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.

For the men's team, see Netherlands national cricket team.
Netherlands
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Netherlands Cricket logo
Nickname(s)Lionesses
AssociationRoyal Dutch Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainHeather Siegers
CoachShane Deitz[1]
History
Test status acquired2007 (2007)
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member
(1966 (1966))
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
WODI 12th 12th (26 Nov 2022)
WT20I 21st 17th (30 Nov 2022)
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.  Thailand at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 7 July 2023
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 110 20/89
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[5] 2 1/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
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.  Italy at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 12 September 2023
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 64 21/38
(2 ties, 3 no results)
This year[7] 16 9/6
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2013)
Best result4th (2013)
As of 12 September 2023

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. Since 2000, the Dutch side has not qualified for either the World Cup or the T20 World Cup, 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 since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is.[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 are the other four teams.[11]

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,[12] 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.

2020s

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]

Squad

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
Batters
Sterre Kalis24Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Annemijn Thomson27Right-handedRight-arm leg breakT20I
All-rounders
Robine Rijke27Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Heather Siegers27Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20ICaptain
Gwen BloemenODI
Mikkie ZwillingT20I
Wicket-keepers
Babette de Leede24Right-handedODI, T20I
Jolien van Vliet25Right-handedODI, T20I
Spin Bowlers
Silver Siegers23Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Eva Lynch23Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI, T20I
Caroline de Lange25Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Annemijn van Beuge22Right-handedRight-arm off breakT20I
Pace Bowlers
Iris Zwilling22Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Frederique Overdijk22Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Hannah Landheer21Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Isabel van der Woning21Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I

Tournament history

Cricket World Cup
World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR
England 1973did not participate
India 1978
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988Group stage5th80800
England 1993Group stage8th71600
India 1997Quarter finals6th51301
New Zealand 2000Group stage8th70700
England 2005did not qualify
Australia 2009
India 2013
England 2017
New Zealand 2022
India 2025To be determined
Total4/120 titles2722401

T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup record T20 World Cup Qualifier record
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Pld W L T NR
England 2009did not participateNo qualification
Cricket West Indies 2009
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014did not qualify51400
India 201630300
Cricket West Indies 201830300
Australia 2020
South Africa 2023
Total0/80 titles000001111000

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier

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

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women[16][17][18]

Last updated 12 September 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Women's Test1010028 July 2007
Women's One-Day Internationals1102089018 August 1984
Women's Twenty20 Internationals642138236 August 2009

Women's Test cricket

Women's Test record versus other nations[16]

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[17]

Records complete to WODI #1324. Last updated 7 July 2023.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia5050029 November 1988
 England10010006 December 1988
 India3030024 July 1993
 Ireland252230030 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
 Thailand6150020 November 20223 July 2023

Women's T20I cricket

WT20I record versus other nations[18]

Records complete to WT20I #1662. Last updated 12 September 2023.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 202008 July 2018
 Ireland 15113016 August 200930 July 2021
 Pakistan 1010024 April 2011
 South Africa 1010014 October 2010
 Sri Lanka 1000124 April 2011
 West Indies 3030021 July 2008
ICC Associate members
 France 3300026 August 202126 August 2021
 Germany 3300027 June 201927 June 2019
 Italy 220008 September 20238 September 2023
 Jersey 3200124 August 202324 August 2023
 Namibia 642003 September 20193 September 2019
 Papua New Guinea 1010010 July 2018
 Scotland 10361026 June 201926 June 2019
 Thailand 9270010 August 201930 November 2022
 Uganda 1010012 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 201107 July 2018
 United States 110005 September 20195 September 2019

See also

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