Netherlands cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97

The Netherlands national cricket team toured South Africa from January to February 1997 and played seven limited overs matches against teams representing various areas of South Africa. The touring Dutch team was captained by Tim de Leede.

Matches

23 January 1997 Scorecard

Combined Services 149 (47 overs)	v	Netherlands 150 (47.5 overs)
Pieter Koen 45 Asim Khan 4/20 (10 overs)		Bastiaan Zuiderent 52 Wessie Westraadt 3/21 (10 overs)

Netherlands won by 3 wickets Langa Cricket Club Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Muhammad Bagus and R. Pilowsky

• Combined Services won the toss and decided to bat

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24 January 1997 Scorecard

Western Province 244/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 71 (25.4 overs)
Dave Rundle 77 Godfrey Edwards 3/34 (9 overs)		Andre van Troost 17* Dean Payne 5/23 (7 overs)

Western Province won by 173 runs Newlands, Cape Town

• Toss not known

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27 January 1997 Scorecard

Eastern Province 204 (46 overs)	v	Netherlands 129 (41.5 overs)
Grant Morgan 33 Andre van Troost 3/40 (9 overs)		Robert van Oosterom 71* Kepler Wessels 2/18 (6 overs)

Eastern Province won by 75 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: David Boyd and Ramesh Shah

• Eastern Province won the toss and decided to bat

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29 January 1997 Scorecard

Netherlands 223/8 (50 overs)	v	Border A 226/1 (43.5 overs)
Robert van Oosterom 87 Ian Howell 2/23 (8 overs)		Petrus Bouwer du Plessis 116* Asim Khan 1/44 (10 overs)

Border A won by 9 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Clive Cardinal, Peter Haxton and Robert Noble

• Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat

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31 January 1997 [ Scorecard]

North West 246/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 216 (50 overs)
Martin Venter 129 Marc Nota 3/33 (8 overs)		Tim de Leede 60 Jan Dreyer 4/39 (10 overs)

North West won by 30 runs Gert Van Rensburg Stadium, Fochville

• Toss not known

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2 February 1997 Scorecard

Netherlands 231/9 (50 overs)	v	Transvaal Invitation XI 232/5 (43.2 overs)
Bastiaan Zuiderent 63 Rowan Lyle 5/27 (10 overs)		Ken Rutherford 101 Zulfiqar Ahmed 3/37 (6 overs)

Transvaal Invitation XI won by 5 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Kevin Lavery and Shaid Wadvalla

• Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat

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4 February 1997 Scorecard

Easterns 239/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 208 (48.5 overs)
Craig Norris 42 Peter Cantrell 2/32 (10 overs)		Bastiaan Zuiderent 68 Syd Meyer 3/28 (9 overs)

Easterns won by 31 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Kevin Lavery and Robert Lee

• Easterns won the toss and decided to bat