Splitting of the Amsterdam teams between two groups is the only significant change to the structure of this season’s Twenty20 Cup.

Nineteen Dutch clubs to chase Twenty20 glory

VRA Amsterdam and Quick Haag have both made the top four in each of the past three seasons, where they always seem to wind up facing each other.

Perennial semi-final opponents aim for fourth play-offs in a row

The KNCB’s youth programme is getting a revamp, with later selection processes, more matches, and a greater emphasis on individual training.

Dutch Lions programme gets a shake-up

Maasland A won a tense final by one wicket to defeat Haaglanden A asnd claim in the inaugural CricketEurope Women’s indoor tournament on Sunday.

Maasland take inaugural Regional Indoor Championship

The teams from Maasland and Haaglanden qualified for the semi-finals during the morning’s play in the inaugural CricketEurope Women’s indoor tournament on Sunday.

Haaglanden and Maasland on top indoors

The Board managed to duck out of the way of a couple a bouncers, but generally speaking Thursday evening’s meeting was a tame affair.

KNCB general meeting largely fails to excite

24-year-old Northern Districts allrounder Jonathan Boult will replace Gareth Hopkins as Quick’s player-coach for 2010.

Quick Haag name Jonathan Boult as coach

Hermes-DVS go into the Topklasse with a reinforced squad, but HCC are forced to rebuild with four key members of last season’s side no longer available.

Differing prospects for HCC and Hermes

The Dutch selectors have announced their full and A squads for the busy summer ahead, naming a total of 34 players.

Dutch training squads announced

The KNCB’s policy document for 2010-2014 is disturbingly lacking in concrete proposals to deal with the Bond’s many challenges, argues Rod Lyall.

What the new KNCB policy statement fails to say

Acquisitions over the winter will improve promoted side Rood en Wit and ACC’s chances of competing on even terms in the inaugural Topklasse season.

Rood en Wit and ACC strengthen their Topklasse squads

The Den Haag club has agreed a new exchange arrangement with the Western Province CA in South Africa.

HCC, Western Province in new exchange scheme

The draw for the group stage of the competition on 11 April was made over the weekend.

Draw made for women’s indoor tournament

The Canterbury batsman will coach HCC for the third time, with younger brother Stephan coaching the Seconc team.

Johan Myburgh to return to HCC

Hard-hitting Kiwi left-hander Anton Devcich will be the player-coach at HBS as the Den Haag club fights to return to the top flight.

HBS Den Haag recruits Anton Devcich

Following the reconstitution of the KNCB Youth Committee, a group is formed to oversee the development of the women’s and girls’ game.

Now women’s cricket gets a KNCB committee

Concluding our series of interviews with Topklasse club chairmen, Michel Derkcx calls for a comprehensive approach to the development of the sport.

Rood en Wit’s Derckx: ‘We need a "Delta Plan" for youth cricket

After a 79-year history, the last issue of the magazine covering Dutch cricket may be about to appear.

Dutch Cricket Magazine set to close down

22-year-old leg-spinner Tim Muir will be the Amsterdam club’s player-coach in the coming season.

New Zealander Tim Muir to coach VRA

After an 18-month hiatus youth development in The Netherlands will once more be co-ordinated by a committee of the Bond.

KNCB re-establishes its Youth Committee

Six members of the Dutch national women’s squad and coach Ed de Moura Correia will take part in the annual City-Pier-City run on Sunday in support of the charity Right to Play.

Women internationals support Right to Play

The Netherlands and Cricket Scotland announce details of two one day international fixtures against Bangladesh.

KNCB and Cricket Scotland announce Bangladesh fixtures

It was almost dark as Jimmy Kamande sprinted a bye to give Kenya a five-wicket victory over the Netherlands.

Kenya gain Intercontinental Cup victory in the gloaming

A 90-run partnership between Morris Ouma and Jimmy Kamande ensured Kenya of a first innings lead against the Netherlands on the third day but the Dutch hit back strongly in the final session.

Kenya bag six points in Intercontinental Cup

Although the match appears to be heading for a draw, the Dutch will be looking to take advantage of any Kenyan complacency on the final day of their Intercontinental Cup match.

Dutch look for last-day success in Nairobi

Dutch steal the advantage on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup clash in Nairobi as Kenya founder in the field.

Dropped catches lose matches

The ODI series between Kenya and The Netherlands in Nairobi finishes 1-1 as the Dutch record a comprehensive 80 runs victory in the second match.

Netherlands win the second ODI

Failure to qualify for the World Twenty20 championship is a disappointment, but it merely confirms that The Netherlands remain where they were – just short of the top.

Hard thinking, not panic measures, needed as the Dutch fall just short

A great allround performance by Ireland outclassed The Netherlands in the final Super Four match as the Irish qualify for the World Twenty20 tournament again.

Inconsistent Dutch fall at the final hurdle

A committed team effort in the first Super Four match gave The Netherlands a four-wicket win against previously-undefeated Afghanistan, and set up a great finale against Ireland.

Victory over Afghanistan keeps the Dutch in the hunt

The Netherlands proved too strong for Kenya in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, with Man of the Match Pieter Seelaar taking four for 19 as the Kenyans were dismissed for 130.

Dutch go through with an improved all-round effort

A poor performance in the field meant The Netherlands were unable to defend a total of 164, and a fine innings by Van Bunge goes to waste.

The Emiratis profit from disappointing Dutch

Bas Zuiderent saw his side to victory with an undefeated 43 after the Dutch bowlers did well to peg Canada back.

Dutch open with a strong win over Canada

The KNCB has announced the signing of 17 player contracts and agreements as the national squad sets off for next month’s World Twenty20 qualifying tournament.

Dutch squad sign player contracts

Brothers Rizwan and Zishan Akram and opener-wicketkeeper Kamran Shafiq move to Topklasse side ACC as the relegated club takes a significant hit.

VVV Amsterdam loses four key players

The KNCB has reported the results of the first meeting of its working party set up to develop proposals for a Charter system.

First steps taken towards Club Charter scheme

New Zealanders Shanan Stewart and Gareth Hopkins and South Africans Ryan Maron and Enoch Nkwe will again be in action this year as the Topklasse gets under way.

At least four Topklasse coaches to return for 2010

The ACC chairman sets out his plans for developing the club – and his ideas about ways in which Dutch cricket needs to change.

Guido Dukker of ACC: ‘We have to open our minds to change’

The KNCB’s club charter scheme should aim to encourage and reward the clubs’ efforts to contribute to the development that Dutch cricket so badly needs.

‘The very model of a modern cricket club’

HCC chairman Rene Smits talks about his club’s ambitions and the state of Dutch cricket in the latest of our interviews with Topklasse club chairmen.

HCC’s Rene Smits: Dutch ‘act and live way above our standing’

The introduction of the eight-team Topklasse has knock-on effects on the other top divisions, and implications for the Twenty20 Cup as well.

New structure may produce a tough Hoofdklasse battle

The new chairman of VRA Amsterdam, John Wories, gives his views in the third of our series of interviews with the chairmen of Topklasse clubs.

VRA’s Wories: ‘We must expand, or the top will wither’

Five long-serving volunteers will receive their medals at the Bond’s general meeting next April.

KNCB announces its ICC Centenary Medals awards

25 girls from eleven Dutch clubs took part in the first training session of the national under-13 squad in Rotterdam on Sunday.

KNCB’s new Under-13 girls’ squad starts work

VOC cricket chairman Lau van Everdingen talks about the ambitions of the Rotterdam club, and the problems it faces.

We have to make cricket cool, says VOC chairman

In a comparatively unusual step, Hoofdklasse club HBS Den Haag will have an overall coaching manager in place next season.

HBS Den Haag appoints Kiwi Mark Webb as General Coach

An increasingly crowded programme seems likely to squeeze out the proposed regional competition. But the case for multi-day cricket is stronger than ever.

Time to give up on two-day cricket?

In the first of a series of interviews with the chairmen of Topklasse clubs, Rod Lyall talks with Quick Haag’s Robert Burger.

Clubs and Bond must work together, says Quick Haag chairman

A memorandum from the six Dutch clubs with turf pitches makes detailed case for a more professional approach to The Netherlands’ international commitments.

Dutch clubs with turf squares form united front for change

After many delays, the KNCB has announced that former director of the Warwickshire Cricket Board and Academy Richard Cox will be its new CEO.

Richard Cox appointed as new Dutch CEO