Quick Haag have announced that Assam, and former Mumbai, batsman Amol Muzumdar will be their player-coach next season.

Quick Haag look to Indian record-breaker

The eight nominations for the 2010 Player of the Year poll are based on both international and domestic performances.

Vote now in CricketEurope’s Dutch Player of the Year poll!

The North Holland city of Den Helder will again have a cricket team next season, as MSV Zeemacht develops a cricket section.

Cricket returns to Den Helder

The KNCB’s recent series of Coach Development courses were well received by the fourteen participants

Coach Development Courses hailed a success

The Board of VVV Amsterdam has taken the unusual step of imposing heavier penalties on four of its players than those set by the KNCB Discipline Committee.

VVV draws a line

The Dutch governing body has released details of its working party’s recommendations for a flexible, voluntary Club Charter scheme, to be presented at Thursday’s general meeting.

KNCB unveils Club Charter proposals

Thursday’s general meeting of the KNCB was one of the quietest for a long time, with club delegates seemingly having little to say.

Apathy, or keeping their powder dry?

The second match of the Netherlands’ visit to India ended in a seven-wicket victory for the Poona Club.

Dutch XI loses again in India

A five-wicket haul by Peter Borren and an innings of 62 from Wesley Barresi were not enough to prevent a 57-run victory for a DY Patil Academy XI in Mumbai on Sunday.

Dutch lose opening match in Mumbai

With Groningen and Friesland gaining promotion and MOP Vught and Salland Deventer just missing out, there are signs that clubs from outside the Randstad may be getting their act together.

Has the Dutch periphery started to make a comeback?

It was announced on Saturday that national and VRA Amsterdam captain Peter Borren was the editors’ choice as Player of the Year for 2010.

Peter Borren named as Cricket Jaarboek’s Player of the Year

A party of fifteen players departs on Saturday for a fortnight in India, the next stage in the Netherlands’ World Cup preparations.

Dutch squad set for two-week training camp in Pune

Job van Bunge, a former Hoofdklasse player and national women’s coach, talks about the differences between the cricket he grew up with and his new life in Perth.

A Dutchman falls on his feet

Published with KNCB support, the Cricket Jaarboek 2010 will provide a full and lavishly-illustrated review in both Dutch and English.

New Dutch cricket year book to appear this month

Alexei Kervezee’s Worcestershire, Sussex and Kent will be new opponents as the Orange Lions look forward to a second season on the county circuit.

Lots of questions as the Dutch eye 2011 CB40 draw

With Shandre Fritz leading the way with an undefeated 116, South Africa hit a record total and beat The Netherlands by 105 runs in Potchefstroom on Thursday.

South African women rewrite the T20 record book

The Dutch women lost their final game of the ICC Women’s Challenge by 10 wickets as South Africa claimed the title.

Netherlands finishes with defeat by South Africa

The third round of matches in the ICC Women’s Challenge saw The Netherlands lose to Pakistan.

Dutch women still without a win

The voting academy chose ten Doeschate ahead of other top Associate and Affiliate players including Afghanistan’s Mohammed Shahzad and the Ireland duo of Trent Johnston and Kevin O’Brien.

Ryan ten Doeschate wins ICC Associate Player of the Year award

The Netherlands continued their run of defeats at the ICC Women’s Challenge as they went down by eight wickets against Ireland.

Dutch women lose heavily against Ireland

The chairman of Hilversum CC, John Dillam, examines some of the problems arising from this season’s play-off system.

Poor communication and decision-making mars the end of the season

The KNCB aims to use last weekend’s visit by ECB pitch advisor Geoff Calcott as a springboard for more effective co-operation over pitch preparation and development.

Calcott visit heralds new approach to groundcare

A charity tapeball tournament in Den Haag on Friday night brought the Dutch Pakistani community together in support of its devastated homeland.

Cricket does its bit for Pakistani flood victims

The new eight-team Topklasse provided plenty of excitement in its first season, with finalists Excelsior ’20 Schiedam and VRA Amsterdam clearly the most outstanding sides.

Topklasse review of the season

With many Hoofdklasse matches dominated by the overseas players, the jury must remain out on whether the restructuring of the domestic competition will bring the desired improvements.

A tight Hoofdklasse competition, but questions remain

The England coach was in great form at Voorburg on Wednesday evening, but says he is ‘surprised’ by the ICC plan to cut the World Cup to ten teams.

Andy Flower is back among friends

Former Voorburg coach, Zimbabwean international and current England Team Director Andy Flower will visit his old club on Wednesday – but at their new premises!

Andy Flower returns to Voorburg

A century from Hamid Rana was the difference between the sides as Dosti chased down Quick Haag’s 238 for seven in the promotion/relegation decider.

Dosti claim their place at the top table

But VRA Amsterdam have the resources to reverse the form book, beat the reigning champions, and regain the title they last won in 2007.

Excelsior look to make it two (and four) in a row

An unbroken century stand between Eric Szwarczynski and Wesley Barresi on Sunday took VRA Amsterdam into next week’s Topklasse final as their side beat HCC by eight wickets.

Szwarczynski and Barresi see VRA through

Excelsior ’20 survived a batting collapse to beat VRA and go into next week’s Topklasse final, but neighbours Hermes-DVS lost out by just one run against HCC.

Excelsior go through, Hermes fall as the bowlers rule

Ruud Onstein reflects on a Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign which saw few successes on the field but which gave the Dutch some valuable lessons.

De (On)gein van Onstein – 7

Three matches between the top four sides this weekend will decide who plays in the championship final on 11 September.

Topklasse play-offs promise a thrilling weekend

VRA Amsterdam moved into second place without a ball being bowled on Saturday, while Quick Haag took the lead in their relegation play-off series with a big win over Dosti.

Quick take first step towards staying up

The county team proved superior in all departments in Rotterdam on Thursday, beating the Orange Lions by 54 runs in a match reduced to 10 overs a side.

Gloucestershire hit the Dutch for six

With a much more comfortable victory in Utrecht on Wednesday, Ireland’s Under-17s took a 2-nil lead in their three-match series against The Netherlands.

Ireland wrap up the Under-17 Challenge Series

Ireland won the first of their three-match series against the Netherlands with just three balls to spare on a day when the spin bowlers ruled.

Spinners on top in Under-17 Challenge in Utrecht

In a rain-affected CB40 match on Sunday, a thoroughly professional Northamptonshire beat the Netherlands by 32 runs.

Northants too strong for the Dutch in rainy Rotterdam

VRA Amsterdam and Hermes-DVS Schiedam still vie for second place, but at the other end of the table Quick must now face a relegation play-off series.

Quick’s last-ditch effort fails as Excelsior reign supreme

With the last pair together, a single off the final ball gave VRA victory over VOC Rotterdam at De Diepput on Friday evening.

VRA Amsterdam takes the Twenty20 Cup

The English will not be underestimating the Dutch threat as they prepare for their opening match in next year’s World Cup.

Collingwood keen to avoid Dutch upset

The jostle for final-four positions continues on Saturday, while the bottom four will be playing in the shadow of the committee room.

Plenty still at stake in the Topklasse

The KNCB has ordered that the Topklasse game abandoned on 8 August must be played on a new date, but whether it takes place may depend on results on Saturday.

VOC-Quick match must be rescheduled, KNCB rules

Umpire and administrator Duco Ohm has been awarded the 2010 Lifetime Achiever award for the European region, the ECB announced on Tuesday.

Duco Ohm wins European regional Shepherd-Frindall award

But the lower teams produced two more thrilling finishes on Sunday as the relegation battle threatens to be swallowed up by autumnal mists.

Excelsior make certain of top spot

But for the Netherlands the prospects are more encouraging as they turn to the second phase of their Irish visit, with two ODIs on the programme.

The four-day nightmare continues

Ruud Onstein reflects on the lessons of the Netherlands’ innings Intercontinental Cup defeat at the hands of Ireland.

De (On)gein van Onstein – 6

Only three matches are in this week’s Topklasse schedule, with the VRA-HCC clash postponed until 28 August.

Schiedam derby again top of the Topklasse bill

The Netherlands travel to Dublin on Tuesday for an Intercontinental Cup match and two vital ODIs, their first since they qualified for the ICC one-day rankings table.

Dutch ready for Dublin challenges

The story of the first day of the Topklasse second phase, however, was the abandonment of the matches in Schiedam and Rotterdam without a ball being bowled.

Statham century sets up Hermes victory