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 Amstelveen close to Amsterdam and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand. The Netherlands have participated in the 1996, 2003, 2007 2011, and 2023 Cricket World Cups.
Cricket World Cup Record Cricket World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 1975 Did not participate No qualifier held 1979 Did not qualify41201 198373103 198797200 199297200 1996 Group stage 12/12 5 0 5 0 0 97200 1999 Did not qualify83302 2003 Group stage 11/14 6 1 5 0 0 109100 2007 Group stage 12/16 3 1 2 0 0 75200 2011 Group stage 13/14 6 0 6 0 0 107300 2015 Did not qualify 2012611 2019 2516702 2023Group Stage 10/10 9 2 7 0 0 3272311 Total 5/13 0 titles 29 4 25 0 0 150 84 54 2 10
World Cup Record (By Team)
Cricket World Cup matches (By team)AgainstWinsDrawsLossesTotalFirst win00110033101228 October 2023004400330011100127 February 200300220033100120 March 2007103417 October 20230011001100110011Total 4 0 25 29
Tournament results 1996 World Cup
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.Netherlands timeline at CricketEurope
Squad
Steven Lubbers (c) Reinout Scholte (wk) Flavian Aponso Peter Cantrell Nolan Clarke Bas Zuiderent Tim de Leede Roland Lefebvre Paul-Jan Bakker Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk Eric Gouka Robert van Oosterom Marcelis Schewe (wk) Floris Jansen
Results Group stage (Group B)QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 119 runsL by 49 runsL by 8 wicketsL by 7 wicketsL by 160 runs6Did not advanceGroup stage Scorecards
2003 World Cup
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.
Squad
Roland Lefebvre (c) Jeroen Smits (wk) Daan van Bunge Bas Zuiderent Tim de Leede Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk Luuk van Troost Ruud Nijman Adeel Raja Edgar Schiferli Nick Statham Reinout Scholte (wk) Jacob-Jan Esmeijer Hendrik-Jan Mol Feiko Kloppenburg
Note: Ruud Nijman replaced Victor Grandia.
Results Pool stage (Pool A)Super SixesSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 68 runsL by 6 wicketsL by 75 runs (D/L)L by 97 runsL by 99 runsW by 64 runs6Did not advancePool stage Scorecards
2007 World Cup
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. The 2007 World Cup was in the West Indies, and the Netherlands were eliminated in the first round, though they did beat Scotland along the way.2007 World Cup at Cricinfo
Squad
Luuk van Troost (c) Jeroen Smits (wk) Darron Reekers Bas Zuiderent Alexei Kervezee Eric Szwarczynski Edgar Schiferli Peter Borren Tim de Leede Ryan ten Doeschate Billy Stelling Mark Jonkman Adeel Raja Mohammad Kashif Daan van Bunge
Results Group stage (Group A)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 221 runsL by 229 runsW by 8 wickets3Did not advanceGroup stage Scorecards
2011 World Cup
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.
Squad
Peter Borren (c) Wesley Barresi (wk) Atse Buurman (wk) Tom Cooper Tom de Grooth Alexei Kervezee Eric Szwarczynski Bas Zuiderent Pieter Seelaar Ryan ten Doeschate Mudassar Bukhari Bernard Loots Adeel Raja Bradley Kruger Berend Westdijk
Results Group stage (Group B)QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 6 wicketsL by 215 runsL by 231 runsL by 5 wicketsL by 6 wicketsL by 6 wickets7Did not advanceGroup stage Scorecards
2023 World Cup
Squad
Scott Edwards (c, wk) Max O'Dowd Bas de Leede Vikramjit Singh Teja Nidamanuru Paul van Meekeren Colin Ackermann Roelof van der Merwe Logan van Beek Aryan Dutt Noah Croes Wesley Barresi Saqib Zulfiqar Shariz Ahmad Sybrand Engelbrecht
Note: Noah Croes replaced Ryan Klein due to injury.
Results League stageSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 81 runsL by 99 runsW by 38 runsL by 5 wicketsL by 309 runsW by 87 runsL by 7 wicketsL by 160 runsL by 160 runs10Did not advanceLeague stage Scorecards
Records and statistics Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Year 314/4 (50 overs) v Mangaung Oval 2003 306 (50 overs) v Eden Gardens 2011 296/6 (50 overs) v Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium 2011 262 (49.4 overs) v Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium 2023 245/8 (43 overs) v HPCA Stadium 2023 Source: Updated: 7 April 2021
Lowest completed innings
Score Opponent Venue Year 90 (21 overs) v Arun Jaitley Stadium 2023 115 (31.3 overs) v Feroz Shah Kotla 2011 120 (34.5 overs) v Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 2011 129 (26.5 overs) v Warner Park Stadium 2007 132/9 (40 overs) v Warner Park Stadium 2007 Source:(unfinished innings excluded from this list) Updated: 7 April 2021
Highest individual innings
Player Score Opponent Venue YearKlaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134* Mangaung Oval 2003Feiko Kloppenburg 121 Mangaung Oval 2003Ryan ten Doeschate 119 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium 2011Ryan ten Doeschate 106 Eden Gardens 2011Peter Borren 84 Eden Gardens 2011 Source: Updated: 7 April 2021
Best bowling figures
Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Year 4/23 (7.2 overs) Paul van Meekeren v Eden Gardens 2023 4/35 (9.5 overs) Tim de Leede v Boland Bank Park 2003 4/42 (10 overs) Feiko Kloppenburg v Mangaung Oval 2003 4/42 (8.5 overs) Adeel Raja v Mangaung Oval 2003 3/12 (8 overs) Billy Stelling v Warner Park 2007 Source: Updated: 7 April 2021
Most matches
Number of matches Player Years spanned 18 Bastiaan Zuiderent 1996–2011 14 Tim de Leede 1996–2007 96 Dutch players have 9 World Cup matches. Source: Updated: 7 April 2021
Most runs
Runs Player Years spanned 435 Ryan ten Doeschate 2007–2011 322 Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 1996–2003 223 Tim de Leede 1996–2007 199 Peter Borren 2007–2011 196 Bastiaan Zuiderent 1996–2011 Source: Updated: 7 May 2021
See also Netherlands national cricket team Cricket in the Netherlands
References