Heather Siegers
Heather Diantha Jan Siegers (born 10 October 1996) is a Dutch cricketer,[1] who is the current captain of the Netherlands women's national cricket team.[2]
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| Full name | Heather Diantha Jan Siegers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1996 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Silver Siegers (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 98) | 20 November 2022 v Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 November 2022 v Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 30) | 7 July 2018 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 August 2023 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.[3]
In June 2018, she was named as the captain of the Netherlands for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as the player to watch in the Dutch squad.[5] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for the Netherlands against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[6] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[7]
In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[8] She was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.[9][10] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] She was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches.[12]
In October 2021, she was named as the captain of the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Heather Siegers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Preview: Orange women play four T20I matches in Ireland". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women at Bangkok, Nov 28, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "WWT20Q team preview: Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier, 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Double qualification Dutch women". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Netherlands Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Preview: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Further reading edit
- Corlett, Aaron (22 February 2017). "Women's Cricket: Midland-Guildford too good for South Perth in T20 grand final". Southern Gazette. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Cricket Netherlands (4 November 2022). "Cricket Netherlands: Dutch women's cricket team plays eight games in and against Thailand". cricexec. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Lyall, Rod (28 April 2017). . Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ————— (1 December 2022). "Siegers and Kalis spearhead Dutch victory". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- waca.com.au (13 March 2017). "Female A-Grade 50-Over Round Nine Wrap". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- —————— (15 November 2016). "WA Female Premier Cricket Review - Round 6 Sunday 13th November". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- —————— (5 April 2017). "The Contenders For The 2016-17 Karen Read Medal". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- —————— (6 April 2017). "Chappell Wins 2016-17 Karen Read Medal". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Women's CricZone Staff (22 July 2021). "Heather Siegers to lead 14-member Netherlands squad against Ireland". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Yadav, Vishal (3 July 2018). "Interview with Heather Siegers - Captain of Netherlands women's national cricket team". Female Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- "Scotland and Netherlands through to global qualifier after double win for the Dutch". International Cricket Council (Press release). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links edit
- Heather Siegers at ESPNcricinfo
- Heather Siegers at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Heather Siegers on LinkedIn
- Heather siegers on Twitter