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| Nickname(s) | The Flying Dutchmen[1][2] | |||||||||
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| Association | Royal Dutch Cricket Association | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Scott Edwards | |||||||||
| Coach | Ryan Cook | |||||||||
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| ICC status | Associate Member with ODI status (1966) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v.  New Zealand at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara; 17 February 1996 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v.  United Arab Emirates at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 9 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (1996, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2023) | |||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 12 (first in 1979) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2001) | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Kenya at Stormont, Belfast; 2 August 2008 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v.  United States at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague; 28 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 6 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
| Best result | Super 10 (2014) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 6 (first in 2008) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2008, 2015, 2019) | |||||||||
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| As of 9 November 2024 | ||||||||||
The Netherlands men's national cricket team (Dutch: Nederlands cricketteam), usually referred as "The Flying Dutchmen" is a team that represents the Netherlands in men's international cricket and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
Cricket has been played in the Netherlands since at least the 19th century, and in the 1860s was considered a major sport in the country. Other sports – notably football and field hockey – have long since surpassed cricket in popularity amongst the Dutch, but today there are around 6,000 cricketers in the Netherlands. The first national association, the forerunner of today's Royal Dutch Cricket Association, was formed in 1890 and the Netherlands achieved Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966.
The Netherlands have taken part in all eleven ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier tournaments, winning the competition in Canada in 2001 and finishing as runners-up thrice (in 1986, 1990 and 2023). The Netherlands also participated in the 1996, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2023 Cricket World Cups, and from 1995 onwards the national team entered the English domestic NatWest Trophy competition (and its successor, the C&G Trophy). In 2004 they played first-class cricket in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, drawing with Scotland in Aberdeen and then suffering from an innings defeat against Ireland in Deventer.
The Netherlands enjoyed full One Day International status from 1 January 2006 until 1 February 2014.[8] They regained Twenty20 International status in June 2014, having played their first match in this format in 2008.[9] The Netherlands regained their ODI status after the conclusion of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in March 2018. They had guaranteed this status before the tournament as a result of winning the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and thus qualifying for the 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, and retained the status until the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Netherlands and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[10] Scott Edwards is the current team captain.[11]
- ^ "Flying Dutchmen get down to business". The Times of India. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Sudarshan, N. (17 October 2023). "Flying Dutchmen take the wind out of Proteas' sails". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "ODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "ODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Netherlands, Kenya and Canada lose ODI status". ESPNcricinfo. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status". ESPNcricinfo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Scott Edwards takes Netherlands captaincy in his stride after mid-series coronation". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.