Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |||||||||
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Association | Royal Dutch Cricket Association | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Heather Siegers | |||||||||
Coach | Neil MacRae [1] | |||||||||
History | ||||||||||
Test status acquired | 2007 | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member (1966 ) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
Only WTest | v. South Africa at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 28–31 July 2007 | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v. New Zealand at Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem; 8 August 1984 | |||||||||
Last WODI | v. Thailand at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 7 July 2023 | |||||||||
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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. Vanuatu at Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi; 27 April 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3 (first in 2013 ) | |||||||||
Best result | 4th (2013) | |||||||||
As of 27 April 2024 |
The Netherlands women's national cricket team (Dutch : Nederlands vrouwencricketteam) nicknamed the Lionesses, represents 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. [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. The Dutch side retained its 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 since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. [9] In May 2022, the ICC announced the Netherlands as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status. [10] Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand and the United States were the other four teams. [11]
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, [12] before visiting England late the same year.
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.
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. That remains the sole ODI series victory for the Dutch team. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals.
1999 was a year with a steep learning curve when another tour to Sri Lanka, where they suffered a 5–0 defeat in the five-match ODI series. After the European Championship in Denmark the Dutch rebuilt their squad and structure.
2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth World Cup appearance, where they finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a tour to Pakistan. [Pakistan women's national cricket team|the hosts]] took a 4–0 lead in the seven match ODI series but the Netherlands bounced back admirably winning the final three games. Later in the year saw a third-place finish in the European Championship.
Their cricket in 2002 was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which the Dutch were unable to win. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier. The Dutch finished third, but only the two finalists qualified for the 2005 World Cup.
Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against Ireland which was lost. Good news came from the ICC which 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. [13] The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams. [14]
After a Netherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand, in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking. [15] An ODI win over higher-ranked Thailand gave the Netherlands their best global ranking ever (12th).
SISAR B.V. [16] became the official sponsor of the Dutch women's cricket team in December 2022. SISAR B.V. [17] signed a sponsorship contract for three years with the KNCB. [18]
This lists all the players who have played for Netherlands for the past 12 months. Updated as of 1 July 2022.
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Format | Notes |
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Batters | |||||
Sterre Kalis | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
Annemijn Thomson | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | T20I | |
All-rounders | |||||
Robine Rijke | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
Heather Siegers | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | Captain |
Gwen Bloemen | ODI | ||||
Mikkie Zwilling | T20I | ||||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Babette de Leede | 24 | Right-handed | ODI, T20I | ||
Jolien van Vliet | 25 | Right-handed | ODI, T20I | ||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Silver Siegers | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
Eva Lynch | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I | |
Caroline de Lange | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
Annemijn van Beuge | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | T20I | |
Pace Bowlers | |||||
Iris Zwilling | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
Frederique Overdijk | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
Hannah Landheer | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
Isabel van der Woning | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
1973 | did not participate | |||||||
1978 | ||||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1988 | Group stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | Group stage | 8th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
1997 | Quarter finals | 6th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
2000 | Group stage | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | did not qualify | |||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 4/12 | 0 titles | 27 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
T20 World Cup record | T20 World Cup Qualifier record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
2009 | did not participate | No qualification | |||||||||||
2009 | |||||||||||||
2012 | |||||||||||||
2014 | did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2020 | |||||||||||||
2023 | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/8 | 0 titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
International Match Summary — Netherlands Women [19] [20] [21]
Last updated 27 April 2024
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Women's Test | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 July 2007 |
Women's One-Day Internationals | 110 | 20 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 8 August 1984 |
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 65 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 6 August 2009 |
Women's Test record versus other nations [19]
Records complete to Women's Test #130. Last updated 31 July 2007.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 July 2007 |
Most ODI runs for Netherlands Women [28]
| Most ODI wickets for Netherlands Women [29]
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WODI record versus other nations [20]
Records complete to WODI #1324. Last updated 7 July 2023.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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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 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 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 |
Thailand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | 3 July 2023 |
Most WT20I runs for Netherlands Women [33]
| Most WT20I wickets for Netherlands Women [34]
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WT20I record versus other nations [21]
Records complete to WT20I #1851. Last updated 27 April 2024.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2018 | |
Ireland | 15 | 1 | 13 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 June 2019 | 27 June 2019 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 September 2023 | 8 September 2023 |
Jersey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 August 2023 | 24 August 2023 |
Namibia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2019 | 3 September 2019 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2018 | |
Scotland | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 June 2019 | 26 June 2019 |
Thailand | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 August 2019 | 30 November 2022 |
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 |
Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2024 | 27 April 2024 |
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