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Netherlands

Flag of the Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Lionesses
Association	KNCB
Personnel
Captain	Heather Siegers
Coach	Sean Trouw[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (1966)
ICC region	Europe
Women's Tests
Only WTest	v  South Africa at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 28–31 July 2007
WTests Played Won/Lost Total [2] 1 0/1 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  New Zealand at Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem; 8 August 1984
Last WODI	v  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Dhaka; 24 November 2011
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total [4] 101 19/81 (0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances	4 (first in 1988)
Best result	5th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in 2003)
Best result	3rd (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I	v  West Indies at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 1 July 2008
Last WT20I	v  Ireland at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 20 August 2011
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total [6] 11 10/0 (0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	4th (2013)
As of 26 December 2017

The Netherlands women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Lionesses, represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.

Squad

The Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was as follows:^[10]

• 
  Heather Siegers (c)


• Esther Corder


• Caroline de Fouw


• Denise Hannema


• Sterre Kalis


• Lisa Klokgieters


• Mariska Kornet


• 
  Babette de Leede (wk)


• Juliët Post


• Robine Rijke


• Silver Siegers


• Cher van Slobbe


• Annemijn Thomson


• Jolien van Vliet

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

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

Women's World Twenty20

• 2009: Did not participate


• 2010: Did not participate


• 2012: Did not participate


• 2014: Did not qualify


• 2016: Did not qualify

Records

ODI cricket

• Highest team total: 375/5 v Japan, 23 July 2003 at Schiedam, Netherlands
  


• Highest individual score: 142, Pauline te Beest v Japan, 23 July 2003 at Schiedam, Netherlands
  


• Best innings bowling: 5/20, Cheraldine Oudolf v Sri Lanka, 30 November 1997 at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
  

WT20I records

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L Ratio	First	Last	First Win
ICC Full members
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2018	2018
Ireland	5	0	5	0	0	0.00	2009	2011
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2011	2011
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2010	2010
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2011	2011
West Indies	3	0	3	0	0	0.00	2008	2010
ICC Associate members
Papua New Guinea	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2018	2018
Uganda	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2018	2018
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	1	0	25.00	2018	2018
Total	16	0	15	1	0.00	3.25	2009	2018	-
Statistics are correct as of  Netherlands v  Uganda at Utrecht, July 12, 2018.

• Highest team total: 146/3 (20 overs), v UAE on 14 Jul 2018, at Amstelveen^[11]


• Lowest team total: 42 (18 overs), v Bangladesh on 8 Jul 2018, at Utrecht^[12]


• Most runs:


• Highest individual innings: Sterre Kalis 88* (68), v UAE on 7 Jul 2018, at Utrecht^[13]


• Most wickets:


• Best innings bowling: Evelien Gerrits 3/13 (2 overs), v Pakistan on 24 Apr 2011, at Colombo^[14]

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