The Netherlands national cricket team, known as the Flying Dutchmen, is a team that represents the Netherlands in men’s international cricket and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association. The team has taken part in all eleven ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier tournaments, and has participated in the Cricket World Cups in 1996, 2003, 2007, and 2011. The Netherlands also participated in the T20 World Cups in 2009, 2014, and 2016. The team has qualified for the Cricket World Cup on four occasions and has been considered one of the stronger “minnow” nations for some time. The current captain of the team is Scott Edwards.
NETHERLANDS CRICKET TEAM
| FULL NAME | Netherlands national cricket team |
| NICKNAME | The Flying Dutchmen |
| FOUNDED | 1883 |
| TEAM OWNED BY | Royal Dutch Cricket Association. |
| MAIN PLAYERS | Scott Edwards, Wesley Barresi, Max O’ Dowd, Bas De Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann |
| Netherlands Cricket Team Facebook | @kncbcricket |
| Netherlands Cricket Team Twitter | @KNCBcricket |
| Netherlands Cricket Team Instagram | @kncbcricket |
NETHERLANDS CRICKET TEAM LATEST NEWS
NETHERLANDS CRICKET ODI SQUAD
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Edwards (captain) | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak | 35 |
| Wesley Barresi | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right-hand bat | 34 |
| Max O’Dowd | Batter | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium | 4 |
| Vikramjit Singh | Batter | Batting:Batting Allrounder Bowling: Right-hand Bat | 7 |
| Colin Ackerman | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 48 |
| bass de leade | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 5 |
| Teja Nidamanuru | Allrounder | Batting:Bowling Allrounder Bowling: Right-hand Bat | 25 |
| Saqib Zulfiqar | Allrounder | Batting:Bowling Allrounder Bowling:Right hand Bat | 66 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak | 52 |
| Aryan Dutt | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 88 |
| Ryan Klein | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 15 |
| logan van beek | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 17 |
| paul van meekeren | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 47 |
| Sybrand Engelbrecht | Bowler | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak | 72 |
| Tom Cooper | Batter | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak | |
| noah croz | Batter | Batting: Right hand Bat | |
| clayton floyd | Bowler | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | |
| brandon glover | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast | |
| Vivian Kingma | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | |
| fred classen | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium | |
| kyle klein | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm medium | |
| Michael Levitt | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast | |
| Musa Ahmed | Batter | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak | |
| Shariz Ahmed | Bowler | Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak |
ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS CRICKET TEAM
Captain – Scott Edwards
Head Coach – Ryan Cook
Assistant Coach – Peter Borren, Heino Kuhn, Ryan van Niekerk, Shane Burger
High-Performance Manager– Roland Lefebvre
Batting Coach – Heino Kuhn
Bowling Coach – Ryan van Niekerk
Physiotherapist– George Dunlop
Strength and Conditioning Coach– Dean Munsami
Sports Medical Doctor– Robert van Oosterom
Analyst– James Hilditch
Sponsors – HCL Tech, Fairtree, Gray-Nicolls, Tupkertaaltraining, Sisar, Masuri
The Netherlands men’s national cricket team is a team that represents the Netherlands in men’s international cricket and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.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. Other sports – notably football and field hockey are popular amongst the Dutch. The Royal Dutch Cricket Association, was formed in 1890 and the Netherlands achieved Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966. The Netherlands gained 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 have taken part in all eleven ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier tournaments, winning the competition in Canada in 2001 and finishing as runners-up thrice (in 1986, 1990 and 2023). 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). They also qualified for the 2023 World Cup.
RECORDS
- Highest team total: 425/4 v. Israel, 18 June 1986 at Solihull, England
- Highest individual innings: 169 not out, Rupert Gomes v. Israel, 4 June 1990 at Amstelveen, Netherlands
- Best innings bowling: 7/9, Asim Khan v. East & Central Africa, 24 March 1997 at Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Netherlands vs Scotland: This match witnessed the third-highest run chase in ODI cricket history. Earlier, South Africa had chased 438 runs against Australia in 2006, which is the highest run chase till date.
- South Africa is also in second place (372 vs Australia in 2016). Now Netherlands has added its name to this list by leaving behind giants like India and England.
TOP CRICKETING ASSOCIATIONS
- Voorbug Cricket Club
- Hermes DVS
- HCC
- VOC
- Excelsior ’20
- Rood En Wit
- VRA
- ACC
STADIUMS
- VRA Ground
- Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
- Hazelaarweg Stadium
- Sportpark Westvliet
- Thurlede
- Sportpark Het Schootsveld
- Maarschalkerweerd
GALLERY
FAQs about the Netherlands cricket team
The Netherlands also participated in the 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011 ICC Cricket
World Cups. It also took part in the T20 World Cups in 2009, 2014 and 2016. The
greatest moment for the Netherlands came in June 2009. They are participating in
the 2023 World Cup as well.
No
The Netherlands national cricket team qualified for the Cricket World Cup on 4
occasions; 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011, Also qualified for 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
The country has been considered one of the stronger “minnow” nations for some
time.
Scott Edwards is the current captain of the Netherlands cricket team.