Netherlands A cricket team in Ireland in 2021 explained

Series Name:	Netherlands A cricket team in Ireland in 2021
Team1 Name:	Ireland
Team2 Name:	Netherlands
From Date:	10 May
To Date:	13 May 2021
Team1 Captain:	Harry Tector
Team2 Captain:	Scott Edwards
No Of Las:	3
Team1 Las Won:	2
Team2 Las Won:	1
Team1 Las Most Runs:	Harry Tector (128)
Team2 Las Most Runs:	Tobias Visee (75)
Team1 Las Most Wickets:	Graeme McCarter (9)
Team2 Las Most Wickets:	Vivian Kingma (5)

The Netherlands A cricket team toured Ireland in May 2021 to play three unofficial One Day International matches (with List A status) against the Ireland Wolves cricket team.^{[1] [2]} The fixtures of the tour were confirmed by Cricket Ireland on 22 April 2021, with all the three unofficial ODI matches being played at Oak Hill on 10, 12 and 13 May.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The bilateral series was originally used for both teams as the preparation for the World Cup Super League matches between the two sides which was held in June 2021.^[6]

On 4 May 2021, the Royal Dutch Cricket Association announced a 14-man squad for the series, with Scott Edwards as the captain.^[7] While the next day, Cricket Ireland also confirmed the squads for Ireland Wolves, with Harry Tector named as the captain.^[8]

Series summary

Ireland Wolves started their home series with a 94 runs win as Shane Getkate's 74 runs off just 40 balls guided the Wolves to secure 276 runs in 50 overs. In response, Netherlands A could not sustain a partnership as they started to regularly lose wickets in the early overs, with Craig Young the best bowler by the Wolves, who bagged 2 wickets conceding 37 runs.^{[11] [12] [13]}

While in the following match, Netherlands A fought back to level the series, as the low aggregate match ended with Dutch A side's victory by 5 wickets while chasing 95. Vivian Kingma's economic three wicket haul for just 5 runs and the consistent figures of other Dutch bowlers never allowed the Irish batters to settle in the innings.^{[14] [15]}

In the final match, Ireland Wolves won by 5 wickets to claim the series 2–1. This time, Netherlands A had a disappointing first innings as Graeme McCarter claimed 6 for 32 to star in the Wolves' victory.^{[16] [17]}

List A series

1st Unofficial ODI

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2nd Unofficial ODI

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3rd Unofficial ODI

See also

• Ireland Wolves cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wolves set to host Dutch counterparts. 2021-05-19. Cricket Europe.
2. Web site: Netherlands A tour of Ireland, Netherlands A Tour of Ireland 2021 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news. 2021-05-19. ESPNcricinfo. en.
3. Web site: Oak Hill to host Wolves v Netherlands games. 2021-05-19. Cricket Europe.
4. Web site: Ireland to host Netherlands 'A' for One-day series in May 2021. 2021-05-19. Czarsportz. en-US.
5. Web site: Cricket Ireland: Ireland Wolves series against Netherlands A given green light. 19 May 2021. Cricexec. en.
6. Web site: Home international fixtures announced for Irish cricket team. 15 February 2021. Cricket Ireland.
7. Web site: 2021-05-04. Netherlands A: Scott Edwards to lead in Ireland. 2021-05-19. Emerging Cricket. en-GB.
8. Web site: Wolves name squad for Netherlands series. 2021-05-19. Cricket Europe.
9. Web site: Ireland Wolves squad announced series against Netherlands A Cricket Ireland. 2021-05-20. Cricket Ireland.
10. Web site: Squad for the Netherlands A series against Ireland Wolves has been announced. 2021-05-20. Royal Dutch Cricket Association. en.
11. Web site: Getkate powers Wolves to win over Netherlands. 2021-05-19. Cricket Europe.
12. Web site: 2021-05-12. Ireland Wolves fight back to outclass Netherlands A. 2021-05-19. Emerging Cricket. en-GB.
13. Web site: Record-breaking last wicket partnership helps Ireland Wolves claim first win against Netherlands A. 2021-05-20. Cricket World.
14. Web site: Netherlands A hit back hard to square series with Ireland Wolves Cricket Ireland. 2021-05-20. Cricket Ireland.
15. Web site: Kingma salvo levels series. 2021-05-19. Cricket Europe.
16. Web site: 2021-05-15. Ireland Wolves overpower Dutch A side to claim the series. 2021-05-19. Emerging Cricket. en-GB.
17. Web site: Netherlands A lose final match: Ireland Wolves - Netherlands A (2-1). 2021-05-20. Royal Dutch Cricket Association. en.