Babette de Leede explained

Babette de Leede
Female:true
Country:Netherlands
International:true
Fullname:Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede
Birth Date:8 October 1999
Birth Place:Leidschendam, Netherlands
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Odidebutdate:22 August
Odidebutyear:2022
Odidebutagainst:Ireland
Odicap:84
Lastodidate:24 November
Lastodiyear:2022
Lastodiagainst:Thailand
T20idebutdate:7 July
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:UAE
T20icap:26
Lastt20idate:17 August
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Ireland
Club1:Western Province
Columns:1
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:WT20I
Matches1:28
Runs1:330
Bat Avg1:20.62
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:62
Catches/Stumpings1:11/11
Date:22 August 2022
Source:ESPNcricinfo

Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede (born 8 October 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1] [2]

Career

International cricket

She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.[3]

She was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[6]

In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[7] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]

During that Qualifier she made 78 runs against Sri Lanka on November 23, 2021. On August 26, 2022, she made 76 in a One Day International against Ireland at her home ground, Westvliet.

In November 2022 De Leede made 33, 37, 30 and 59 in four consecutive ODIs against Thailand in Chiangmai, propelling her to the 46th spot in the ICC One Day International rankings.

Club cricket

In May 2022, de Leede played five matches for the Sapphires team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational, she scored a total of 85 runs, took one catch, and achieved seven stumpings. In her team's match against the Falcons team, she made 45 runs, racked up a world record of five stumpings, and was awarded player of the match.[1] [10] Of the experience of playing at the FairBreak tournament, she has since said:

In 2022 Babette made 75 for Western Province Women against Eastern Cape at Newlands.

In August 2022 she topscored with 122* for her team Voorburg CC against Quick in the Dutch domestic 40-over league.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Babette de Leede . ESPNcricinfo . . 27 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1 . Emerging Cricket . 15 July 2020 . 18 July 2020.
  3. Web site: ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women at Bangkok, Nov 28, 2015 . 13 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 . International Cricket Council . 27 June 2018.
  5. Web site: 3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Meet the Global Development Squad . International Cricket Council . 15 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019 . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 . International Cricket Council . 21 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Preview: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021 . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 29 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Looking back on Fairbreak tournament: "Through our shared passion, we quickly formed a team" . KNCB . 27 May 2022 . en . 24 May 2022.