Preview: Orange women play four T20I matches in Ireland
Published at 21 July, 2021Next week, the Dutch women will play a T20I tournament in Malahide, Ireland. The Orange squad, who haven’t been able to play international matches since September 2019, will face the Irish four times over five days.
The Dutch team
Heather Siegers (Captain), Babette de Leede (Vice captain), Annemijn van Beuge, Annemijn Thomson, Eva Lynch, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Iris Zwilling, Isabel van der Woning, Julia Corder, Juliet Post, Miranda Veringmeier, Robine Rijke, Silver Siegers.
Head Coach: James Hilditch*
Assistant Coach: Ryan Campbell
Physio: George Dunlop
* National coach Shane Deitz cannot travel with the team due to illness; he will be replaced by James Hilditch. National coach of the men's team Ryan Campbell travels with as an assistant coach.
The Irish Team
Laura Delany (Captain), Ava Canning, Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Shauna Kavanagh, Gaby Lewis, Lara Maritz, Sophie MacMahon, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Celeste Raack, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron.
COVID reserve: Amy Hunter
The games
- Monday 26th July: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 1st T20I (Malahide, start 5:00 PM)
- Tuesday July 27: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 2nd T20I (Malahide, start 5:00 PM)
- Wednesday 28 July: Reserve Day
- Thursday July 29: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 3rd T20I (Malahide, start 5:00 PM)
- Friday July 30: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 4th T20I (Malahide, start 5:00 PM)
Coach Shane Deitz
“The women are super excited for this tour to Ireland. We have been training and preparing well for five or six months and we’re actually sick of training; we want to play some good international cricket!
It’s a great opportunity to play some really good cricket against a very good team in Ireland and in great conditions. It will be a very good preparation for our European T20 Qualifier in late August.
It’s great to see Heather leading the team for the first time in a few years. She’s a very good attacking player and I expect her to bring a lot of that into her leadership for this team moving forward.
We can’t wait to get going, see everyone in Ireland and play some great cricket! “
Netherlands’ Julia Corder
"The team is really looking forward to playing international cricket again after such a long time without it. We have worked hard over recent months and were able to put extra effort into our skills. This has enabled everyone to make great strides and we are excited for all the challenges ahead."
Live streaming
The matches will all be streamed live on KNCB.nl, so tune in from 5 PM CET and don't mis a single moment!
