Netherlands Cricket Team

England won't be going Dutch as Netherlands ODI tour is postponed

Series in Amstelveen is pushed back by 12 months due to Covid restrictions on spectators
April 21, 2024
ICC news

Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith, Joe Root nominated for ICC men's cricketer of the decade award

Kohli is the only men's player who has been nominated for all major awards
April 23, 2024
Men's Future Tours Programme

Explainer: Men's ODI World Cup Super League

With a handful of days left for the ODI World Cup Super League, here's all you need to know about it
April 23, 2024

Don't scrap ODI Super League, pleads Netherlands coach

Ryan Campbell fears being left "out in the cold" for the next four years
April 21, 2024

ICC expands qualifiers for 2021 T20 World Cup to 16 teams

Rather than scrapping it altogether, the global qualifier field will now be split into two eight-team qualifying tournaments
April 21, 2024

FICA recommends protection for players over lost contracts

Their survey of 400 current men's and women's players conducted in 2018-19 suggests 34% of them have experienced late payment or non-payment of wages
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v UAE, 4th T20I, The Hague

Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber hand UAE series sweep

Career-best scores by both top-order batsmen steered the visiting side to victory in the fourth T20I after the bowlers had restricted Netherlands
April 24, 2024
Netherlands v UAE, 3rd T20I, The Hague

Ashfaq Ahmed, Rohan Mustafa shine as UAE wrap up series against Netherlands

Max O'Dowd's half-century went in vain as Netherlands suffered their third successive loss
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v UAE, 2nd T20I, Amstelveen

Mustafa three-for helps UAE go 2-0 up over Netherlands

Hosts Netherlands can no longer defeat UAE in the four-game T20I series
April 21, 2024
Euro T20 Slam 2019

Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam

Rashid Khan, Dale Steyn and Babar Azam were among prominent players who were drafted into the six teams that will make up the tournament
April 21, 2024
Euro T20 Slam 2019

Steyn joins Euro T20 Slam as marquee player

The league jointly hosted by Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland has already attracted several prominent cricketers from across the world
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Rotterdam

Zimbabwe clinch Super Over win to square T20I series in Netherlands

Brendan Taylor and Elton Chigumbura score the big runs before Tendai Chatara does the job with the ball as visitors end tour with their first win
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Zimbabwe, 1st T20I, Rotterdam

Van der Merwe's 75* off 39 blows Zimbabwe away

He walked in after Netherlands lost two wickets for three runs. He walked back with his highest T20I score and the biggest hand in a thumping victory
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Deventer

Van der Merwe, Edwards and Seelaar seal Netherlands' highest ODI chase

Netherlands were 167 for 5. They had never chased a target as big as 291 in ODI cricket. Fast forward to the 49th over and they were gifted the winning run off a wide
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Deventer

O'Dowd's debut fifty helps Netherlands dominate Zimbabwe

Brendan Taylor made 71 off 85 even as wickets kept falling around him but his innings was upstaged later in the day
April 23, 2024
Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands 2019

Netherlands recall Vivian Kingma, Bas de Leede for Zimbabwe series

Roelof van der Merwe and Paul van Meekeren have also been named in the 13-man side, while Ryan ten Doeschate wasn't available due to his county commitments
April 23, 2024

Ireland break Netherlands jinx with Stuart Poynter last-ball six

Dramatic victory sees Ireland snap Netherlands' head-to-head winning streak
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Ireland, Quadrangular T20I Series 2019, Al Amarat

Ireland break Netherlands jinx with Stuart Poynter last-ball six

A dramatic victory saw Ireland snap Netherlands' head-to-head winning streak
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Oman, Quadrangular T20I Series 2019, Al Amerat

Van der Merwe and Cooper combine to knock out Oman

Netherlands have won two in two and are in pole position to claim the series moving into their final game
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Scotland, Quadrangular T20I Series 2019, Al Amerat

Klaassen and Visee help Netherlands topple Scotland

The left-arm quick was able to arrest a fast start from the opposition while the opener helped seal a straightforward chase with a career-best 71
April 21, 2024
Netherlands vs Nepal, 2nd ODI, Amstelveen

Nepal clinch one-run thriller to record maiden ODI win

A crucial 61 off 46 balls from Sompal Kami was followed by a game-changing spell of legspin by Sandeep Lamichhane as Nepal defeated Netherlands by a solitary run for their first ever win in ODIs
April 24, 2024
Netherlands v Nepal, 1st ODI, Amstelveen

Michael Rippon's all-round display denies ODI debutants Nepal

He followed up his 51 with 3 for 23 to lead Netherlands to victory in a low-scoring game at Amstelveen
April 24, 2024
Netherlands v Nepal, 1st ODI, Amstelveen

History beckons for Netherlands and Nepal

The home team are playing an ODI after four years, while the visiting side are playing their first ever ODI
April 23, 2024
Nepal v Netherlands, T20I, Lord's

Netherlands' batting cuts loose but rain has the final say

After a month-long heat wave across the UK, the weather gods decided to play a prank on a pair of Associate nation guests making their long-awaited return to Lord's
April 21, 2024
MCC T20 tri-nation series

Nine years after Lord's win, memories come flooding back for Seelaar

Netherlands' upset win against England in the World T20 2009 spawned untold happiness - and in the case of Bas de Leede, a career in cricket following his father
April 24, 2024
Scotland v Netherlands, Tri-series final, Deventer

Munsey, Berrington, Cross break Scotland records in title win

They posted their highest total in T20Is and secured their biggest victory in the format, much to the chagrin of their opponents Netherlands
April 21, 2024
T20I tri-series, Netherlands

Coetzer, Munsey set up Scotland's title bout

Winner of Wednesday's final tri-series fixture between the two sides will clinch the title, although Netherlands can lift the cup even with a tie
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v Ireland, T20 tri-series, Rotterdam

Netherlands chase down 159 for second straight win

A day after clinching a four-run win against Ireland, Netherlands went on to chase 159 with an over to spare against the same opponents in the second match of the tri-series in Rotterdam
April 21, 2024
Nepal v Netherlands, World Cup qualifier, 7th place playoff, Kwekwe

Van der Merwe stars as Netherlands clinch seventh place

The allrounder followed his 25 with the bat with 4 for 20 to trump a similar all-round contribution from Nepal's Sompal Kami and help his side defend 189
April 21, 2024
World Cup Qualifier 2018

The painfully small margins in Associate cricket

Nepal has gained ODI status for the first time winning absolute nail-biters, but the teams that lost by such small margins also deserve a shot at more funding and better recognition
April 21, 2024
West Indies v Netherlands, ICC World Cup Qualifier, Harare

Lewis 84 puts Netherlands out of Super Sixes

A 113-run stand between Wesley Barresi and Ryan ten Doeschate kept Netherlands in the hunt in a revised chase of 222, but a string of run outs pegged them back and gave West Indies their fourth successive win
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v PNG, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare

Netherlands stay afloat with comfortable victory

Netherlands needed to win this game to have any chance of staying in contention for a place in World Cup 2019. They did that.
April 21, 2024
Netherlands v United Arab Emirates, ICC World Cup Qualifier, Harare

Mustafa, Suri power UAE past Netherlands

UAE retained their third spot in Group A, behind Ireland and West Indies, while Netherlands are fifth after two successive defeats
April 21, 2024
Ireland v Netherlands, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare

Balbirnie shakes off blow to head to beat Netherlands

Andy Balbirinie and the bowlers fashioned a 97-run win for Ireland in their first game of the World Cup Qualifiers
April 21, 2024
Namibia v Netherlands, WCL Championship, Dubai

Kingma's hat-trick sets up Netherlands' sweep of Namibia

The seamer's maiden five-wicket haul in List A cricket knocked over Namibia for 181 and consigned them to the last place in the WCL Championship
April 21, 2024
Namibia v Netherlands, ICC WCL Championship, Dubai

Record Barresi-Cooper partnership hands Netherlands WCL title

Barresi smacked 120 while Cooper hit an unbeaten 109 to add 236 runs for the second wicket, a record in WCL history
April 21, 2024
ICC WCL Championship, 7th round

ODI League berth, World Cup Qualifier slots at stake in final WCL Championship round

Five teams have a lot riding on the last round of the ICC WCL Championship matches in the UAE this week, from spots in the World Cup Qualifier to a berth in the new ODI League
April 21, 2024
ICC Intercontinental Cup, 7th round

Afghanistan, Ireland prepare for Associate swansong

With the final round of matches in the Intercontinental Cup set to kick off on November 29, it will be the last time these two new Test teams will feature in Associate cricket's most important multi-day tournament
April 21, 2024
Kenya v Netherlands, ICC WCL Championship, East London

Obuya steers Kenya to two-wicket win

Kenya's win took them to fourth on the points table while Netherlands maintained first place
April 23, 2024
Kenya v Netherlands, ICC WCL Championship, East London

Rippon's all-round show, Borren's fifty overwhelm Kenya

Michael Rippon bagged a three-for and put on 129 runs for the fifth wicket with the Netherlands captain, guiding the side to a six-wicket victory after restricting Kenya to 226 for 7
April 23, 2024