Robine Rijke

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Robine Rijke
Personal information
Born (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27)
The Hague, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  88)22 August 2022 v  Ireland
Last ODI24 August 2022 v  Ireland
T20I debut(cap  29)7 July 2018 v  UAE
Last T20I17 August 2023 v  Ireland
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2022

Robine Rijke (born 1 September 1996) is a Dutch cricketer. [1] She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015. [2]

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In June 2018, she was named in the Netherlands' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for the Netherlands against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. [4] However, two days later she was suspended from bowling in international matches, after her bowling action was deemed to be illegal. [5]

In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain. [6] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [7] However, on 31 August 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that her bowling action was illegal, and she was suspended from bowling in international cricket matches. [8] In November 2021, the ICC declared that Rijke's action was now legal following a re-assessment. [9]

In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [10]

Rijke was named MVP of the first edition of the Women's European Cricket Championship in december 2023. [11]

Outside cricket

Rijke combines playing international cricket with working for sponsor f the Dutch women's cricket team SISAR B.V. [12]

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