Netherlands women's national cricket team

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Netherlands
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Netherlands Cricket logo
Nickname(s)Lionesses
AssociationRoyal Dutch Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainHeather Siegers
CoachShane Deitz[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1966)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
WT20I 22nd 21st (7-October-2019)
Women's Tests
Only WTestv  South Africa at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 28–31 July 2007
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 1 0/1
(0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  New Zealand at Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem; 8 August 1984
Last WODIv  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Dhaka; 24 November 2011
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[5] 101 19/81
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances4 (first in 1988)
Best result5th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best result3rd (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  West Indies at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 1 July 2008
Last WT20Iv  Ireland at La Manga Club, Cartagena; 30 August 2021
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[7] 39 8/27
(2 ties, 2 no results)
This year[8] 7 3/4
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2013)
Best result4th (2013)
As of 30 August 2021

The Netherlands women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Lionesses, represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966.

A Dutch women's team first played an international match in 1937, when Australia toured on its way to play a series in England. The team regularly played fixtures against English club sides over the following decades, but it was not until the early 1980s that regular international competition commenced.[9] The Netherlands made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984, against New Zealand, and made its World Cup debut at the 1988 edition of the tournament, in Australia. Considered a top-level team from the late 1980s through to the early 2000s, the Netherlands participated in four consecutive World Cups between 1988 and 2000, and made the quarter-finals of the 1997 event. Since 2000, the Dutch side has not qualified for either the World Cup or the World Twenty20, although it retained ODI status until the 2011 World Cup Qualifier. In 2007, the team played a one-off Test match against South Africa, joining Ireland as the only associate member of the ICC to play at that level.

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Netherlands women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[10]

History[]

Early years[]

The Netherlands took part in women's international cricket from its earliest years, as early as 1937 they hosted the Australians on the first leg of their first ever Women's Ashes tour, before visiting England late the same year.

1980s[]

The Dutch team played their first ODI in 1984 against New Zealand. This was 12 years before the Dutch men's team played their first ODI. They lost that game by 67 runs, and were next seen in international cricket in 1988, playing in their first World Cup, in which they finished in last place. They finished third in the first European Championship in 1989.

1990s[]

They again finished third in the European Championship in 1990, and finished fourth the following year. The 1993 World Cup was again a disappointment, with another last place finish. 1995 saw them again finish third in the European Championship.

1997 was a busy year for the Dutch team, travelling to the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center in Germany to play two ODIs against Denmark, a trip they repeated in 1998. They also visited Sri Lanka for a three match ODI series against the hosts, which they won 2–1, which remains their sole ODI series victory. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they avoided last place by reaching the quarter finals before being knocked out by Australia.

1999 saw another tour to Sri Lanka, where they lost the five match ODI series 5–0. This was followed by a last place finish in the European Championship in Denmark.

2000s[]

2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth and, to date, final World Cup appearance, where they again finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a tour to Pakistan where the hosts went 4–0 up in the seven match ODI series before the Netherlands won the final three games. Later in the year saw another third-place finish in the European Championship.

Their only cricket in 2002 was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which saw three heavy defeats, two by more than 200 runs. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier. They needed to finish in the top two to gain qualification for the 2005 World Cup, but could only manage third place.

Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against Ireland, which they lost 2–0. The year did see some good news for them though, as the ICC announced that the top ten women's teams would have Test and ODI status. Their third-place finish in the IWCC Trophy in 2003, meant that the Dutch were included in this top ten. In February 2008 the Dutch women retained their test status for another four years by reaching the semi-final of the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[11] The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.[12]

Squad[]

The Netherlands squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was as follows:[13]

  • Heather Siegers (c)
  • Marloes Braat
  • Hannah Landheer
  • Babette de Leede
  • Caroline de Lange
  • Eva Lynch
  • Frederique Overdijk
  • Robine Rijke
  • Juliët Post
  • Silver Siegers
  • Annemijn Thomson
  • Isabel van der Woning
  • Miranda Veringmeier
  • Iris Zwilling

Tournament history[]

World Cup[]

  • 1973: Did not participate
  • 1978: Did not participate
  • 1982: Did not participate
  • 1988: 5th place
  • 1993: 8th place
  • 1997: Quarter finals
  • 2000: 8th place
  • 2005: Did not qualify
  • 2009: Did not qualify
  • 2013: Did not qualify
  • 2017: Did not qualify

Women's World Twenty20[]

  • 2009: Did not participate
  • 2010: Did not participate
  • 2012: Did not participate
  • 2014: Did not qualify
  • 2016: Did not qualify
  • 2018: Did not qualify
  • 2020: Did not qualify

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier[]

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier[]

European Championship[]

  • 1989: 3rd place
  • 1990: 3rd place
  • 1991: 4th place
  • 1995: 3rd place
  • 1999: 4th place
  • 2001: 3rd place
  • 2005: 4th place
  • 2007: 3rd place
  • 2009: Runner-up
  • 2010: Runner-up
  • 2011: Champions
  • 2014: Runner-up

Records and Statistics[]

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women[14][15][16]

Last updated 30 August 2021

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Women's Test 1 0 1 0 0 28 July 2007
Women's One-Day Internationals 101 19 81 0 1 8 August 1984
Women's Twenty20 Internationals 39 8 27 2 2 6 August 2009

Women's Test cricket[]

Women's Test record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to Women's Test #130. Last updated 31 July 2007.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 28 July 2007

Women's One-Day International[]

WODI record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to WODI #802. Last updated 24 November 2011.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
 Australia 5 0 5 0 0 29 November 1988
 England 10 0 10 0 0 6 December 1988
 India 3 0 3 0 0 24 July 1993
 Ireland 22 2 20 0 0 30 November 1988 20 July 1989
 New Zealand 9 0 9 0 0 8 August 1984
 Pakistan 12 4 7 0 1 9 April 2001 16 April 2001
 South Africa 7 0 7 0 0 4 December 2000
 Sri Lanka 13 3 10 0 0 25 November 1997 25 November 1997
 West Indies 7 1 6 0 0 21 July 1993 21 July 1993
ICC Associate members
 Denmark 10 6 4 0 0 21 July 1989 20 July 1990
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 23 July 2003 23 July 2003
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 21 July 2003 21 July 2003

Women's T20I cricket[]

  • Highest team total: 196/3, v Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.[25]
  • Highest individual innings: 126*, Sterre Kalis v Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.[26]
  • Best innings bowling: 7/3, Frederique Overdijk v France on 26 August 2021 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.[27]

WT20I record versus other nations[16]

Records complete to WT20I #940. Last updated 30 August 2021.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 8 July 2018
 Ireland 12 1 10 0 1 6 August 2009 30 July 2021
 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 24 April 2011
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 14 October 2010
 Sri Lanka 1 0 0 0 1 24 April 2011
 West Indies 3 0 3 0 0 21 July 2008
ICC Associate members
 France 1 1 0 0 0 26 August 2021 26 August 2021
 Germany 3 3 0 0 0 27 June 2019 27 June 2019
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 3 September 2019 3 September 2019
 Papua New Guinea 1 0 1 0 0 10 July 2018
 Scotland 6 1 4 1 0 26 June 2019 26 June 2019
 Thailand 3 0 3 0 0 10 August 2019
 Uganda 1 0 1 0 0 12 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 0 7 July 2018
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 5 September 2019 5 September 2019

Lists of players[]

  • List of Netherlands women Test cricketers
  • List of Netherlands women ODI cricketers
  • List of Netherlands women Twenty20 International cricketers

See also[]

  • Netherlands men's cricket team

References[]

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  2. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
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  9. ^ Other women's matches played by Netherlands women Archived 26 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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