Cricket in the Netherlands

They regained the One Day International (ODI) status after clinching the ICC World Cricket League Championship title in 2017.

Feiko Kloppenburg (with 121) and Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (134 not out) scored the first two One Day International centuries in the side's history.

Their first one-day international with this new status was scheduled to be against Kenya in March 2006; however this match was cancelled due to a Kenyan tour of Bangladesh.

They won the match by 7 wickets, with Ryan ten Doeschate setting a new competition record individual score of 259 not out.

[5] In early 2007, they travelled to Nairobi, Kenya to take part in Division One of the World Cricket League, finishing third out of six.

Captain Luuk van Troost retired, as did Tim de Leede and their coach Peter Cantrell.

[15] After beating Scotland in the Semi-Finals,[16] the final was abandoned due to rain and the trophy was shared between The Netherlands and Ireland.

[20] They lost their second match to the eventual winners Pakistan[21] and did not qualify for the super 8 stage based on run rate.

[23][24] In February 2011, The Netherlands posted their highest ever total against a full-member nation, scoring 292 against England, batting first at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

However, the Netherlands were unable to defend their strong total and failed to pull off a huge shock, England winning by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare.

In September 2011, Netherlands whitewashed Kenya in a short two-match ODI series held at home.

It gained their ODI status back after winning the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.

However, strong and aggressive batting enabled them to score 193/4 in 13.5 overs, securing passage to the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Super 10s.

[26] There are a few cricket grounds in the Netherlands which are officially sanctioned by the ICC to host ODIs such as Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Voorburg.

The following names have been for the board in their history:- The main cricket division is called Topklasse, in which eight teams compete for the national championships.

Netherlands beat England in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 which is one of the biggest wins in Dutch cricket history.

In February 2011, The Netherlands posted their highest ever total against a full-member nation, scoring 292 against England, batting first at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

However, the Netherlands were unable to defend their strong total and failed to pull off a huge shock, England winning by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare.

In September 2011, Netherlands whitewashed Kenya in a short two-match ODI series held at home.

They most recently participated in 2010 European U-19 Championship where they finished fourth, thus missing out on a chance for World Cup qualification.