List of Netherlands national cricket captains
This is a list of all the cricketers who have captained the Netherlands men's team, Netherlands under-19 team and Netherlands women's team in an official international match. This includes the ICC tournaments, Under-19 games One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. This list is correct as of 31 July 2026.
Men's cricket
[edit]One Day Internationals
[edit]The Netherlands played their first ODI on February 17, 1996.
| Dutch ODI captains[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Steven Lubbers | 1996–1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Roland Lefebvre | 1996–2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Luuk van Troost | 2003–2007 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Jeroen Smits | 2007–2009 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Peter Borren | 2010–2014 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Pieter Seelaar | 2018–2022 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | Scott Edwards | 2022–2026 | 56 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| 8 | Max O'Dowd | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 153 | 58 | 2 | 87 | 6 | ||
Twenty20 Internationals
[edit]The Netherlands played their first Twenty20 International on August 2, 2008.
| Dutch T20I Captains[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Jeroen Smits | 2008–2009 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Peter Borren | 2010–2017 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Swart | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Pieter Seelaar | 2018–2022 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| 5 | Scott Edwards | 2022–2026 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Overall | 133 | 64 | 3 | 61 | 5 | ||
Captains in ICC tournaments
[edit]- Cricket World Cup
The Netherlands debuted in the Cricket World Cup in the 1996 tournament.
| Dutch captains in the Cricket World Cup[3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Steven Lubbers | 1996 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | Roland Lefebvre | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Luuk van Troost | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Peter Borren | 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | Scott Edwards | 2023 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Overall | 29 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
- T20 World Cup
The Netherlands debuted in the T20 World Cup in the 2009 tournament.
| Dutch captains in the Men's T20 World Cup[4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Jeroen Smits | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Peter Borren | 2014–2016 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 3 | Pieter Seelaar | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | Scott Edwards | 2022–2026 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Overall | 31 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
- ICC Trophy/Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The Netherlands debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1979 tournament.
| Dutch captains in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier[5] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Chris van Schouwenburg | 1979 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | Dik Abed | 1982 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Rob van Weelde | 1986 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Steven Lubbers | 1990–1994 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | Tim de Leede | 1997 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 6 | Roland Lefebvre | 2001 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Reinout Scholte | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Luuk van Troost | 2005 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jeroen Smits | 2009 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Peter Borren | 2014–2018 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | Scott Edwards | 2023 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Overall | 87 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
- T20 World Cup Qualifier/Europe regional final
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch captains in the Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier[6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Jeroen Smits | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Peter Borren | 2010–2015 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pieter Seelaar | 2019 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Scott Edwards | 2022 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dutch captains in the Europe regional final[7] | ||||||||
| 1 | Scott Edwards | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Overall | 50 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
- Champions Trophy
| Dutch captains in the ICC Champions Trophy[8] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Roland Lefebvre | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Overall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Women's cricket
[edit]Women's Tests
[edit]Although Netherlands is not a full member of the ICC, the women's team played one test match in 2007. This is a list of Dutch cricketers who have captained their country in a Women's Test.
| Dutch Women's Test Captains[9] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Helmien Rambaldo | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Women's One Day Internationals
[edit]This is a list of Dutch cricketers who have captained their country in a Women's ODI.
| Dutch Women's ODI Captains[10] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Anita van Lier | 1984–1993 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ingrid Keyzer | 1989–1990 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Irene Schoof | 1991 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Nicola Payne | 1993–1997 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | Edmee Janss | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Pauline te Beest | 1997–2001 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 7 | Caroline Salomons | 2001–2006 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 | Helmien Rambaldo | 2007–2011 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mandy Kornet | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Babette de Leede | 2022–present | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | Heather Siegers | 2022–2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Overall | 114 | 23 | 0 | 90 | 1 | |||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
[edit]This is a list of Dutch cricketers who have captained their country in a Women's T20I.
| Dutch Women's T20I Captains[11] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Helmien Rambaldo | 2008–2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2 | Mandy Kornet | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Heather Siegers | 2009 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Juliët Post | 2019 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 5 | Babette de Leede | 2022–present | 39 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Overall | 105 | 51 | 2 | 48 | 4 | |||
Captains in ICC tournaments
[edit]- Women's Cricket World Cup
The Netherlands debuted in the Women's Cricket World Cup in the 1988 tournament.
| Dutch captains in the Women's Cricket World Cup[12] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Anita van Lier | 1988 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2 | Nicola Payne | 1993 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pauline te Beest | 1997–2000 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Overall | 27 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
- IWCC Trophy/Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The Netherlands debuted in the Women's World Cup Qualifier in the 2003 tournament.
| Dutch captains in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier[13][14] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Caroline Salomons | 2003 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | Helmien Rambaldo | 2008–2011 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | Heather Siegers | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Overall | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
- T20 World Cup Qualifier
| Dutch captains in the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier[15] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Denise Hannema | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | Esther de Lange | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Heather Siegers | 2018–2024 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Juliët Post | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | Babette de Leede | 2026 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Overall | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
Youth cricket
[edit]Youth One Day Internationals
[edit]This is a list of Dutch cricketers who have captained their country in an Under-19's ODI. Netherlands played their first Youth ODI at the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
| Dutch Under 19's Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Reinout van Ierschot | 1999–2000 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Overall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Netherlands Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "Netherlands Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "World Cup Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut) Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands Women Records | Women Test Matches Records | Individual List Captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands Women Records | Women ODI Matches Records | Individual List Captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands Women Records | Women T20I Matches Records | Individual List Captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Women's World Cup Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "International Women's Cricket Council Trophy Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Records | Individual Most Matches As Captain - Netherlands Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
