The Netherlands A cricket team toured Ireland in May 2021 to play three unofficial One Day International matches (with List A status) against the Ireland Wolves cricket team.[1][2] The fixtures of the tour were confirmed by Cricket Ireland on 22 April 2021, with all the three unofficial ODI matches being played at Oak Hill on 10, 12 and 13 May.[3][4][5]
| Netherlands A cricket team in Ireland in 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Ireland | Netherlands | ||
| Dates | 10 May – 13 May 2021 | ||
| Captains | Harry Tector | Scott Edwards | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | Ireland won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Harry Tector (128) | Tobias Visee (75) | |
| Most wickets | Graeme McCarter (9) | Vivian Kingma (5) | |
The bilateral series was originally used for both teams as the preparation for the World Cup Super League matches between the two sides which was held in June 2021.[6]
On 4 May 2021, the Royal Dutch Cricket Association announced a 14-man squad for the series, with Scott Edwards as the captain.[7] While the next day, Cricket Ireland also confirmed the squads for Ireland Wolves, with Harry Tector named as the captain.[8]
Squads
edit| List A | |
|---|---|
 Ireland Wolves[9]
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 Netherlands A[10]
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Series summary
editIreland Wolves started their home series with a 94 runs win as Shane Getkate's 74 runs off just 40 balls guided the Wolves to secure 276 runs in 50 overs. In response, Netherlands A could not sustain a partnership as they started to regularly lose wickets in the early overs, with Craig Young the best bowler by the Wolves, who bagged 2 wickets conceding 37 runs.[11][12][13]
While in the following match, Netherlands A fought back to level the series, as the low aggregate match ended with Dutch A side's victory by 5 wickets while chasing 95. Vivian Kingma's economic three wicket haul for just 5 runs and the consistent figures of other Dutch bowlers never allowed the Irish batters to settle in the innings.[14][15]
In the final match, Ireland Wolves won by 5 wickets to claim the series 2–1. This time, Netherlands A had a disappointing first innings as Graeme McCarter claimed 6 for 32 to star in the Wolves' victory.[16][17]
List A series
edit1st Unofficial ODI
edit 10 May 2021
Scorecard |
Ireland Wolves
276/9 |
v
|
Netherlands A
182 |
- Netherlands A won the toss and elected to field
- Antonius Staal, Musa Ahmed, Philippe Boissevain and Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands A) all made their List A debuts.
2nd Unofficial ODI
edit 12 May 2021
Scorecard |
v
|
Netherlands A
98/5 | |
- Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
- Aryan Dutt (Netherlands A) made his List A debut.
3rd Unofficial ODI
edit 13 May 2021
Scorecard |
Netherlands A
105 |
v
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Ireland Wolves
110/5 |
- Netherlands A won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wolves set to host Dutch counterparts". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands A tour of Ireland, Netherlands A Tour of Ireland 2021 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Oak Hill to host Wolves v Netherlands games". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland to host Netherlands 'A' for One-day series in May 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland: Ireland Wolves series against Netherlands A given green light". Cricexec. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Home international fixtures announced for Irish cricket team". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands A: Scott Edwards to lead in Ireland". Emerging Cricket. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Wolves name squad for Netherlands series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced series against Netherlands A | Cricket Ireland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Squad for the Netherlands A series against Ireland Wolves has been announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Getkate powers Wolves to win over Netherlands". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves fight back to outclass Netherlands A". Emerging Cricket. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Record-breaking last wicket partnership helps Ireland Wolves claim first win against Netherlands A". Cricket World. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands A hit back hard to square series with Ireland Wolves | Cricket Ireland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Kingma salvo levels series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves overpower Dutch A side to claim the series". Emerging Cricket. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands A lose final match: Ireland Wolves - Netherlands A (2-1)". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.