Netherlands at the Cricket World Cup

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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. The Netherlands have participated in the 1996,[1] 2003,[2] 2007[3] and 2011 Cricket World Cups.[3]

Cricket World Cup Record[]

Year Round Games Won Tied Lost
England1975[4] Did not participate
England1979[5] Did not qualify
England1983[6]
IndiaPakistan1987[7]
AustraliaNew Zealand1992[8]
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996[1] Group Stage 5 0 0 5
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands1999[9] Did Not Qualify
South AfricaZimbabweKenya2003[2] Group Stage 6 1 0 5
West Indies Cricket Board2007[3] Group Stage 3 1 0 2
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka2011[10] Group Stage 6 0 0 6
AustraliaNew Zealand2015[11] Did Not Qualify
England2019[12]
Total Group Stage 20 2 0 18

World Cup Record (By Team)[]

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 2 Wins – 0 Ties – 18 Losses – 20 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Australia 0 0 2 2
 Bangladesh 0 0 1 1
 England 0 0 3 3
 India 0 0 2 2
 Namibia 1 0 0 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1 1
 Pakistan 0 0 2 2
 South Africa 0 0 3 3
 Scotland 1 0 0 1
 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1
 United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 1
 West Indies 0 0 1 1
 Zimbabwe 0 0 1 1
Source:[13] Last Updated:7 March 2015

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.[14]

17 February
Scorecard
New Zealand 
307/8 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
188/7 (50 overs)
Craig Spearman 68 (59)
Steven Lubbers 3/48 (9 overs)
Peter Cantrell 45 (86)
Chris Harris 3/24 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 119 runs
Reliance Stadium, Baroda
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Craig Spearman (NZ)

22 February
Scorecard
England 
279/4 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
230/6 (50 overs)
Graeme Hick 104* (133)
Roland Lefebvre 1/40 (10 overs)
Klaas van Noortwijk 64 (82)
Phil DeFreitas 3/31 (10 overs)
England won by 49 runs
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and K.T. Francis
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)

26 February
Scorecard
Netherlands 
145/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
151/2 (30.4 overs)
Saeed Anwar 83*
Peter Cantrell 1/18 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: K.T. Francis and Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Pak)

1 March
Scorecard
Netherlands 
216/9 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
220/3 (44.2 overs)
Peter Cantrell 47 (106)
Shaukat Dukanwala 5/29 (10 overs)
Saleem Raza 84 (68)
Roland Lefebvre 1/24 (8 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Shaukat Dukanwala (UAE)
  • This was the first ever official ODI between two ICC Associate teams.

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.[14]

12 February 2003
Scorecard
India 
204 (48.5 overs)
v
 Netherlands
136 (48.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72)
Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs)
Daan van Bunge 62 (116)
Javagal Srinath 4/30 (9.1 overs)
India won by 68 runs.
Boland Bank Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Tim de Leede (Net)

16 February 2003
Scorecard
Netherlands 
142/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
144/4 (23.2 overs)
Tim de Leede 58 (96)
James Anderson 4/25 (10 overs)
Michael Vaughan 51 (47)
Daan van Bunge 3/16 (3 overs)
England won by 6 wickets.
Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)

20 February 2003
Scorecard
Australia 
170/2 (36 overs)
v
 Netherlands
122 (30.2 overs)
Damien Martyn 67 (76)
Tim de Leede 2/34 (7 overs)
Tim de Leede 24 (38)
Andy Bichel 3/13 (5 overs)
Australia won by 76 runs (D/L method).
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Umpires: David Orchard and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)
  • Rain meant that Netherlands had a revised target of 198 from 36 overs.

25 February 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan 
253/9 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
156 (39.3 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 58 (59)
Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 overs)
Daan van Bunge 31 (60)
Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 97 runs.
Boland Bank Park, Paarl, South Africa
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (Pak)

28 February 2003
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
301/8 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
202/9 (50 overs)
Andy Flower 71 (72)
Roland Lefebvre 2/38 (8 overs)
Daan van Bunge 37 (47)
Brian Murphy 3/44 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 99 runs.
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Tyron Wijewardene
Player of the match: Heath Streak (Zim)

27 February 2003
Scorecard
Netherlands 
314/4 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
250 (46.5 overs)
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134 (129)
Louis Burger 2/49 (10 overs)
Gavin Murgatroyd 52 (62)
Feiko Kloppenburg 4/42 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 64 runs
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
Player of the match: Feiko Kloppenburg (NLD)

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.[15]

16 March 2007
Scorecard
South Africa 
353/3 (40 overs)
v
 Netherlands
132/9 (40 overs)
Jacques Kallis 128* (109)
Billy Stelling 1/43 (8 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 57 (74)
Justin Kemp 2/18 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 221 runs
Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
  • Wet pitch reduced the match to 40 overs per side.

In a match shortened to 40 overs due to wet pitch conditions, South Africa still managed the third 200-run victory at this World Cup, scoring runs at a rate faster than that recorded by Sri Lanka when they set the world record number of runs in a One-day International in July 2006 against this Dutch team. Though Dutch wicket-keeper Jeroen Smits caught Abraham de Villiers for nought in the first over, and South Africa had made four runs in the first five overs, things went South Africa's way from then on. Herschelle Gibbs hit Daan van Bunge for six sixes in the 30th over, a first in ODI cricket, Mark Boucher scored a fifty off 21 deliveries, a World Cup record and two balls off his own South African record,[16] and added another 25 from ten balls before time was up. South Africa also became the first team to make three century partnerships in a One-day International, and hit a World Cup record of eighteen sixes.[17]

For the Netherlands, Tim de Leede, Daan van Bunge and Luuk van Troost conceded 163 runs in their 12 overs between them, and when batting, the Dutch team's only professional Ryan ten Doeschate was their only man to pass 25, making 57 before he was run out as one of three Dutch batsmen to suffer this fate. Shaun Pollock's six overs cost four runs, the most economical spell of the World Cup thus far.


18 March 2007
Scorecard
Australia 
358/5 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
129 (26.5 overs)
Brad Hodge 123* (89)
Tim de Leede 2/40 (10 overs)
Daan van Bunge 33 (33)
Brad Hogg 4/27 (4.5 overs)
Australia won by 229 runs.
Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Brad Hodge (SA)

The fourth 200-run win in ten games of the Cup thus far, with Australia becoming the first team to win consecutive One-day Internationals by 200 runs or more. Glenn McGrath became the second bowler in World Cup history to take 50 wickets at the tournament.[18]

Australia chose to bat first, losing three wickets by the 20-over mark, with Tim de Leede having both openers caught, but Michael Clarke and Brad Hodge set a World Cup record fourth-wicket partnership with 204,[18] and Australia eventually ended on 358 for five. Hodge's last 28 balls yielded 73 runs. Netherlands' openers Bas Zuiderent and Darron Reekers made 36 at nearly a run-a-ball in the first six overs, but Nathan Bracken had Reekers caught for 25, and four more wickets followed for ten runs. After van Bunge and de Leede had put on 40 for the sixth wicket, Glenn McGrath and Brad Hogg ended the innings.


20 March 2007
Scorecard
Scotland 
136 (34.1 overs)
v
 Netherlands
140/2 (23.5 overs)
Neil McCallum 24 (43)
Billy Stelling 3/12 (8 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 70 (68)
John Blain 2/29 (5 overs)
Netherlands by 8 wickets
Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Billy Stelling (Nld)

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.

22 February 2011
Scorecard
Netherlands 
292/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
296/4 (48.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 119 (110)
Graeme Swann 2/35 (10 overs)
Andrew Strauss 88 (83)
Ryan ten Doeschate 2/47 (10 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

Netherlands captain Peter Borren won the toss and elected to bat first against England, one of the contenders for the trophy. Netherlands started well, with openers Alex Kervezee and Wesley Barresi going at a quick pace but England fought back, getting both openers soon after; and after 33 overs, Netherlands were 149/4. Then Ryan ten Doeschate accelerated, and went on to score a brilliant century, and this, coupled with very poor fielding from England, helped Netherlands plunder 104 runs off the last ten overs and lead them to a strong 292/6.

The English started off very strongly in their reply, getting their first 100 runs at a run a ball without losing a wicket. Kevin Pietersen fell soon after, but Netherlands were unable to build on it. England captain Andrew Strauss closed in on a century but holed out and all the England top order batsmen scored runs, with Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara taking England home with 1.2 overs to spare.

The Netherlands score of 292 was the second highest score from an Associate nation playing against a Test nation.[19]


28 February 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
330/8 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
115 (31.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 80 (110)
Mudassar Bukhari 2/65 (10 overs)
Tom Cooper 55* (72)
Kemar Roach 6/27 (8.3 overs)
West Indies won by 215 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
  • West Indian bowler Kemar Roach took a hat-trick with the final three balls of the game and became the first West Indian player to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match.[20]

3 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
South Africa 
351/5 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
120 (34.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 134 (98)
Ryan ten Doeschate 3/72 (10 overs)
Wesley Barresi 44 (66)
Imran Tahir 3/19 (6.5 overs)
South Africa won by 231 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
  • AB de Villiers made his 11th ODI century, with 134 runs from 98 balls. His partnership of 221 runs with Hashim Amla is the highest ODI total in Mohali.[21]

9 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Netherlands 
189 (46.4 overs)
v
 India
191/5 (36.3 overs)
Peter Borren 38 (36)
Zaheer Khan 3/20 (6.4 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 51* (73)
Pieter Seelaar 3/53 (10 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

14 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
Netherlands 
160 (46.2 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
166/4 (41.2 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 53* (71)
Abdur Razzak 3/29 (10 overs)
Imrul Kayes 73* (113)
Tom Cooper 2/33 (7.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

18 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
Netherlands 
306 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
307/4 (47.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 106 (108)
Paul Stirling 2/51 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 101 (72)
Tom Cooper 2/31 (7 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

Netherlands World Cup statistics[]

Highest innings totals[]

Score Opponent Venue Year
314/4 (50 overs) v  Namibia Mangaung Oval 2003
306 (50 overs) v  Ireland Eden Gardens 2011
296/6 (50 overs) v  England Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium 2011
230/6 (50 overs) v  England Arbab Niaz Stadium 1996
216/9 (50 overs) v  United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium 1996
Source:[24] Updated: 7 April 2021

Lowest completed innings[]

Score Opponent Venue Year
115 (31.3 overs) v  West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla 2011
120 (34.5 overs) v  South Africa Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 2011
129 (26.5 overs) v  Australia Warner Park Stadium 2007
132/9 (40 overs) v  South Africa Warner Park Stadium 2007
136 (48.1 overs) v  India Boland Bank Park 2003
Source:[25](unfinished innings excluded from this list) Updated: 7 April 2021

Highest individual innings[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Year
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134*  Namibia Mangaung Oval 2003
Feiko Kloppenburg 121  Namibia Mangaung Oval 2003
Ryan ten Doeschate 119  England Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium 2011
Ryan ten Doeschate 106  Ireland Eden Gardens 2011
Peter Borren 84  Ireland Eden Gardens 2011
Source:[26] Updated: 7 April 2021

Best bowling figures[]

Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Year
4/35 (9.5 overs) Tim de Leede v  India Boland Bank Park 2003
4/42 (10 overs) Feiko Kloppenburg v  Namibia Mangaung Oval 2003
4/42 (8.5 overs) Adeel Raja v  Namibia Mangaung Oval 2003
3/12 (8 overs) Billy Stelling v  Scotland Warner Park 2007
3/16 (3 overs) Daan van Bunge v  England Buffalo Park 2003
Source:[27] Updated: 7 April 2021

Most matches[]

Number of matches Player Years spanned
18 Bastiaan Zuiderent 1996–2011
14 Tim de Leede 1996–2007
9 6 Dutch players have 9 World Cup matches.
Source:[28] 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:[29] Updated: 7 May 2021

See also[]

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