Dutch national coach Peter Cantrell has sprung no surprises in naming a thirteen-man squad for the two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka next Tuesday and Thursday.
He has largely relied on the players who have recently registered victories over Denmark and MCC, and the result is an outfit with a good balance of youth and experience.
Of the side that defeated the MCC on Friday, batsmen Tom de Grooth and Atse Buurman and seamer Mark Jonkman make way for the return of skipper Luuk van Troost, Bas Zuiderent and Darron Reekers. De Grooth has, however, been added to the squad for Thursday’s game, when Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate is likely to be unavailable.
Ten Doeschate will play on Tuesday, and will add considerably to the resources at van Troost’s disposal.
There’s a recall for experienced all-rounder Billy Stelling, who missed the Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in March through injury, and hasn’t played in the national side since. The one question mark about the squad at present concerns Darron Reekers, who has been carrying a groin injury and will undergo another fitness test on Monday.
Two young players who did well against Denmark and MCC have been rewarded with places in this squad. Batsman Eric Szwarczynski, who has opened since the injury to Maurits van Nierop and who made an unbeaten century for the Dutch A side against the MCC last week, is in line to make his ODI debut against the Sri Lankans, as is all-rounder Peter Borren, who made 85 in the same match and who has bowled steadily since breaking into the A side.
The full squad is: LP van Troost (Excelsior ’20, captain), PW Borren (VRA), DLS van Bunge (Excelsior ’20), RN ten Doeschate (Essex), Mohammad Kashif (VOC), AN Kervezee (HBS), TBM de Leede (VCC), DJ Reekers (Quick Haag), PM Seelaar (Hermes-DVS), J Smits (HCC, wicket-keeper), WF Stelling (HBS), ES Szwarczynski (VRA), and B Zuiderent (VOC). TN de Grooth (HCC) replaces ten Doeschate for Thursday’s match.
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