Debbie Kooij

Debbie Kooij
Personal information
Born (1968-12-27) 27 December 1968 (age 55)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 53)19 July 1999 v England
Last ODI26 July 2003 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition WODI
Matches 7
Runs scored 123
Batting average 17.57
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 78
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2015

Debbie Kooij (born 27 December 1968) is a former Dutch cricketer whose international career for the Dutch national side spanned from 1999 to 2003. A right-handed batsman, she played in seven One Day International (ODI) matches.

Born in Nijmegen, Kooij made her ODI debut aged 21, appearing in three matches at the 1999 edition of the European Championship in Denmark.[1] She scored a duck on debut against England,[2] and also performed poorly in her two other matches, scoring five runs against Ireland and three against Denmark.[3][4] Kooij did not play another international until 2003, when she was selected in the Dutch squad for the 2003 IWCC Trophy (the qualifier for the 2005 World Cup).[1] At that tournament, she scored 115 runs from her four matches, placing her behind only Pauline te Beest and Carolien Salomons both for the Netherlands and for overall runs.[5] Kooij's best innings, 78 from 138 balls, came in the opening match against Scotland, where she opened the batting with Eugenie van Leeuwen.[6] Her innings included a 224-run stand with Pauline te Beest, which set a new record for the highest second-wicket partnership in ODIs (broken in 2009), and at the time was also the third-highest partnership overall (for any wicket).[7][8] The IWCC Trophy was Kooij's final tournament for the Netherlands, with her last ODI coming in the final match, against Pakistan.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Women's ODI matches played by Debbie Kooij – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ England Women v Netherlands Women, Women's European Championship 1999 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ Ireland Women v Netherlands Women, Women's European Championship 1999 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ Denmark Women v Netherlands Women, Women's European Championship 1999 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ Batting and fielding in International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ Netherlands Women v Scotland Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership records / Highest partnership for the second wicket – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership records / Highest partnerships for any wicket – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2015.