Netherlands women's national cricket team

The Netherlands women's national cricket team, 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.

Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands
Nickname(s)Lionesses
AssociationRoyal Dutch Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainJuliët Post
CoachShane Deitz[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1966)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
WT20I 21st 21st (7-October-2019)
Women's Tests
Only WTestv  South Africa at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 28–31 July 2007
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 1 0/1
(0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  New Zealand at Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem; 8 August 1984
Last WODIv  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Dhaka; 24 November 2011
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 101 19/81
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances4 (first in 1988)
Best result5th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best result3rd (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  West Indies at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 1 July 2008
Last WT20Iv  Scotland at Lochlands, Arbroath; 7 September 2019
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[5] 32 5/23
(2 ties, 2 no results)
This year[6] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2013)
Best result4th (2013)
As of 5 October 2020

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.[7] 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. Since 2000, the Dutch side has not qualified for either the World Cup or the World Twenty20, although it retained 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 after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[8]

History

Early years

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, before visiting England late the same year.

1980s

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.

1990s

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, which remains their sole ODI series victory. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they avoided last place by reaching the quarter finals before being knocked out by Australia.

1999 saw another tour to Sri Lanka, where they lost the five match ODI series 5–0. This was followed by a last place finish in the European Championship in Denmark.

2000s

2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth and, to date, final World Cup appearance, where they again finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a tour to Pakistan where the hosts went 4–0 up in the seven match ODI series before the Netherlands won the final three games. Later in the year saw another third-place finish in the European Championship.

Their only cricket in 2002 was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which saw three heavy defeats, two by more than 200 runs. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier. They needed to finish in the top two to gain qualification for the 2005 World Cup, but could only manage third place.

Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against Ireland, which they lost 2–0. The year did see some good news for them though, as the ICC 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.[9] The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.[10]

Squad

The Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was as follows:[11]

Tournament history

World Cup
  • 1973: Did not participate
  • 1978: Did not participate
  • 1982: Did not participate
  • 1988: 5th place
  • 1993: 8th place
  • 1997: Quarter finals
  • 2000: 8th place
  • 2005: Did not qualify
  • 2009: Did not qualify
  • 2013: Did not qualify
  • 2017: Did not qualify

European Championship
  • 1989: 3rd place
  • 1990: 3rd place
  • 1991: 4th place
  • 1995: 3rd place
  • 1999: 4th place
  • 2001: 3rd place
  • 2005: 4th place
  • 2007: 3rd place
  • 2009: Runner-up
  • 2010: Runner-up
  • 2011: Champions
  • 2014: Runner-up

Women's World Twenty20
  • 2009: Did not participate
  • 2010: Did not participate
  • 2012: Did not participate
  • 2014: Did not qualify
  • 2016: Did not qualify

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

Other tournaments

In the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series, the Netherlands finished in last place, losing five matches and having one washed out.

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Thailand 6 5 1 0 0 10 2.509
2  Scotland 6 4 2 0 0 8 −0.385
3  Ireland 6 2 3 0 1 5 1.320
4  Netherlands (H) 6 0 5 0 1 1 −4.113
Source: [12]
(H) Host.

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women[13][14][15]

Last updated 7 September 2019

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Women's Test1010028 July 2007
Women's One-Day Internationals1011981018 August 1984
Women's Twenty20 Internationals32523226 August 2009

Women's Test cricket

Women's Test record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to Women's Test #130. Last updated 31 July 2007.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 South Africa1010028 July 2007

Women's One-Day International

WODI record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WODI #802. Last updated 24 November 2011.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia5050029 November 1988
 England10010006 December 1988
 India3030024 July 1993
 Ireland222200030 November 198820 July 1989
 New Zealand909008 August 1984
 Pakistan1247019 April 200116 April 2001
 South Africa707004 December 2000
 Sri Lanka133100025 November 199725 November 1997
 West Indies7160021 July 199321 July 1993
ICC Associate members
 Denmark10640021 July 198920 July 1990
 Japan1100023 July 200323 July 2003
 Scotland2200021 July 200321 July 2003

Women's T20I cricket

WT20I record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to WT20I #757. Last updated 7 September 2019.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 202008 July 2018
 Ireland 807016 August 2009
 Pakistan 1010024 April 2011
 South Africa 1010014 October 2010
 Sri Lanka 1000124 April 2011
 West Indies 3030021 July 2008
ICC Associate members
 Germany 2200027 June 201927 June 2019
 Namibia 110003 September 20193 September 2019
 Papua New Guinea 1010010 July 2018
 Scotland 5131026 June 201926 June 2019
 Thailand 3030010 August 2019
 Uganda 1010012 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 201107 July 2018
 United States 110005 September 20195 September 2019

Lists of players

See also

Netherlands men's cricket team

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