Netherlands

Nickname	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 13th 12th (26 Nov 2022) T20I 15th 15th (01 Jan 2024)
Tests
Only Test	v. South Africa at theHazelaarweg 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 atSportpark Koninklijke HFC,Haarlem; 8 August 1984
Last ODI	v. Scotland atVRA Cricket Ground,Amstelveen; 12 August 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total[6] 114 23/90 (0 ties, 1 no result) This year[7] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances	4 (first in1988)
Best result	5th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in2003)
Best result	3rd (2003)
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v. West Indies atSportpark Maarschalkerweerd,Utrecht; 1 July 2008
Last T20I	v. Papua New Guinea atTerdthai Cricket Ground,Bangkok; 25 November 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[8] 96 43/47 (2 ties, 4 no results) This year[9] 20 14/6 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in2013)
Best result	4th (2013)
ODI & T20I kit
As of 25 November 2025

TheNetherlands women's national cricket team, nicknamed theLionesses, represents theNetherlands in internationalwomen's cricket. The team is organised by theRoyal Dutch Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966.

A Dutch women's team first played an international match in 1937, whenAustralia 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.^[10] The Netherlands made itsOne Day International (ODI) debut in 1984, againstNew Zealand, and made itsWorld Cup debut at the1988 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 the1997 event. The Dutch side retained its ODI status until the2011 World Cup Qualifier.In 2007, the team played a one-offTest match against South Africa, joiningIreland as the only associate member of the ICC to play at that level.

In April 2018, the ICC granted fullWomen's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between the Netherlands women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.^[11] In May 2022, the ICC announced the Netherlands as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status.^[12]Papua New Guinea,Scotland,Thailand and theUnited States were the other four teams.^[13]

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,^[14] before visiting England late the same year.

The Dutch team played their first ODIin 1984 againstNew Zealand. This was 12 years before theDutch 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 firstWorld Cup, in which they finished in last place. They finished third in the firstEuropean Championship in 1989.

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 theMikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center inGermany to playtwo ODIs againstDenmark, a trip theyrepeated in 1998. They also visitedSri Lanka for athree match ODI series againstthe 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 anothertour 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.

2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth World Cup appearance, where they finished last. This was followed in 2001 by atour toPakistan.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 athree match ODI series against New Zealand, which the Dutch were unable to win. The following year they hosted the2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now theWorld 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 againstIreland 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.

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[15] The Netherlands were named in the2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.^[16]

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

After aNetherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand, in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking.^[17] 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.^[18]

SISAR B.V.^[19] became the official sponsor of the Dutch women's cricket team in December 2022. SISAR B.V.^[20] signed a sponsorship contract for three years with the KNCB.^[21]

This lists all the players who have played for Netherlands for the past 12 months. Updated as of 1 July 2022.

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

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 Title	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

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
2026	To be determined
Total	5/6	0 Titles	21	4	17	0	0

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Division One records
Host Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2023	Runners-up	2/4	6	5	1	0	0
2025	Runners-up	2/4	6	4	2	0	0
Total	2/2	0 Titles	12	5	3	0	0

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
Total	2/2	–	8	5	3	0	0

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

International Match Summary — Netherlands Women^[22][23][24]

Last updated 25 November 2025

• Highest team total: 108 vSouth Africa, 28 July 2007 atHazelaarweg Stadion,Rotterdam.^[25]
• Highest individual score: 49,Violet Wattenberg vSouth Africa, 28 July 2007 atHazelaarweg Stadion,Rotterdam.^[26]
• Best innings bowling: 4/62,Jolet Hartenhof vSouth Africa, 28 July 2007 atHazelaarweg Stadion,Rotterdam.^[27]

Women's Test record versus other nations^[22]

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

• Highest team total: 375/5 vJapan on 23 July 2003 atSportpark Thurlede,Schiedam.^[28]
• Highest individual score: 142,Pauline te Beest vJapan on 23 July 2003 atSportpark Thurlede,Schiedam.^[29]
• Best innings bowling: 5/20,Cheraldine Oudolf vSri Lanka on 30 November 1997 atAsgiriya Stadium,Kandy.^[30]

WODI record versus other nations^[23]

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

• Highest team total: 255/3, v.Germany on 23 August 2025 atHazelaarweg Stadium,Rotterdam.^[33]
• Highest individual innings: 126*,Sterre Kalis v.Germany on 27 June 2019 atLa Manga Club Ground,Cartagena.^[34]
• Best innings bowling: 7/3,Frederique Overdijk v.France on 26 August 2021 atLa Manga Club Ground,Cartagena.^[35]

WT20I record versus other nations^[24]

Records complete to WT20I #2571. Last updated 25 November 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	18	1	16	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	5	5	0	0	0	27 June 2019	27 June 2019
Hong Kong	4	4	0	0	0	17 June 2024	17 June 2024
Italy	6	6	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	3	0	2	0	1	10 July 2018
Scotland	11	3	7	1	0	26 June 2019	26 June 2019
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	0	23 November 2025	23 November 2025
Thailand	13	3	10	0	0	10 August 2019	30 November 2022
Uganda	1	0	1	0	0	12 July 2018
United Arab Emirates	4	1	2	1	0	7 July 2018	21 November 2025
United States	5	5	0	0	0	5 September 2019	5 September 2019
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	0	27 April 2024	27 April 2024

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