Irish cricket team in the Netherlands in 2021

Irish cricket team in the Netherlands in 2021
 
  Netherlands Ireland
Dates 2 – 7 June 2021
Captains Pieter Seelaar Andrew Balbirnie
One Day International series
Results Netherlands won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Stephan Myburgh (105) Paul Stirling (126)
Most wickets Logan van Beek (6) Josh Little (8)
Player of the series Logan van Beek (Ned)

The Ireland cricket team toured the Netherlands in June 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI).[1][2] The ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4] The teams last played an ODI against each other in July 2013, during the 2011–2013 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with the match ending in a tie.[5]

Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures in February 2021,[6][7] and the matches were played at the Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in Utrecht.[8] The matches were shown on Ziggo in the Netherlands, the first time a Dutch international cricket series was broadcast live in the country.[9]

The Netherlands won the first ODI by one run with the match going down to the final ball.[10] Ireland then won the next match by eight wickets to level the series.[11] The Netherlands won the third and final ODI by four wickets to win the series 2–1.[12]

Squads

ODIs
 Netherlands[13]  Ireland[14]

Cricket Ireland also named Peter Chase, Stephen Doheny, Graham Kennedy and David O'Halloran as additional players for the tour.[15] Graeme McCarter was named in Ireland's squad, after last playing an ODI for the team in 2014.[16] Ahead of the series, Gareth Delany was ruled out of Ireland's squad due to an injury, with Ben White named as his replacement.[17]

ODI series

1st ODI

2 June 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Netherlands 
195 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
194/9 (50 overs)
Timm van der Gugten 49 (53)
Josh Little 3/32 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 69 (112)
Pieter Seelaar 3/27 (9 overs)
Netherlands won by 1 run
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Timm van der Gugten (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first ODI match to be played at this ground.[18]
  • World Cup Super League points: Netherlands 10, Ireland 0.

2nd ODI

4 June 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Netherlands 
157 (49.2 overs)
v
 Ireland
158/2 (43 overs)
Max O'Dowd 36 (59)
Craig Young 4/18 (9.2 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 63* (127)
Logan van Beek 1/34 (7 overs)
Ireland won by 8 wickets
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Josh Little (Ire)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • World Cup Super League points: Ireland 10, Netherlands 0.

3rd ODI

7 June 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
163 (49.2 overs)
v
 Netherlands
166/6 (45.5 overs)
Harry Tector 58 (100)
Fred Klaassen 3/23 (10 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 74 (111)
Simi Singh 3/29 (9.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 4 wickets
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Adriaan van den Dries (Ned)
Player of the match: Stephan Myburgh (Ned)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Musa Ahmed (Ned) made his ODI debut.
  • World Cup Super League points: Netherlands 10, Ireland 0.

References

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  2. ^ "Ireland could host Pakistan T20Is in England but Test opportunities remain limited". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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  4. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Super League: Dutch underdogs need to rise to the occasion". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Home international fixtures announced for Ireland Men's cricket team". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Ireland cricket: Home summer series against South Africa and Zimbabwe confirmed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutch unveil ambitious 2021 international cricket programme". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Good news on several fronts for Dutch cricket". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Netherland v Ireland ODI series: Dutch beat Irish by one run in dramatic opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Craig Young, Josh Little four-fors set up Ireland's series-levelling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Stephan Myburgh's 74 takes Netherlands to series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Netherlands to debut in Super League with three ODIs against Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Ireland Men's squad announced for World Cup Super League fixtures against Netherlands". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Netherlands v Ireland: In-form Dockrell in squad for Utretch series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Ireland name 15-man squad for CWC Super League ODIs against Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Gareth Delany withdraws from upcoming tour due to injury, Ben White called up". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Mercury Rising for Ireland and Netherlands". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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