Babette de Leede

Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede (born 8 October 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.^[1][2]

Babette de Leede

Personal information
Full name	Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede
Born	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) Leidschendam, Netherlands
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Tim de Leede (uncle) Bas de Leede (cousin)
International information
National side	Netherlands
ODI debut (cap 84)	22 August 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI	24 November 2022 v Thailand
T20I debut (cap 26)	7 July 2018 v UAE
Last T20I	17 August 2023 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021/22–present	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WODI Matches 63 13 Runs scored 927 289 Batting average 21.96 22.23 100s/50s 0/4 0/2 Top score 82* 76 Catches/stumpings 32/23 13/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2024

Career

International cricket

She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.^[3]

She was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.^[5] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.^[6]

In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.^[7] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[8] In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[9]

During that Qualifier she made 78 runs against Sri Lanka on November 23, 2021. On August 26, 2022, she made 76 in a One Day International against Ireland at her home ground, Westvliet.^[10]

In November 2022 De Leede made 33, 37, 30 and 59 in four consecutive ODIs against Thailand in Chiangmai, propelling her to the 46th spot in the ICC One Day International rankings. ^[11]

In October 2024 De Leede took over the captaincy of the Dutch national team from Heather Siegers. ^[12]

In February 2025 Babette led the Dutch women's team to four victories in six T20I matches in Kathmandu, Nepal: three against the host nation and one against Thailand.^[13]

Club cricket

In May 2022, de Leede played five matches for the Sapphires team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational, she scored a total of 85 runs, took one catch, and achieved seven stumpings. In her team's match against the Falcons team, she made 45 runs, racked up a world record of five stumpings, and was awarded player of the match.^[1][14] Of the experience of playing at the FairBreak tournament, she has since said:

"For me, it offers the opportunity to compete with the world's best and to make some money, so that I can postpone an office job a bit and continue to play cricket for the Netherlands."^[15]

In March 2022 Babette made 75 for Western Province Women against Eastern Cape at Newlands.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2022 she top scored with 122* for her team Voorburg CC against Quick in the Dutch domestic 40-over league. ^[16]

On March 1, 2025 Babette top scored for Western Province with a maiden First Class century in South Africa at the highest level, 106 against Dolphins Women at Durban. ^[17]

On May 20, 2025 it was announced that Babette would leave Western Province to join Boland. ^[18]