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The Dutch at the World Cup 2: Looking forward

The regrettable, arguably scandalous decision of the ICC to abandon the Super League means that the Netherlands, like other leading Associates, will spend the...

The Dutch at the World Cup 1: Looking back

Ryan Cook and Scott Edwards talked, as they really had to do, about semi-final ambitions as they set out for India, unaware like everyone...

Dutch left to ponder what might have been

It was the kind of umpiring situation that DRS was introduced to prevent, and this time that system signally failed; the result was a...

Dutch run themselves into the ground as Afghanistan triumph

It was, after all, their urgent, determined running between the wickets during the Qualifier in Zimbabwe which had been instrumental in getting the Netherlands...

Bangladesh feel the pinch as Edwards and Van Meekeren star

It takes an extraordinary degree of resilience to bounce back from a scarifying experience like Wednesday’s defeat at the hands of Australia, and at...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

(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...

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