Netherlands cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97

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The Netherlands national cricket team toured South Africa from January to February 1997 and played seven limited overs matches against teams representing various areas of South Africa. The touring Dutch team was captained by Tim de Leede. [1]

Matches

23 January 1997
Scorecard
Combined Services
149 (47 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
150 (47.5 overs)
Pieter Koen 45
Asim Khan 4/20 (10 overs)
Bastiaan Zuiderent 52
Wessie Westraadt 3/21 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 3 wickets
Langa Cricket Club Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Muhammad Bagus and R. Pilowsky
  • Combined Services won the toss and decided to bat

24 January 1997
Scorecard
Western Province
244/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
71 (25.4 overs)
Dave Rundle 77
Godfrey Edwards 3/34 (9 overs)
Andre van Troost 17*
Dean Payne 5/23 (7 overs)
Western Province won by 173 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
  • Toss not known

27 January 1997
Scorecard
Eastern Province
204 (46 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
129 (41.5 overs)
Grant Morgan 33
Andre van Troost 3/40 (9 overs)
Eastern Province won by 75 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: David Boyd and Ramesh Shah
  • Eastern Province won the toss and decided to bat

29 January 1997
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
223/8 (50 overs)
v
Border A
226/1 (43.5 overs)
Robert van Oosterom 87
Ian Howell 2/23 (8 overs)
Petrus Bouwer du Plessis 116*
Asim Khan 1/44 (10 overs)
Border A won by 9 wickets
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Clive Cardinal, Peter Haxton and Robert Noble
  • Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat

31 January 1997
[ Scorecard]
North West
246/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
216 (50 overs)
Martin Venter 129
Marc Nota 3/33 (8 overs)
Tim de Leede 60
Jan Dreyer 4/39 (10 overs)
North West won by 30 runs
Gert Van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville
  • Toss not known

2 February 1997
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
231/9 (50 overs)
v
Transvaal Invitation XI
232/5 (43.2 overs)
Bastiaan Zuiderent 63
Rowan Lyle 5/27 (10 overs)
Ken Rutherford 101
Zulfiqar Ahmed 3/37 (6 overs)
Transvaal Invitation XI won by 5 wickets
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Kevin Lavery and Shaid Wadvalla
  • Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat

4 February 1997
Scorecard
Easterns
239/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
208 (48.5 overs)
Craig Norris 42
Peter Cantrell 2/32 (10 overs)
Bastiaan Zuiderent 68
Syd Meyer 3/28 (9 overs)
Easterns won by 31 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Kevin Lavery and Robert Lee
  • Easterns won the toss and decided to bat

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References

  1. "Netherlands in Kenya and South Africa 1996/97". CricketArchive . Retrieved 6 December 2022.