Netherlands women's national cricket team

For the men's team, see Netherlands 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.

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Lionesses
Association	Royal Dutch Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain	Babette de Leede[1]
Coach	Neil MacRae[2]
History
Test status acquired	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (1966; 59 years ago (1966))
ICC region	Europe
ICC Rankings Current[3] Best-ever ODI 12th 12th (26 Nov 2022) T20I 15th 15th (01 Jan 2024)
Tests
Only Test	v.  South Africa at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 28–31 July 2007
Tests Played Won/Lost Total[4] 1 0/1 (0 draws)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v.  New Zealand at Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem; 8 August 1984
Last ODI	v.  Scotland at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 12 August 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total[5] 114 23/90 (0 ties, 1 no result) This year[6] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances	4 (first in 1988)
Best result	5th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in 2003)
Best result	3rd (2003)
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v.  West Indies at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 1 July 2008
Last T20I	v.  Thailand at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 6 February 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[7] 82 33/43 (2 ties, 4 no results) This year[8] 6 4/2 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in 2013)
Best result	4th (2013)
ODI and T20I kit
As of 6 February 2025

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.^[9] 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. The Dutch side retained its 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 the full WT20I status.^[10] In May 2022, the ICC announced the Netherlands as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status.^[11] Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand and the United States were the other four teams.^[12]

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,^[13] 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. That remains the sole ODI series victory for the Dutch team. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals.

1999 was a year with a steep learning curve when another tour to Sri Lanka, where they suffered a 5–0 defeat in the five-match ODI series. After the European Championship in Denmark the Dutch rebuilt their squad and structure.

2000s

2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth World Cup appearance, where they finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a tour to Pakistan. the hosts took a 4–0 lead in the seven match ODI series but the Netherlands bounced back admirably winning the final three games. Later in the year saw a third-place finish in the European Championship.

Their cricket in 2002 was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which the Dutch were unable to win. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier. The Dutch finished third, but only the two finalists qualified for the 2005 World Cup.

Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against Ireland which was lost. Good news came from the ICC which 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.^[14] The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.^[15]

In May 2022 the ICC gave the Netherlands women ODI status together with PNG, Thailand, Scotland and the USA.

After a Netherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand, in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking.^[16] An ODI win over higher-ranked Thailand gave the Netherlands their best global ranking ever (12th).

In April and May the Netherlands played in the ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, missing the semi finals on net run rate. ^[17]

Sponsorship

SISAR B.V.^[18] became the official sponsor of the Dutch women's cricket team in December 2022. SISAR B.V.^[19] signed a sponsorship contract for three years with the KNCB.^[20]

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 Kalis	25	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I
Annemijn Thomson	29	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	ODI, T20I
All-rounders
Robine Rijke	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I
Heather Siegers	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I	Captain
Gwen Bloemen				ODI, T20I
Mikkie Zwilling				T20I
Wicket-keepers
Babette de Leede	25	Right-handed		ODI, T20I
Jolien van Vliet	26	Right-handed		ODI, T20I
Spin Bowlers
Silver Siegers	25	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	ODI, T20I
Eva Lynch	25	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI, T20I
Caroline de Lange	26	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	ODI, T20I
Annemijn van Beuge	23	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI, T20I
Pace Bowlers
Iris Zwilling	23	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I
Frederique Overdijk	24	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I
Hannah Landheer	22	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I
Isabel van der Woning	23	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI, T20I

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup records
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR
1973	Did not participate
1978
1982
1988	Group stage	5th	8	0	8	0	0
1993	Group stage	8th	7	1	6	0	0
1997	Quarter finals	6th	5	1	3	0	1
2000	Group stage	8th	7	0	7	0	0
2005	Did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
2022
2025	To be determined
Total	4/12	0 titles	27	2	24	0	1

ICC Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup records
Host Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2023
2024
2026	To be determined
Total	–	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2013	Group stage	4/7	5	1	4	0	0
2015	Group stage	8/8	4	0	4	0	0
2018	Group stage	8/8	4	0	4	0	0
2019	Group stage	6/8	4	1	3	0	0
2022	Did not participate
2024	Group stage	6/10	4	2	2	0	0
Total	5/6	0 Titles	21	4	17	0	0

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier

ICC Women's Twenty20 Qualifier Europe records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2019	Round-robin	1/3	4	3	1	0	0
2021	Round-robin	3/5	4	2	2	0	0
2023	Round-robin	2/4	6	5	1	0	0
Total	3/3	–	14	10	4	0	0

Women's European Cricket Championship/European Championship

Women's European Cricket Championship records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1989	Round-robin	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
1990	Round-robin	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
1991	Round-robin	4/4	3	1	2	0	0
1995	Round-robin	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
1999	Round-robin	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
2001	Round-robin	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
2005	Round-robin	2/2	1	0	1	0	0
2007	Round-robin	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
2009	Round-robin	2/3	2	1	1	0	0
2010	Round-robin	2/4	3	2	1	0	0
2011	Round-robin	Champion	2	2	0	0	0
Total	11/11	–	29	11	18	0	0

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women^[21][22][23]

Last updated 6 February 2025

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Women's Test	1	0	1	0	0	28 July 2007
Women's One-Day Internationals	114	23	90	0	1	8 August 1984
Women's Twenty20 Internationals	82	33	43	2	4	6 August 2009

Women's Test cricket

• Highest team total: 108 v South Africa, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam.^[24]
• Highest individual score: 49, Violet Wattenberg v South Africa, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam.^[25]
• Best innings bowling: 4/62, Jolet Hartenhof v South Africa, 28 July 2007 at Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam.^[26]

Women's Test record versus other nations^[21]

Records complete to Women's Test #130. Last updated 31 July 2007.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	First match	First win
ICC Full members
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	28 July 2007

Women's One-Day International

• Highest team total: 375/5 v Japan on 23 July 2003 at Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam.^[27]
• Highest individual score: 142, Pauline te Beest v Japan on 23 July 2003 at Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam.^[28]
• Best innings bowling: 5/20, Cheraldine Oudolf v Sri Lanka on 30 November 1997 at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy.^[29]

Most ODI runs for Netherlands Women [30] Player Runs Average Career span Pauline te Beest 1361 22.31 1990-2008 Carolien Salomons 894 20.31 1995-2011 Helmien Rambaldo 723 15.71 1998-2011 Nicola Payne 631 18.02 1988-1998 Maartje Köster 539 15.40 1995-2007

Most ODI wickets for Netherlands Women [31] Player Wickets Average Career span Carolien Salomons 37 18.67 1995-2011 Sandra Kottman 31 25.54 1991-2003 Caroline de Fouw 26 25.30 1991-2008 Cheraldine Oudolf 25 30.28 1995-2009 Jet van Noortwijk 24 19.33 1989-1997

WODI record versus other nations^[22]

Records complete to WODI #1401. Last updated 12 August 2024.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	First match	First win
ICC Full members
Australia	5	0	5	0	0	29 November 1988
England	10	0	10	0	0	6 December 1988
India	3	0	3	0	0	24 July 1993
Ireland	25	2	23	0	0	30 November 1988	20 July 1989
New Zealand	9	0	9	0	0	8 August 1984
Pakistan	12	4	7	0	1	9 April 2001	16 April 2001
South Africa	7	0	7	0	0	4 December 2000
Sri Lanka	13	3	10	0	0	25 November 1997	25 November 1997
West Indies	7	1	6	0	0	21 July 1993	21 July 1993
ICC Associate members
Denmark	10	6	4	0	0	21 July 1989	20 July 1990
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	23 July 2003	23 July 2003
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	0	5 August 2024	5 August 2024
Scotland	4	3	1	0	0	21 July 2003	21 July 2003
Thailand	6	1	5	0	0	20 November 2022	3 July 2023

Women's Twenty20 International cricket

• Highest team total: 196/3, v. Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.^[32]
• Highest individual innings: 126*, Sterre Kalis v. Germany on 27 June 2019 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.^[33]
• Best innings bowling: 7/3, Frederique Overdijk v. France on 26 August 2021 at La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena.^[34]

Most WT20I runs for Netherlands Women[35] Player Runs Average Career span Sterre Kalis 1,358 35.73 2018-2025 Babette de Leede 1,055 21.53 2018-2025 Robine Rijke 982 19.64 2018-2025 Heather Siegers 848 18.43 2018-2025 Iris Zwilling 702 14.62 2019-2025

Most WT20I wickets for Netherlands Women[36] Player Wickets Average Career span Iris Zwilling 67 16.92 2019-2025 Caroline de Lange 55 19.16 2019-2025 Eva Lynch 45 17.75 2019-2025 Silver Siegers 35 25.48 2018-2025 Frederique Overdijk 28 14.60 2018-2025

WT20I record versus other nations^[23]

Records complete to WT20I #2182. Last updated 6 February 2025.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	First match	First win
ICC Full members
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	8 July 2018
Ireland	16	1	14	0	1	6 August 2009	30 July 2021
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	0	24 April 2011
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	14 October 2010
Sri Lanka	1	0	0	0	1	24 April 2011
West Indies	3	0	3	0	0	21 July 2008
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	0	1 May 2024	1 May 2024
ICC Associate members
France	3	3	0	0	0	26 August 2021	26 August 2021
Germany	3	3	0	0	0	27 June 2019	27 June 2019
Hong Kong	4	4	0	0	0	17 June 2024	17 June 2024
Italy	4	4	0	0	0	8 September 2023	8 September 2023
Jersey	3	2	0	0	1	24 August 2023	24 August 2023
Namibia	6	4	2	0	0	3 September 2019	3 September 2019
Nepal	3	3	0	0	0	30 January 2025	30 January 2025
Papua New Guinea	2	0	1	0	1	10 July 2018
Scotland	11	3	7	1	0	26 June 2019	26 June 2019
Thailand	12	3	9	0	0	10 August 2019	30 November 2022
Uganda	1	0	1	0	0	12 July 2018
United Arab Emirates	3	0	2	1	0	7 July 2018
United States	1	1	0	0	0	5 September 2019	5 September 2019
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	0	27 April 2024	27 April 2024

See also

• List of Netherlands women Test cricketers
• List of Netherlands women ODI cricketers
• List of Netherlands women Twenty20 International cricketers