Dutch cricket board names 15-member squad for Namibia tour

Scott Edwards will lead a 15-member Netherlands squad for the four matches of the Cricket World Cup League 2 in Windhoek, Namibia. The Dutch team will play two matches against Canada and two against the host country.

All matches take place at the Wanderers Sports Club in the Namibian capital Windhoek.

National men’s coach Ryan Cook said, “We are looking forward to our first WCL2 fixtures of 2025 in Namibia. We have been able to assemble a well-balanced squad which will be able to adapt to the conditions and opposition we face. The squad has put in extensive preparation in the Netherlands over the winter and during a camp in Cape Town in February which has seen some great improvements and the team is ready to meet the challenges ahead.”

The top four of the eight participating countries in Cricket World Cup League 2 will eventually play a qualifying tournament for the World Cup, which will be held in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe in 2027.

Squad: Colin Ackermann (Durham), Noah Croes (Voorburg), Bas de Leede (Durham), Aryan Dutt (Hermes DVS), Scott Edwards (captain & wicketkeeper) (Kampong), Viv Kingma (Voorburg), Fred Klaassen (Kent), Kyle Klein (HBS), Michael Levitt (Voorburg), Zach Lion-Cachet (Sussex), Teja Nidamanuru (VRA), Max O’Dowd (Kampong), Vikram Singh (VRA), Timm van der Gugten (Glamorgan), Paul van Meekeren (Rood en Wit).

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