Babette de Leede

Babette de Leede
Personal information
Full name
Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25)
Leidschendam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 84)22 August 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI24 November 2022 v Thailand
T20I debut (cap 26)7 July 2018 v UAE
Last T20I17 August 2023 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22–presentWestern Province
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WODI
Matches 63 13
Runs scored 927 289
Batting average 21.96 22.23
100s/50s 0/4 0/2
Top score 82* 76
Catches/stumpings 32/23 13/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2024

Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede (born 8 October 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Career

International cricket

She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.[3]

She was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[6]

In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[7] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]

During that Qualifier she made 78 runs against Sri Lanka on November 23, 2021. On August 26, 2022, she made 76 in a One Day International against Ireland at her home ground, Westvliet.[citation needed]

In November 2022 De Leede made 33, 37, 30 and 59 in four consecutive ODIs against Thailand in Chiangmai, propelling her to the 46th spot in the ICC One Day International rankings. [10]

In October 2024 De Leede took over the captaincy of the Dutch national team from heather Siegers. [11]

Club cricket

In May 2022, de Leede played five matches for the Sapphires team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational, she scored a total of 85 runs, took one catch, and achieved seven stumpings. In her team's match against the Falcons team, she made 45 runs, racked up a world record of five stumpings, and was awarded player of the match.[1][12] Of the experience of playing at the FairBreak tournament, she has since said:

"For me, it offers the opportunity to compete with the world's best and to make some money, so that I can postpone an office job a bit and continue to play cricket for the Netherlands."[13]

In 2022 Babette made 75 for Western Province Women against Eastern Cape at Newlands.[citation needed]

In August 2022 she top scored with 122* for her team Voorburg CC against Quick in the Dutch domestic 40-over league. [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Babette de Leede". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1". Emerging Cricket. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women at Bangkok, Nov 28, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Preview: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/netherlands-women-in-thailand-2022-23-1344490/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results
  11. ^ https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/heather-siegers-draagt-captaincy-nederlands-vrouwenteam-over-aan-babette-de-leede/
  12. ^ "Looking back on Fairbreak tournament: "Through our shared passion, we quickly formed a team"". KNCB. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  13. ^ Rambaldo, Helmien (8 March 2023). "Interviews with Helmien Rambaldo, Willemijn Vorderman-Jansen and Babette de Leede". KNCB. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ^ https://matchcentre.kncb.nl/match/134453-6113353/scorecard/?period=1659030

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