result but one which qualified them for the 2007 World Cup; they enjoyed full One Day International status from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy.
History
19th century
Cricket was introduced to the Netherlands by British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century.[1] 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 Dutch Cricket Union was formed in 1883, with 18 member clubs, four of which are still in existence today.[2]
The first national tournament was held the following year, and was won by Haagsche CC. English touring teams then began visiting in 1886 including one in 1891 that featured the author of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.[2]
In 1894, the Gentlemen of Holland were the first Dutch team to visit England. The tour included a game against the MCC at Lord's, which the MCC won by an innings and 169 runs.[3] Tours by English sides continued for the rest of the 1890s, which also saw the emergence of Carst Posthuma, who was later the first Dutch player to play first class cricket.[2] He took 2339 wickets at an average of 8.66 in his career in the Netherlands.[4]
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.[5] 1905 saw the first international game against Belgium, which finished in a draw.[2]
In 1910, the Dutch team visited Belgium to take part in an exhibition tournament, which also featured the MCC, Belgium and France. They lost to the MCC by 2 wickets,[6] and to France by 63 runs,[7] but beat Belgium by 116 runs.[8]
During World War I, in which the Netherlands remained neutral, large numbers of British officers were interned 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.[2]
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.[2]
1950s to 1980s
The 1950s saw visits to the Netherlands by Australia and the West Indies, in addition to the first match against Denmark. In 1958, the Cricket Board received a Royal Charter, and became the "Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond", a name which it retains to this day.[2]
In 1964 the Netherlands achieved first victory against a Test-playing nation, by 3 wickets against an Australian team.[2] They were rewarded with associate membership of the ICC two years later.[9]
The first two ICC Trophy 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 Zimbabwe. The same year, Paul-Jan Bakker became the first Dutch player to play county cricket.[2] In 1989, the Dutch beat a strong England XI that included two future England captains, Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, by 3 runs.[10]
1990s
In 1990 the Dutch were again runners up to Zimbabwe in the ICC Trophy, a tournament they hosted: the first such tournament outside England.[2] In 1991 the Netherlands achieved a 5 wicket win over a West Indies side,;[11] in 1993 a 7 wicket win over an England XI;[12] and in 1994 a 9 wicket win over a South African team.[13] In 1994 the Dutch finally qualified for the World Cup, after finishing third in that year's ICC Trophy. In the World Cup itself in 1996, they were eliminated in the first round, but performed with some credit in their game against England.[2]
1995 saw the Dutch enter the NatWest Trophy for the first time, and they took part in that tournament for 10 years: their best performance was in 1999, when they reached the 4th round, beating Durham along the way. 1999 also saw a World Cup game come to the Netherlands, but the Dutch were not involved, after a 6th place finish in the 1997 ICC Trophy.[2]
The Netherlands competed in the first European Championship in 1996, coming second. They have competed in every tournament since, winning in 1998 and 2000.[2]
2000s
2001 finally saw the Netherlands win the ICC Trophy, beating Namibia in the final in Toronto. 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. Feiko Kloppenburg (with 121) and Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (134 not out) scored the first two One Day International centuries in the side's history.[2]
In the 2005 ICC Trophy, the Netherlands finished 5th, qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, 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 Kenya in March 2006; however this match was cancelled due to a Kenyan tour of Bangladesh. Instead their first ODI with this status (and their twelfth overall) came against Sri Lanka; this was their first ODI at home. However Sri Lanka won the two match series 2-0, with a record ODI score of 443-9.[2]
The Dutch played their first Intercontinental Cup match of 2006 against Kenya in Nairobi in March. The game was drawn, but the Netherlands gained six points for a first innings lead.[14] In August, the Netherlands competed in Division One of the European Championship. They beat Denmark and Italy, but lost to Scotland and their game against Ireland was rained off. They finished third in the tournament.[2]
In November, the Dutch travelled to South Africa. They first played an Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda: David Hemp achieved what was then a competition record score of 247 not out in the drawn match.[15] This was followed by a triangular series against Bermuda and Canada, which they won.[16] Their final game of 2006, also in South Africa, was an Intercontinental Cup game against Canada. They won the match by 7 wickets, with Ryan ten Doeschate setting a new competition record individual score of 259 not out.[17]
In early 2007, they travelled to Nairobi, Kenya to take part in Division One of the World Cricket League, finishing third out of six.[18] This was followed by the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, where they were eliminated in the first round, though they did beat Scotland along the way.[19]
Following the World Cup, they underwent a period of transformation. Captain Luuk van Troost retired, as did Tim de Leede 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 Ian Pont.
In June 2007, they visited Canada, first winning an Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in King City, Ontario.[20] They then won the first ODI by 117 runs,[21] with the second one being abandoned.[22] They then played a quadrangular series in Ireland, losing by ten wickets to the West Indies,[23] and by one run to Ireland,[24] with the game against Scotland being abandoned due to rain.[25]
In August 2008, The Netherlands participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. This was their debut playing Twenty20 International matches.[26] They finished in first place in Group B, based on their run-rate.[27] After beating Scotland in the Semi-Finals,[28] the final was abandoned due to rain and the trophy was shared between The Netherlands and Ireland.[29]
The Netherlands caused a sensation in the cricketing world by beating England in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 2009,[30] whilst being 500/1 outsiders.[31] They lost their second match to the eventual winners Pakistan[32] and did not qualify for the super 8 stage based on run rate.
2010s
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.[33] 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.[34][35] On 22 February 2011, The Netherlands posted their highest ever total against a full-member nation, scoring 292 against England, batting first at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Ryan Ten Doeschate 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 Kenya in a short two-match ODI series held at home.[36]
Tournament history
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± The final was washed out by rain so the trophy was shared with Ireland
Famous players
Several Dutch cricketers have also played at first-class level elsewhere, the most successful of these probably being Roland Lefebvre who played for Somerset and Glamorgan in English county cricket as well as for Canterbury in New Zealand. The Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate and Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee are the only current members of the Dutch team to be playing county cricket. Dirk Nannes has played for Victoria in Australian first-class cricket and for Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
Dutch players to have played first class cricket outside of the Intercontinental Cup include:
- Ryan ten Doeschate – Playing for Essex, Canterbury Wizards, Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mashonaland Eagles
- Dirk Nannes – who currently plays for the Victorian Bushrangers in Australia, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and has played Twenty20 and ODI cricket for Australia.
- Nolan Clarke – who played for Barbados from 1969/70 until 1976/77.
- Tom Cooper – who currently plays first class cricket for South Australia
- Paul-Jan Bakker – who played for Hampshire from 1986 until 1992.
- Alexei Kervezee – Playing for Worcestershire since 2007.
- Bill Glerum – who played one first class game for the Free Foresters in 1957.
- Carst Posthuma – who played five first class games for London County Cricket Club in 1903.
- Darron Reekers – who played three first-class games for Otago in 1997/98 and List A matches for both Otago and Canterbury (1994/95-2001/02).
- Daan van Bunge – who played for Middlesex in 2004.
- Andre van Troost – who played for Somerset from 1991 to 1998, and for Griqualand West in the 1994/95 season in South Africa.
- Bas Zuiderent – who played for Sussex from 2001 to 2003.
- Timm van der Gugten - Playing for New South Wales.[56]
Current squad
| Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Club | Notes | |
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| Batsmen | |||||
| Stephan Myburgh | left | Right-arm off-break | Excelsior '20 | ||
| Tom Cooper | right | Right-arm off-break | VRA | overseas | |
| Eric Szwarczynski | right | Right-arm medium | VRA | ||
| Tom de Grooth | right | Right-arm off-break | HCC | ||
| Daan van Bunge | right | Legbreak | Excelsior '20 | ||
| Dominic Michael | left | Right-arm medium-fast | HCC | overseas, only YB-Bank | |
| Michael Swart | right | Right-arm medium | Dosti CC | overseas | |
| James Gruijters | right | Right-arm off-Break | H.V. & C.V. Quick | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Wesley Barresi | right | H.V. & C.V. Quick | |||
| All rounders | |||||
| Peter Borren (c) | right | Right-arm medium | VRA | ||
| Mudassar Bukhari | right | Right-arm medium-fast | ACC | ||
| Tim Gruijters | right | Right-arm medium | H.V. & C.V. Quick | ||
| Tom Heggelman | right | Right-arm medium | Excelsior '20 | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Paul van Meekeren | right | Right-arm fast-medium | ACC | ||
| Ahsan Malik Jamil | right | Right-arm medium-fast | ACC | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Pieter Seelaar | right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Hermes DVS | ||
Records
International Match Summary – Netherlands[57]
Last updated 17 August 2013.
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR/D | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Day Internationals | 72 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 17 February 1996 |
| First class (Intercontinental Cup) | 24 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 11 June 2004 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 August 2008 |
One-day Internationals
- Highest team total: 315/8 v Bermuda, 18 August 2007 at Rotterdam, South Holland[58]
- Highest individual innings: 134 not out, Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk v Namibia, 3 March 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa[59]
- Highest Average:Ryan Ten Doeschate-67.00,Highest Overall
- Best innings bowling: 4/23, Edgar Schiferli v Kenya 19 April 2009 at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom[60]
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Most ODI runs for The Netherlands[61]
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Most ODI wickets for The Netherlands[62]
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ODI record versus other nations[63]
Records complete to ODI#3386. Last updated 17 August 2013.
| vs Test nations | ||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
v  Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 July 2010 |
v  England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
v  India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
v  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
v  Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
v  South Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
v  Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
v  West Indies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
v  Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| v {Associate Members} | 47 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 March 2003 |
Twenty20 Internationals
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Most T20I runs for Netherlands[64]
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Most T20I wickets for Netherlands[65]
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T20I record versus other nations[66]
Records complete to T20I#314. Last updated 17 August 2013.
| vs Test nations | ||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2012 |
| v England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 June 2009 |
| v Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| v {Associate Members} | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 August 2008 |
ICC Trophy
- Highest team total: 425/4 v Israel, 18 June 1986 at Solihull, England[67]
- Highest individual innings: 169 not out, Rupert Gomes v Israel, 4 June 1990 at Amstelveen, Netherlands[68]
- Best innings bowling: 7/9, Asim Khan v East & Central Africa, 24 March 1997 at Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[69]
See also
- Dutch national cricket captains
- Netherlands national women's cricket team
- Cricket in the Netherlands
External links
References
- ↑ A little known fact about the Netherlands
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 Netherlands timeline at CricketEurope
- ↑ Scorecard of MCC v Netherlands match, 10 August 1894 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Carst Posthuma at Cricinfo
- ↑ Netherlands in England, 1901 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of MCC v Netherlands], 23 June 1910 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of France v Netherlands, 26 June 1910 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Belgium v Netherlands, 25 June 1910 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Netherlands at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v England, 16 August 1989 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v West Indies, 15 August 1991 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v England, 10 July 1993 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v South Africa, 4 September 1994 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Kenya v Netherlands, 29 March 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Bermuda v Netherlands, 21 November 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ ICC Associates South Africa Tri-Series points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Canada v Netherlands, 5 December 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 2007 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ Scorecard of Canada v Netherlands, 28 June 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Canada v Netherlands, 3 July 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Canada v Netherlands, 4 July 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v West Indies, 10 July 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Ireland v Netherlands, 11 July 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Netherlands v Scotland, 13 July 2007 at Cricket Archive
- ↑ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/354462.html
- ↑ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/series/353665.html?view=pointstable
- ↑ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/current/match/361531.html
- ↑ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/content/story/363767.html
- ↑ http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/current/match/355991.html
- ↑ "UPDATE 2-Cricket-Dutch upset England in spectacular start". Reuters. 5 June 2009.
- ↑ http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/match/355999.html
- ↑ http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-bangladesh-2010/engine/current/match/450105.html
- ↑ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES3/articles/000041/004143.shtml
- ↑ http://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/current/story/468126.html
- ↑ "India vs Netherlands, ICC World Cup 2011". Cricket Archives.
- ↑ 1975 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1979 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1983 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1987 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1992 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1996 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1999 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2003 World Cup at Cricinfo
- ↑ 1998 ICC Knockout at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2000 ICC Knockout at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2002 ICC Champions Trophy at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2004 ICC Champions Trophy at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2006 ICC Champions Trophy at Cricinfo
- ↑ 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup Points Table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup Points Table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ ICC Emerging Nations Tournament points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2002 ICC 6 Nations Challenge points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge points table at Cricket Archive
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/527835.html
- ↑ "One-Day Internationals / Team records". Cricinfo.com.
- ↑ Netherlands totals of 250 and more in an innings in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for Netherlands in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Four or more wickets in an innings for Netherlands in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
- ↑ "Netherlands ODI Career Batting". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Netherlands ODI Career Bowling". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "One-Day Internationals / Team records". Cricinfo.com.
- ↑ "Netherlands Twenty20 Internationals Career Batting". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Netherlands Twenty20 Internationals Career Bowling". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Internationals / Team records". Cricinfo.com.
- ↑ Netherlands totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for Netherlands in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Five or more wickets in an innings for Netherlands in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
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