Rod Lyall - Page 5

Retired academic, now a journalist and commentator, mainly covering Dutch international and domestic cricket.
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Engelbrecht and Van Beek’s record-breaking stand is not enough against Sri Lanka

Coming down both literally and metaphorically from the heights of their Dharamsala triumph, the Dutch camp will doubtless ask themselves some serious questions about how...

Edwards and Van der Merwe the heroes-in-chief as Dutch shock the Proteas

It was 345 days ago that Scott Edwards’ Netherlands side had sprung one of the biggest surprises of recent years by beating South Africa at...

Five for Santner as New Zealand overpower the Dutch

It was always going to be an uphill battle, especially with spearhead Logan van Beek on the sidelines with a hamstring problem, and in truth...

Pakistan survive some wobbles for a comfortable win

We have all seen this script before, the Dutch cast in the role of the plucky challenger, going toe to toe with a heavier, more...

Why Mark Nicholas is absolutely wrong

It was, after all, that gentlemen’s club, the Marylebone Cricket Club, which got us into this mess in the first place: through its arrogant, short-sighted...

(Almost) as good as it gets: Dutch pick strong, varied squad for India

If there were no real surprises in the Dutch World Cup squad announced last Thursday there was one genuine disappointment: the fact that Fred Klaassen...

Realistically ambitious, the Netherlands prepare for India

There was a festive air about the Westvliet ground on Saturday, and not only because Voorburg, the home side, waltzed to their first national men’s...

Creative thinking needed to fill Associates’ ODI gap

There is no question that the success of the Dutch men in qualifying for the 50-over World Cup – and indeed, for the T20 version...

Sri Lanka overpower the Dutch to win the Qualifier

After so many highs it was indeed disappointing that the Dutch campaign in Zimbabwe should end in such an unequivocal low, as the batting fell...

Bas de Leede the hero as resilient Netherlands qualify

There have been some extraordinary performances by Dutch men’s teams over the past fifteen years, but Thursday’s victory over Scotland, which carried Scott Edwards’s side...

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