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 30 January 2026.

Men's cricket

One Day Internationals

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–present 49 20 1 27 1
7 Max O'Dowd 2025 1 0 0 1 0
Overall 146 54 2 85 5

Twenty20 Internationals

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–present 46 22 1 21 2
Overall 129 63 3 58 5

Captains in ICC tournaments

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 12 5 0 7 0
Overall 27 10 0 16 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

Women's Tests

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

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

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

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

Youth One Day Internationals

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

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