The North Sea Pro Series was a professional cricket league featuring teams from the Netherlands and Scotland, first contested in 2014. A joint venture between the Royal Dutch Cricket Board (KNCB) and Cricket Scotland, the Pro Series comprised a 50-over tournament, the North Sea Pro 50, and a 20-over tournament, the North Sea Pro 20.
The first fully professional league in either country, the competition had been described as "formulated to bridge the gap between club and international cricket for professional cricketers".[1] The inaugural season featured four franchises, two from the Netherlands and two from Scotland, and both the 50-over and 20-over tournaments were won by the Highlanders, a Scottish franchise.[2]
In 2016, the North Sea 50 Trophy was held on 1 September as a final match between the Dutch 50 over champions the South Holland Seafarers and the Scottish 50 over champions Eastern Knights. [3][4]
The series did not return in 2017, replaced in Scotland by the Regional Pro Series featuring three domestic franchises, the first edition of which was held in 2016.
Cricket Scotland and the KNCB are both associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and both the Dutch and Scottish national teams have played in multiple World Cups. Both teams currently have Twenty20 International (T20I) status, while Scotland also holds One Day International (ODI) status. The impetus for the creation of the Pro Series was the exclusion of the Dutch and Scottish national sides from the new Royal London One-Day Cup, which replaced the Friends Provident Trophy as the premier limited-overs competition in England and Wales. Andy Tennant, performance director for Cricket Scotland, described the Pro Series as "an ideal opportunity for us to stand on our own two feet and begin to develop a strong domestic professional competition for our best cricketers."[5]
The North Sea Pro Series, contested in May and early June during the 2014 season, does not overlap with the Scottish National Cricket League or the Dutch Topklasse, the top-level club competitions in each country.
^William Dick (3 May 2014). "North Sea Pro Series bridging the gap" – The Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^Bertus de Jong (11 June 2014). "Highlanders seal North-Sea double on wet weekend" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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^John Pennington (1 April 2014). "Dutch, Scottish Boards Launch North Sea Pro Series" – Cricket World. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^Batting and fielding for Highlanders, North Sea 20 Series 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^Batting and fielding for North Holland Hurricanes, North Sea 20 Series 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^Batting and fielding for Reivers, North Sea 20 Series 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^Batting and fielding for South Holland Seafarers, North Sea 20 Series 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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The North Sea Pro Series was a professional cricket league featuring teams from the Netherlands and Scotland first contested in 2014 A joint venture between the Royal Dutch Cricket Board KNCB and Cricket Scotland the Pro Series comprised a 50 over tournament the North Sea Pro 50 and a 20 over tournament the North Sea Pro 20 North Sea Pro SeriesCountriesNetherlandsScotlandAdministratorCricket ScotlandKNCBFormat50 overs20 oversFirst edition2014Latest edition2016Tournament formatDouble round robinThe first fully professional league in either country the competition had been described as formulated to bridge the gap between club and international cricket for professional cricketers 1 The inaugural season featured four franchises two from the Netherlands and two from Scotland and both the 50 over and 20 over tournaments were won by the Highlanders a Scottish franchise 2 In 2016 the North Sea 50 Trophy was held on 1 September as a final match between the Dutch 50 over champions the South Holland Seafarers and the Scottish 50 over champions Eastern Knights 3 4 The series did not return in 2017 replaced in Scotland by the Regional Pro Series featuring three domestic franchises the first edition of which was held in 2016 Contents 1 Background 2 Franchises 3 Seasons 4 2014 season 4 1 Squads 4 2 Points table 5 2015 season 6 ReferencesBackground editCricket Scotland and the KNCB are both associate members of the International Cricket Council ICC and both the Dutch and Scottish national teams have played in multiple World Cups Both teams currently have Twenty20 International T20I status while Scotland also holds One Day International ODI status The impetus for the creation of the Pro Series was the exclusion of the Dutch and Scottish national sides from the new Royal London One Day Cup which replaced the Friends Provident Trophy as the premier limited overs competition in England and Wales Andy Tennant performance director for Cricket Scotland described the Pro Series as an ideal opportunity for us to stand on our own two feet and begin to develop a strong domestic professional competition for our best cricketers 5 The North Sea Pro Series contested in May and early June during the 2014 season does not overlap with the Scottish National Cricket League or the Dutch Topklasse the top level club competitions in each country Franchises editFranchise Home grounds Captain 2014 Coach 2014 Highlanders Titwood GlasgowNunholm Dumfries Craig Wallace Toby BaileyNorthern Hurricanes Sportpark Het Schootsveld DeventerSportpark Maarschalkerweerd UtrechtVRA Ground Amstelveen Peter Borren Reivers Forthill DundeeLochlands Park ArbroathRaeburn Place Edinburgh Richie Berrington Steven KnoxSouthern Seafarers Hazelaarweg RotterdamSportpark Duivesteijn VoorburgSportpark Thurlede Schiedam Stephan Myburgh Seasons editPro 20 championship Year Winner Runner up 3rd Place 4th Place2014 Highlanders Northern Hurricanes Southern Seafarers Reivers2015 Highlanders Southern Seafarers Northern Hurricanes ReiversPro 50 Championship Year Winner Runner up 3rd Place 4th Place2014 Highlanders Southern Seafarers Reivers Northern Hurricanes2014 season editSquads edit Highlanders 6 Hurricanes 7 Reivers 8 Seafarers 9 Craig Wallace c wk Aman Bailwal Calvin Burnett Fraser Burnett Ewan Chalmers Alasdair Evans Cameron Farrell Hamish Gardiner Chayank Gosain Gordon Goudie Michael Leask George Munsey Matthew Parker Marc Petrie Mark Watt Peter Borren c Colin Ackermann Rahil Ahmed Ben Cooper Quirijn Gunning Mahesh Hans Mohammad Kashif Sverre Loggers M U Malik Mohammad Wasim Mudassar Bukhari Saqib Zulfiqar Shahbaz Bashir Sikander Zulfiqar Vinoo Tewarie Leon Turmaine Paul van Meekeren R U Zulfiqar Richie Berrington c Niall Alexander Scott Beveridge Con de Lange Michael English Kasim Farid Hamza Tahir Majid Haq Omer Hussain Moneeb Iqbal Scott McElnea Graeme McLaren Calum MacLeod Navdeep Poonia Abdul Sabri Safyaan Sharif Neil Smith Simon Smith wk Andrew Umeed Iain Wardlaw Craig Young Stephan Myburgh c Wesley Barresi Sebastiaan Braat Tim Etman James Gruijters Bobby Hanif Tom Heggelman Farshad Khan Vivian Kingma Josh Lenssen Ahsan Malik Hidde Overdijk Ali Qasim Jelte Schoonheim Pieter Seelaar Lesley Stokkers Zachary van Baren Matthijs van SchelvenPoints table edit Pro 20 Championship Position Team Matches Won Lost Tied No Result Points1 Highlanders 6 6 0 0 0 242 Northern Hurricanes 6 2 3 0 1 103 Southern Seafarers 6 1 3 0 2 84 Reivers 6 1 4 0 1 6Pro 50 Championship Position Team Matches Won Lost Tied No Result Points1 Highlanders 6 3 1 0 2 192 Southern Seafarers 6 2 1 0 3 153 Reivers 6 2 3 0 1 114 Northern Hurricanes 6 1 3 0 2 82015 season editPro 20 Championship Position Team Matches Won Lost Tied No result Points1 Highlanders 12 10 1 0 1 422 Southern Seafarers 12 5 6 0 1 223 Northern Hurricanes 12 3 6 0 3 184 Reivers 12 2 7 0 3 14References edit William Dick 3 May 2014 North Sea Pro Series bridging the gap The Herald Retrieved 20 January 2015 Bertus de Jong 11 June 2014 Highlanders seal North Sea double on wet weekend Cricket Europe Retrieved 20 January 2015 Whither the North Sea Pro Series Archived from the original on 19 June 2016 Retrieved 22 August 2016 404 Cricket Scotland Retrieved 22 August 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help John Pennington 1 April 2014 Dutch Scottish Boards Launch North Sea Pro Series Cricket World Retrieved 20 January 2015 Batting and fielding for Highlanders North Sea 20 Series 2014 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2015 Batting and fielding for North Holland Hurricanes North Sea 20 Series 2014 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2015 Batting and fielding for Reivers North Sea 20 Series 2014 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2015 Batting and fielding for South Holland Seafarers North Sea 20 Series 2014 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Sea Pro Series amp oldid 1176824459, wikipedia, 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