Early years The Netherlands took part in women's international cricket from its earliest years. As early as 1937 they hosted the Australians on the first leg of their first ever Women's Ashes tour, before visiting England late the same year.
1980s The Dutch team played their first ODI
in 1984 against
New Zealand. This was 12 years before the
Dutch men's team played their first ODI. They lost that game by 67 runs, and were next seen in international cricket in 1988, playing in their first
World Cup, in which they finished in last place. They finished third in the first
European Championship in 1989.
1990s They again finished third in the European Championship in 1990, and finished fourth the following year. The 1993 World Cup was again a disappointment, with another last place finish. 1995 saw them again finish third in the European Championship. 1997 was a busy year for the Dutch team, travelling to the
Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center in
Germany to play
two ODIs against
Denmark, a trip they
repeated in 1998. They also visited
Sri Lanka for a
three match ODI series against
the hosts, which they won 2–1. That remains the sole ODI series victory for the Dutch team. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals. 1999 was a year with a steep learning curve when another
tour to Sri Lanka, where they suffered a 5–0 defeat in the five-match ODI series. After the European Championship in Denmark the Dutch rebuilt their squad and structure.
2000s 2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth World Cup appearance, where they finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a
tour to
Pakistan.
the hosts took a 4–0 lead in the seven match ODI series but the Netherlands bounced back admirably winning the final three games. Later in the year saw a third-place finish in the European Championship. Their cricket in 2002 was a
three match ODI series against New Zealand, which the Dutch were unable to win. The following year they hosted the
2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now the
World Cup Qualifier. The Dutch finished third, but only the two finalists qualified for the 2005 World Cup. Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw a two match ODI series against
Ireland which was lost. Good news came from the ICC which announced that the top ten women's teams would have Test and ODI status. Their third-place finish in the IWCC Trophy in 2003 meant that the Dutch were included in this top ten. In February 2008 the Dutch women retained their test status for another four years by reaching the semi-final of the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
2020s In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The Netherlands were named in the
2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams. In May 2022 the ICC gave the Netherlands women ODI status together with PNG, Thailand, Scotland and the USA. After a
Netherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand, in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking. An ODI win over higher-ranked Thailand gave the Netherlands their best global ranking ever (12th). In April and May the Netherlands played in the ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, missing the semi finals on net run rate. In January 2026 the team secured its first ever T20 World Cup ticket in Kathmandu, winning five consecutive matches including those against Scotland, Thailand and USA. == Sponsorship ==