On Wednesday, January 24, ICC honoured Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede with the Associate Cricketer of the Year award for 2023. De Leede had an impressive last year and also shone in the ICC World Cup 2023.
With the feat, De Leede joined Ryan Ten Doeschate as the only Dutch winner to be bestowed with this prestigious award. In 2023, the 24-year-old took 31 ODI wickets and scored 424 runs, which featured a century and a fifty.
In the ICC World Cup 2023, de Leede took 16 wickets and started the tournament on a high with a four-wicket haul against Pakistan. “I’m accepting the award, but I think most of the Dutch boys would have been in contention for it. So it’s a cool way to finish off a great year for The Netherlands.”
“Looking at my performances, it’s probably the best I’ve played for Holland, which I’m very thankful for. I’m happy to have put in some performances to make that happen there.”
De Leede’s performance in 2023
De Leede joined an elite list after he smashed a century and took a five-wicket haul in a crucial Cricket World Cup Qualifier meeting with Scotland, as Viv Richards, Amelia Kerr, Paul Collingwood and Rohan Mustafa have done the same.