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| Full name | Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1999 Leidschendam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 84) | 22 August 2022 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 November 2022 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 26) | 7 July 2018 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 August 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,5 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede (born 8 October 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. [1] [2]
She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015. [3]
She was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. [5] In July 2018,she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad. [6]
In May 2019,she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain. [7] In August 2019,she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [8] In October 2021,she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [9]
During that Qualifier she made 78 runs against Sri Lanka on November 23,2021. On August 26,2022,she made 76 in a One Day International against Ireland at her home ground,Westvliet.[ citation needed ]
In November 2022 De Leede made 33,37,30 and 59 in four consecutive ODIs against Thailand in Chiangmai,propelling her to the 46th spot in the ICC One Day International rankings. [10]
In October 2024 De Leede took over the captaincy of the Dutch national team from heather Siegers. [11]
In February 2025 Babette led the Dutch women's team to four victories in six T20I matches in Kathmandu,Nepal:three against the host nation and one against Thailand. [12]
In May 2022,de Leede played five matches for the Sapphires team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational,she scored a total of 85 runs,took one catch,and achieved seven stumpings. In her team's match against the Falcons team,she made 45 runs,racked up a world record of five stumpings,and was awarded player of the match. [1] [13] Of the experience of playing at the FairBreak tournament,she has since said:
"For me, it offers the opportunity to compete with the world's best and to make some money, so that I can postpone an office job a bit and continue to play cricket for the Netherlands." [14]
In 2022 Babette made 75 for Western Province Women against Eastern Cape at Newlands.[ citation needed ]
In August 2022 she top scored with 122* for her team Voorburg CC against Quick in the Dutch domestic 40-over league. [15]