Netherlands national cricket team
The Dutch cricket team is the national team in cricket, representing the Netherlands at international level. It belongs to the second row of teams and thus as an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council.
- 2.1 Cricket World Cup
- 2.2 Champions Trophy
- 2.3 World Twenty20
History
Before the time as an Associate Member
Cricket is known in the Netherlands since it had brought in the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century British soldiers. Subsequently, several cricket clubs emerged, until finally in 1983 the Dutch Cricket Union was formed. However, cricket remained an amateur sport in the Kingdom for a long time. Although individual international matches Dutch teams were discharged from the end of the 19th century, but great successes were not achieved. In 1964, it succeeded in the Dutch national team against the test -Nation Australia to win. Joining the ICC took place in 1966.
The years as an Associate Member
First-class cricket
As one of the best teams that do not have Test status, the Dutch team takes part in the Intercontinental Cup. Here, however, succeeded in the previous five issues do not get beyond the first round.
One- Day Internationals
In the first qualifications for the Cricket World Cup 1979 and 1982 the team failed both times early on. In the third and fourth edition, 1986 and 1989, they lost each only in the final against Zimbabwe. Only in the tournament in 1994 succeeded to qualify for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. There, however, they lost all the games and was eliminated in the first round of. The qualification for the 1999 Cricket World Cup in 1997 failed so you could again only qualify for the 2003 Cricket World Cup, after the first time you could win the qualifying tournament two years earlier. There, in the last game against Namibia managed a victory, but not enough to qualify for the second round. At the Cricket World Cup 2007, it failed again in the first round, where you could reach only against Scotland victory. By the third place in the qualification tournament in 2009 you could not only qualify for the Cricket World Cup 2011, but secured immediately ODI status until 2013. During finals tournament, the team remained without a win in the first round and was eliminated as a group from Last. In which the tournament subsequent meeting of the ICC Board has decided that no Associates may take part in the World Cup 2015. Thus, only when the output 2019 is a participation of the Netherlands in this tournament again possible.
Twenty20 Internationals
When qualifying for the first ICC World Twenty20 2007, it failed with only three runs in the match against Scotland on a possible participation. The qualifying tournament in 2008 they won together with Ireland and could thus qualify. At the tournament itself is surprised with a win against England. However, since they lost against Pakistan and they were beaten by England, they ultimately failed because of the poorer net run rate in the first round. When qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 2010 they became only the fourth and failed thus. The same was the case two years later, when they also finished fourth in the qualification for the ICC World Twenty20 in 2012.
International Tournaments
Cricket World Cup
Champions Trophy
World Twenty20
- 2007 does not qualify
- 2009 preliminary round (Qualifying )
- 2010 is not qualified (qualification )
- 2012 not qualified (qualification )
- 2014 preliminary round (Qualifying )