Noah Croes

Noah Croes

Personal information
Full name	Noah Roderick Joseph Croes
Born	(1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 26) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Netherlands
ODI debut(cap  83)	9 July 2023 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	12 June 2025 v  Scotland
T20I debut(cap  57)	28 February 2024 v  Nepal
Last T20I	3 September 2025 v  Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 21 20 21 20 Runs scored 390 203 390 203 Batting average 22.94 20.30 22.94 20.30 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 Top score 50 52* 50 52* Catches/stumpings 14/– 17/– 14/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 January 2026

Noah Roderick Joseph Croes (born 13 December 1999) is a Dutch cricketer. ^[1]

Career

Born in Amsterdam to a Dutch father, who brought him up bilingual,^{[ citation needed ]} Croes grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He played in the Victorian under-18 state championships in 2018 for the Inner East Emus, and scored a century in the final. ^[2] He later represented Victoria in the Australian under-19 national championships. ^[3] Croes played senior cricket in Victorian Premier Cricket for Melbourne University along Dutch international captain Scott Edwards. ^[4] He scored his maiden century for the club in December 2021. ^[3]

Croes spent the 2022 winter playing cricket in the United Kingdom, then in 2023 he returned to the Netherlands to live in The Hague and play for Voorburg Cricket Club. ^[4] In May 2023, he was selected to play for the Dutch national side in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. ^{[5] [6]} He played one match for the tournament, making his One Day International debut on 9 July 2023, against Sri Lanka. ^[7] At this tournament, the Netherlands qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and in September 2023 Croes was named as travelling reserve for their squad. ^{[8] [9]} Ahead of the Netherlands' final match for the tournament against hosts India, he was brought into the 15-player squad to replace the injured Ryan Klein, ^[10] but he didn't feature in the match. ^[11]

In February 2024, Croes was selected in the Netherland's Twenty20 squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. ^[12] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Nepal at Kirtipur on 28 February 2024. ^[13]

References

1. "Noah Croes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
2. "Josh Hartill smashes 163 not out in Outer East Eagles' under-18 state championships win over Inner East Emus". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
3. Higgins, Ben; Amy, Paul (7 December 2021). "Maiden centuries, five-wicket haul in the Premier Cricket Team of the Week". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
4. Lewis, Tyler (31 May 2023). "Inside Noah Croes' journey from Melbourne University to the Netherlands". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
5. "Dutch squad for Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
6. "Ackermann, Klaassen, van der Merwe absent from Netherlands squad for World Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
7. "Final, Jan 9 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
8. "Netherlands squad announced for ICC Cricket World Cup". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
9. "Ackermann, van Meekeren, van der Merwe return to Netherlands squad for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
10. "Netherlands make squad change ahead of World Cup clash with India". ICC. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
11. "India vs Netherlands, 45th Match at Bengaluru, World Cup 2023, Nov 12 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
12. "Dutch men's cricket team to visit Nepal". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
13. "2nd Match, Kirtipur, February 28, 2024, Nepal Triangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• Noah Croes  at ESPNcricinfo