11 – 13 August 2009 VOC & VRA

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Message from ICC Regional Development Manager – Europe

It gives me great pleasure to welcome all teams, players and officials to The Netherlands for the ICC European ‘A’ Team Championship

Over the next three days, the reserve squads from each of Europe’s top four Associate Members - Ireland, Netherlands, , and Denmark will play against each other in a series of 50- matches.

Like last year, the ‘A’ Team Championship is replacing the former U23 Division 1 Championship and will see current title-holders Ireland attempt to retain the trophy against their strongest rival, three-time previous winners Scotland. The Netherlands (winners in 2002) will be looking to challenge for a top spot placing on home ground, whilst Denmark will also be playing their best cricket yet to make their mark in a highly competitive championship.

Once again the KNCB has chosen two grounds to host the tournament and a great deal of work has gone into preparing these for the three days of cricket. VRA in Amsterdam and VOC in Rotterdam are excellent grounds and will set a fantastic stage for this event.

There are many people who have contributed much to the organisation of this event, not least the Tournament Organiser Satar Alladin to whom the ICC and I are truly grateful. I would also like to thank the match officials – referee, umpires, scorers and web managers; groundsmen, match managers; and many other volunteers at host clubs who have made all this possible.

Good luck to all those involved and enjoy the cricket!

Yours sincerely

Richard Holdsworth ICC Regional Development Manager - Europe

Tournament Welcome

Welcome from the Royal Dutch Cricket Association KNCB

Welcome to the ICC European A Team Championship 2009 which is taking place in and around VRA Amstelveen and VOC Rotterdam from 11 th – 13 th August.

Ireland, Denmark, Scotland and The Netherlands will battle it out in a round robin tournament for the European A Team Crown. The Tournament will consist of the format under the ICC rules and regulations 50 over game, WCL 50 overs D/L included. Attractive coloured clothing, white balls and dark screens.

We are looking forward to exciting cricket. The cricket stars and the upcoming talents will ensure fierce competition on the field.

There are many people who have contributed much to this event. Personally I would like to thank Tournament Organiser Satar Alladin, who have worked tirelessly on this event for many month. In addition I would like to thank the match officials involved in this Championship ICC Tournament director Philip Hudson and ICC Tournament Referee Richard O’Sullivan and the many volunteers of VRA and VOC which have worked so hard and kindly hosted matches. The excellent facilities at venues ensure a smooth operation of the Tournament.

In this booklet you will find all information and match schedules of this tournament, as well as the names of sponsors and other contributors.

Good luck to all involved in what will be a great week of cricket in The Netherlands. Enjoy. Perform in the Spirit of the Game and therefore enjoy it even more.

Marc Asselbergs President KNCB

Tournament Details

Venues:

VOC VRA Hazelaarweg 7 Nieuwe Kalfjeslaan 21b 3053 PM Rotterdam 1182 AA Amstelveen

Tournament Personnel

Tournament Director Philip Hudson

Tournament Referee Richard O’Sullivan

Tournament Organiser Satar Alladin

Umpire Manager n/a Umpire Advisor Paddy O’Hara Umpires Niels Bagh Paul Baldwin Mark Hawthorne Brian Papworth Richard Smith

Web Manager(s) Rod Lyall Andrew Nixon

D/L Operators Duco Ohm Marik Bijl

Scorers Lideke Ohm (The Netherlands) Lisa Heggelman (Ireland) Judith van der Wenden (Scotland) Injam Khokhar (Denmark)

Tournament Match Schedule

Tuesday 11 August Scotland vs the Netherlands at VRA Ireland vs Denmark at VOC

Wednesday 12 August Denmark vs Scotland at VRA The Netherlands vs Ireland at VOC

Thursday 13 August Ireland vs Scotland at VRA The Netherlands vs Denmark at VOC

Timings: Toss at 10.45 hrs Matches begin at 11.00 hrs Lunch As per Tournament Regulations

Country Profile The Netherlands

Background of cricket in the Netherlands

Everyone’s Game? With just under six thousand active players, Cricket is certainly not everyone’s game in The Netherlands. There are seven grounds with turf squares, in the rest of the country artificial matting is used. Most national team players are amateurs and have a day time job or study outside cricket. So it can be considered quite an achievement that the national squad was present at the 1996, 2003 and 2007 and this April in qualified for the 2011 World Cup. In in August 2008 The Netherlands qualified for this ICC World after just missing out on the 2007 South Africa event. in The Netherlands Cricket was introduced by British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19 th Century, and the Cape Colony in 1856. In the 1860s it was a major sport in the country. The Netherlands national team played its first ever game in 1881. It fielded twenty two players against an Uxbridge Cricket Club XI, but still lost by an innings. Royal Netherlands Cricket Association (KNCB) was established in 1883.

International cricket In 1966 The Netherlands gained ICC Associate Membership. Next to participation in the 1996, 2003 and 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup the team took part in all nine ICC Trophy tournaments, winning the competition in Canada in 2001 and finishing as runners-up in 1986 and 1990. The Dutch entered the English domestic NatWest Trophy competition in 1995 and spent ten years in the tournament with a best performance in 1999, when progressing to the fourth round. In 2005 the Dutch team beat the UAE to finish a disappointing fifth in the ICC Trophy, still qualifying for the 2007 World Cup. The Netherlands gained full status from 2006. In August that year, the Netherlands competed in Division 1 of the ICC European Championship and finished third. In November, in the final match in an Intercontinental Cup in South Africa against Canada, set a new competition record individual score of 259 . In early 2007, the side travelled to Nairobi, Kenya to play in Division One of the ICC , finishing third out of six teams. Then on to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the , where they were beaten by World Champion Australia and South Africa. The Dutch team however did beat Scotland convincingly in the last group stage match. In January 2008 Australian Peter Drinnen (41) was appointed as Netherlands coach after coaching Scotland since 2006. Drinnen played five first class matches for Queensland from 1988-1990 before moving into coaching. Since than The Netherlands have qualified for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and had an historic victory over at the opening match of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

International cricket in The Netherlands For the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Kenya, the Amsterdam ground of VRA Cricket was the venue for the only group stage match that took place outside England. KNCB hosted the Videocon Cup with Australia, India and Pakistan at the same venue in 2004. In 2006 played two official ODIs against The Netherlands in Amsterdam. On day one, the ODI world record runs was shattered. Jayasuriya (157) and Dilshan (117) were responsible for a monster score of 443 runs.

Dutch international players Currently two Dutch XI players, Ryan ten Doeschate and Alexei Kervezee, are contracted by English Counties, respectively Essex CCC and Worcestershire CCC. played IPL in 2009 and earlier Paul Jan Bakker (Hampshire), (Derbyshire), (Somerset and Glamorgan), André van Troost (Somerset), Bas Zuiderent (Sussex) and and Maurits van Nierop (MCC Young Cricketers), played across the Channel.

Domestic cricket The Netherlands has a strong ten team national top league. Furthermore there are twenty senior leagues, including two women’s and two senior men’s 35 plus leagues, all limited over matches. In 2009 domestic two-day cricket was introduced on a regional basis, involving fifty of the top players. Youth cricket (ages 8-18) is being played at all age levels. A national Twenty20 tournament is played by the top teams since 2006. More recently also for lower leagues. Social cricket is well represented. On Saturday afternoon approximately twenty four social teams play in three leagues. Next to these regular weekend competitions, there’s a midweek Business league with twelve teams.

Development program All sports in The Netherlands are club-based. The school system has limited possibilities for organized school sports. Clubs are responsible for developing the game. But with the help of the ICC Europe office, Kwik Cricket was introduced into at least three hundred schools over the last ten years. KNCB recently appointed a full time development officer to assist clubs and coaches. Part of the job is to support clubs in recruiting youngsters. Former Dutch XI Roland Lefebvre is employed full time as cricket manager and runs a comprehensive youth program. This covers the development program for youth as well as the high performance teams in the various age groups. The Netherlands are strongly represented in the yearly European Cricket Academies, as well as in the Centre’s of Excellence.

Women’s cricket The Netherlands has two national women’s limited over leagues. In 2009 Twenty20 cricket was introduced. The national team played in all ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup tournaments between 1988 in Australia and 2001 in New Zealand. In 2003 they could not benefit from their home advantage in the first ever qualifying tournament, missing out on a place in the World Cup for the first time. In 2007 the women’s national side played its first test match against South Africa. They finished fourth in the World Cup Qualifying tournament in South Africa in February 2008, thus maintaining their top ten ranking and ODI status, but missing out on participation in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia in 2009. Starting in 2009 The Dutch womens XI take part in the English County Champion ships in Division 5 South West. Every year young, talented players attend the ICC Europe Women’s Academy at La Manga in Spain. KNCB is represented in the ICC Women’s Committee, by Betty Timmer as chairperson.

SQUAD : NETHERLANDS A TEAM

CAPTAIN : FIRST NAME : LAST NAME : DOB: STIJN ALLEMA 05-10-1990

PLAYERS : WESLEY BARRESI 03-05-1984 JEROEN BRAND 03-04-1982 WILFRED DIEPEVEEN 18-06-1985 TIM GRUIJTERS 28-08-1991 MARK JONKMAN 20-03-1986 MAURITS JONKMAN 20-03-1986 GEERT MAARTEN MOL 12-10-1983 RUUD NIJMAN 15-06-1982 JELTE SCHOONHEIM 16-11-1981 ERIC SZWARZCYNSKI 13-02-1983 MATTHIJS VAN SCHELVEN 03-04-1989 BEREND WESTDIJK 05-03-1985

MANAGEMENT : PETER DRINNEN COACH LAURENS KUMMER MANAGER

Country Profile Denmark

The summer of 2009 sees a “New Look “Danish team arriving in Holland for the forthcoming European A Team Championships in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. After a turbulent winter of cricket in the ICC World Cricket Cup Qualification in South Africa, they returned home with some big wounds to heal after finishing in last place in their group, and thus being relegated to Division three of the WCL. On top of this, the squad has seen the retirement from International cricket, of several of their senior players, and long serving coach Peter Palle Klokker also decided to hang up the boots after a 12 year stint in charge. The Danish Cricket Association has taken a very positive approach to this change in circumstances, and in May 2009 appointed English Coach, Simon Talbot as its newest National Team Coach. The appointment of the new man coincides with the launch of a new “National Development Plan”, a long term plan aimed at bringing both the Danish National Team and its cricket back online to the highest levels of the game. Quotes Talbot “The “New Danes” are made up of very young and talented squad of players, we are looking ahead a few years with this tournament, but we are very confident that we are definitely on the right track with this new and exciting group of players “.

Michael Pedersen, (Captain) C, LHB, LAS Michael is a product of the Danish Development System, and also spent two years with the MCC YC’s in England. Now a seasoned International player, this exciting top order batsman will lead the new Danish lions into this championship and the future. Also a very talented slow bowler, he will also lead from the front on the field.

Hamid Shah, Svanholm CC, RHB, RAS An accomplished player from the Danish Academy, Hamid has risen this winter to full National Team selection, one of the youngest players to do so in Danish Cricket history. A very solid top order batsman, with a fine variety of strokes, he is also an integral part of the attack, and an outstanding fielder, and motivated leader.

Yasir Iqbal, KBCC, RHB, RAFM Yasir is an exciting top order batsman, with a fine array of shots from Copenhagen Club, KB. He is also a very useful seam bowler, that can be used at any stage of the game. Also a very exciting fielder, Yasir is definitely a player to watch over the next few years.

Rizwan Mahmood, Skanderborg CC, RHB, RAFM Another product of the Danish Youth Development Programme, Riswan is a very exciting middle order batsman with the ability to swing a game in minutes. Also a very exciting fielder, he has also been known to take the ball and form an integral part of the Danish seam attack.

Jacob Larsen, Herning CC, LHB, RAFM Jacob is a big part of the success story behind Danish Elite division side Herning. A very consistent seam bowler, he has the ability to bowl whenever he is needed, and is a natural taker. Also a very strong middle order batsman and agile fielder, Jacob is part of the back bone of the Danish team.

Bobby Chawla, Svanholm CC, RHB, RAS Another of the highly successful Svanholm team in Copenhagen, Bobby is an exciting bowler with match winning capabilities. A very experienced cricketer, he has played around the world, and this is reflected in his approach and technique whilst . Also an outstanding fielder, Bobby is an invaluable member to this and future Danish squads. Bashir Shah, ABCC, RHB LAS “Bash” is an extremely popular member of the Danish squad, both on and off the field. An exceptionally talented slow bowler, and hard hitting middle order batman with an array of strokes, he is also one of the slickest movers in the field, as well an outstanding motivator and leader in the field. Daniel Nielsen, KBCC, RAFM, RHB The newest member of the “New Look” Danish Squad, Daniel has arrived via New Zealand, Holland and Copenhagen based club side KB. A very talented new ball or change bowler Daniel comes with all the attributes of a player brought up on grass . Also a more than useful middle order batsman, and agile fielder, he is a valuable addition to the young Danish squad. Omar Hyatt, ABCC, RHB, RAS Omar is another player that has worked his way up through the ranks of Danish Youth Cricket to fully establish himself in the Danish squad. A very solid top order batsman, he has the ability to adapt his style and technique to all situations for the team. Omar is also a very agile fielder, and can be called upon when required with the ball. Minik Pedersen, Kolding CC, RHB, WK, RAM A let call up into the A team squad, Minik is a very exciting young cricketer, not only with his very solid stoke play with the bat, but also with his motivational skills from behind the stumps. In home club, Kolding, He has also been known to shed the pads, and add support to the seam attack with his more than useful medium pacers. Martin Pedersen, Kolding CC, RHB, RAM Sometimes in cricket, being the older brother can be difficult! This is not the case though with Martin Pedersen, as we have a genuine allrounder in the making. Primarily a new ball and change bowler, Martin has developed his batting technique over the last few years to be considered a genuine middle order batsman as well. He is also a very agile and highly motivated fielder and team leader. Jacob Rubin, Esbjerg CC, RHB, RAM Jacob heralds from West Jutland Club, Esbjerg, where over the years they have harnessed a reputation for producing exciting stroke players, and Jacob is not an exception to this. He is also one of the fastest and most agile fielders in the squad and can when required add to the bowling attack with his more than useful medium pace. Troels Thøgersen, Herning CC, LHB, RAM Troels is again an integral part of the success story behind Danish Elite division side Herning, in Jutland. A very exciting top order batsman, he has had great success in all forms of in Denmark. Again, another of the outstanding fielders in the squad, Troels can also be used when required to bolster the Danish bowling attack.

Squad: Denmark A Team

Captain: First Name: Last Name: DOB: MICHAEL PEDERSEN 01-03-1986

Players: 02-12-1982 JAKOB RUBIN HANSEN 30-12-1986 OMAR HAYAT 11-10-1983 19-09-1983 JACOB LARSEN 12-01-1979 RIZWAN TARIQ MAHMOOD 16-06-1989 DANIEL NIELSEN 18-12-1981 MARTIN PEDERSEN 24-05-1988 MINIK PEDERSEN 16-07-1990 02-08-1992 BASHIR SHAH 06-04-1983 TROELS THOGERSEN 28-11-1979

Management: Simon Talbot COACH Ole Roland MANAGER Injam Khokar SCORER

Country Profile Ireland

History Cricket was introduced into Ireland by the English in the later stages of the 18th Century. The first record of a cricket match being played is in Phoenix Park in 1792 between a Colonel Lennox XI and an All Ireland team under the guidance of Major Hobart. Ireland played their first international game in 1855 when they beat The Gentlemen of England by 107 runs, and 3 years later they beat the MCC by an innings and 10 runs. In 1879 they drew with Surrey – their first game against a county, and in the same year embarked on a tour of the USA and Canada. In 1888, Ireland began a series of games against Scotland, and they have met each other on over 100 occasions since. An embryonic Irish Cricket Union was set up in 1890, although it was 1923 before it existed in the form it is at present. Ireland became a member of the ICC in 1993, and played in their first ICC Trophy in 1994. Mike Hendrick became the first full time Irish coach in 1995 – his successors include Ken Rutherford, Adrian Birrell and . They appointed a Chief Executive for the first time in 2003, and the post is currently held by Warren Deutrom.

International Competition Ireland gained a number of international scalps over the years – defeating the West Indies on no fewer than 3 occasions, 1928, 1969 and 2004. The 1969 win saw the mighty West Indies dismissed for just 25, as Ireland recorded a 9 wicket win. Ireland’s first win over international opposition saw South Africa beaten in 1909. In more recent times, the side finished second in the 2005 ICC Trophy which gained them ODI status, and a place in the 2007 World Cup. That competition saw Ireland tie with Zimbabwe, and then defeat Pakistan to qualify for the Super 8 phase, where they beat Bangladesh. Ireland has also won the Intercontinental Cup twice, beating Kenya and Canada, and in 2007, Ireland produced an unprecedented clean sweep of all European Championships from Under 13 through to senior level.

John Mooney (capt) (North County), (Pembroke), Andrew Britton (Fox Lodge), (Leinster), Phil Eaglestone (Strabane), Shane Getkate (Malahide), James Hall (Waringstown), (CSN), (Waringstown), Fintan McAllister (Malahide), Andrew Poynter (Clontarf), Eddie Richardson (North County), (Carrickfergus), Reinhardt Strydom (YMCA).

Squad: Ireland A Team

Captain: First Name: Last Name: DOB: 10-02-1982

Players: ANDREW BALBIRNIE 28-12-1990 SAMUEL ANDREW BRITTON 10-02-1988 GEORGE DOCKRELL 22-07-1992 PHILLIP EAGLESTONE 17-06-1982 SHANE GETKATE 02-10-1991 JAMES HALL 19-10-1988 NIGEL JONES 22-04-1982 GARY KIDD 18-09-1985 FINTAN McALLISTER 09-02-1987 ANDREW POYNTER 25-04-1987 EDWARD RICHARDSON 22-07-1990 PAUL STIRLING 03-09-1990 REINHARDT STRYDOM 16-06-1977

Management: PETER JOHNSTON COACH GAVIN CRAIG MANAGER

Country Profile Scotland

Cricket in Scotland is 224 years old. The first match for which records are available was played in September 1785 at Schaw Park, Alloa. The game was introduced to Scotland by English soldiers garrisoned in the country in the years following the Jacobite rising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745; and it is no coincidence that the oldest known club is Kelso (records date back to 1820), in the Borders, then a garrison town. In other areas the game seems to have been introduced by immigrant English workers in the paper, textile and iron industries.

Teams representing Scotland have played matches since 1865, against a total of more than 20 countries, including all the Test-playing nations, and numerous other select teams, including, of course, the MCC. But the development of Scotland's international standing was more-or-less ignored for the best part of the 20th century, with three-day matches against Ireland and the MCC being the only ones granted 'first-class' status.

In 1980, Scotland was invited to take part in England's Benson and Hedges Cup and NatWest Trophy one-day competitions. In 1992, Scotland resigned from membership of the UK Cricket Council, effectively severing links with England in the cricketing sense, and in 1994 was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This gave Scotland its own voice in world cricket and the national team took part for the first time in the ICC Trophy held in Kuala Lumpur in March/April 1997. Third place qualified Scotland for the ICC World Cup in 1999 hosted by England, and Scotland themselves hosted two games (against New Zealand & Bangladesh) at in .

Although failing to qualify for the 2003 World Cup, Scotland have made significant inroads in professionalising the game in Scotland. The first part of this was Scotland's acceptance into the English Sunday League competition in 2003, for a period of three years. This involved playing a minimum of 18 matches of top class cricket against the English counties, giving both players and administrators the level of experience necessary for Scotland's progress to One-Day International status.

That is now in prospect from 1 January 2006, following Scotland's victory in the 2005 ICC Trophy which, added to winning the inaugural (three-day) ICC Intercontinental Cup in November 2004, puts the Scots into 12th place in the global rankings. Qualification for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies has been achieved, and now another such challenge faces the Saltires in South Africa in April 2009.

Squad: Scotland A Team

Captain: First Name: Last Name: DOB: RICHARD BERRINGTON 03-04-1987

Players: ZEESHAN BASHIR 15-03-1988 EWAN CHALMERS 19-10-1989 FREDDIE COLEMAN 15-12-1991 STUART CHALMERS 18-11-1982 ALASDAIR EVANS 12-01-1989 RYAN FLANNIGAN 30-06-1988 GORDON GOUDIE 12-08-1987 OMER HUSSAIN 03-12-1984 MONEEB IQBAL 28-02-1986 MATTHEW PARKER 02-03-1990 MARC PETRIE 02-03-1990 WILLIAM ROWAN 21-04-1991 QASIM SHEIKH 30-10-1984

Management: Andrew Tennant COACH Clarence Parfitt MANAGER

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