Photo Credit: Cricket Netherlands
On 4 and 5 August 2022, the Netherlands will play two T20 matches against New Zealand on the field of Voorburg CC. Acting national coach Ryan Cook has announced his roster for the games. In the New Zealand squad, the name Michael Rippon stands out; he previously played for the Netherlands.
The squad consists of the following players:
- Scott Edwards (VOC, captain and wicket keeper)
- Shariz Ahmed (VCC)
- Logan van Beek (VCC)
- Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat)
- Aryan Dutt (VRA)
- Clayton Floyd (HCC)
- Viv Kingma (VCC)
- Ryan Klein (HBS)
- Bas de Leede (VCC)
- Stephan Myburgh (Punjab CCNR)
- Teja Nidamanuru (Punjab CCNR)
- Maxwell O’Dowd (VOC)
- Tim Pringle (HCC)
- Vikram Singh (VRA)
The New Zealand squad consists of:
- Mitchell Santner (captain)
- Finn Allen
- Michael Bracewell
- Mark Chapman
- Dane Cleaver (World Cup)
- Jacob Duffy
- Lockie Ferguson
- Martin Guptillo
- Daryl Mitchell
- Jimmy Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Michael Rippon
- Ben Sears
- Ish Sodhic
- Blair Tickner
The most striking name in this list is that of left arm wrist spinner Michael Rippon, who has played for the Netherlands 31 times in recent years (since 2013). Batsmen Guptill and Mitchell and bowlers Santner, Sodhi and Ferguson, among others, are in the global top 100 of the individual T20 ranking.
Matches:
Thursday, August 4, 2022 5 p.m. Netherlands – New Zealand
Friday 5 August 2022 17.00 hrs Netherlands – New Zealand
Location: Voorburg CC, Groene Zoom 20, The Hague
