Alexei Kervezee again starred as the Netherlands concluded their tour of India with a six-wicket Twenty20 victory against the England Performance Programme XI in Pune.

Alexei Kervezee's 96 and a half-century from Tim Gruijters were the key to the Dutch tourists' successful chase of a target of 262 against the England Performance Programme on Friday.

The England Performance Programme beat the Netherlands Lions by seven wickets in the first match of their series in Pune on Thursday.

Chasing a DY Patil Academy XI total of 165 for five, the Netherlands won by one wicket off the final ball, thanks to a decisive six from skipper Peter Borren.

With a 100-run T20 victory over a DY Patil Academy XI on Monday the Dutch opened the Indian leg of their nine-match tour on a positive note.

The Dutch sports funding body has rejected the KNCB's bid for continued support, instead putting the focus almost wholly on winning Olympic medals.

A fine double by Mudassar Bukhari and 89 from Stephan Myburgh were the highlights as the Netherlands XI beat a UAE Development XI by 56 runs at the GCA Academy Oval.

A 107-victory over a UAE Development XI gives the Dutch tourists a second victory in two days as they settle to their task in Dubai.

The Netherlands' 'home' CB40 game against Nottinghamshire next June will be played in Truro as part of the second Cornish Cricket Festival.

The Netherlands, taking part in the CB40 competition for the last time, will play at Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and Tunbridge Wells in the course of their twelve-match group programme.

Seven youngsters, including six uncapped players, are included in the 20-man squad which will depart for a seven-match visit the UAE and India later this month.

The Netherlands proved no match for Australia, despite fine innings from Kervezee and Barresi - and the killer blow was delivered by Cameron Borgas.

Peter Borren's Dutch side claimed a place in the Plate Final on Sunday, beating England by 14 runs in the Hong Kong Sixes.

After almost pulling off a shock against Sri Lanka in the opening game, the Netherlands lost to India and Pakistan on Saturday to finish bottom of Group B.

An announcement on the KNCB website reveals that the Dutch have been informed that there will be no place for them in the restyled competition from 2014.

The Netherlands will play two one-day matches and a T20 game against an England Performance Programme side in Pune in December.

The ICC Board has granted the KNCB $US500k. a year over the next three years to support the continuing development of the top levels of men's cricket in the Netherlands.

By beating Dosti Amsterdam in the final, Excelsior '20 Schiedam claimed their ninth Dutch championship, and made history by doing so from fourth place in the table.

The KNCB has announced that a Netherlands side will be taking part in this year's tournament, taking play on 27 and 28 October.

A Clydesdale Bank 40 League campaign which began outstandingly ended in disappointment, but the reasons were complex and the achievements undeniable.

A remarkable summer of success for the Netherlands' youth teams suggests that Dutch junior cricket may have turned a corner.

Facing a record-breaking total of 314 for eight by Essex, the Netherlands began well but subsided to 197 all out in Colchester on Sunday.

With five key players unavailable it was an improvised Dutch side which took on Lancashire at Old Trafford on Sunday, collapsing to 68 all out and losing by nine wickets.

The Netherlands women's side won all four T20 matches this week to win their division of the ECB Twenty20 Cup for the second year in succession.

The Dutch side's courageous T20 victory over Bangladesh last week, like Scotland's two days earlier, was a great achievement, but it must not be used to restrict the Associates' opportunities in longer formats of the game.

The weather may have had a crucial effect on the outcome, but most of the damage to the Dutch cause in Amstelveen on Friday was self-inflicted.

The second WCL Championship match between the Netherlands and the UAE was much closer than the first, but the Dutch still secured a three-wicket victory.

The Netherlands owed their seven-wicket victory over the UAE in the first match of the WCL Championship series to a fine display of pace bowling from their new-ball pairing.

Two vital WCL Championship matches in Rotterdam and Deventer are next on the agenda for the Dutch and the Emiratis, with places in the 2015 World Cup at stake.

A fine all-round performance by Shahbaz Bashir on his first-class debut sets up a fascinating final day in the rain-affected Intercontinental Cup match in Deventer.

Adverse weather conditions have caused the KNCB to shift next Monday's second one-day match from Rotterdam to Het Schootsveld in Deventer.

The Netherlands reach 118 for three on the first day of their Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in Deventer, before persistent rain ended proceedings.

The Netherlands lost to Leicestershire by 33 runs in Amstelveen on Wednesday, but their defeat was all the more galling because of a broken hand for opener Stephan Myburgh.

28-year-old Rood en Wit allrounder Shahbaz Bashir has been included in the Dutch squad to face Leicestershire in Amstelveen on Wednesday.

In a replay of last year's final Netherlands A again beat Jersey to win the four-team tournament, with MCC finishing in third place.

The Dutch A side beat Jersey by 42 runs in a 40-over match in Schiedam on Thursday as the sides warmed up for the Continental T20 tournament.

The Netherlands collapse to their lowest-ever List A total after being put in to bat by Worcestershire at Westvliet on Friday, losing by nine wickets.

Ruud Onstein reflects on the significance of the Dutch successes in this season's CB40 competition.

A Michael Swart century set the Netherlands on course for a massive total of 304 for three and a 43-run win against Leicestershire on Monday.

Bangladesh will face Scotland and the Netherlands in two T20 Internationals at the Westvliet ground on 24 and 25 July.

A comfortable five-wicket victory over Essex in Schiedam on Tuesday confirms the Netherlands' position at the top of the Group A table.

A large holiday Monday crowd sees the Orange Lions beat Lancashire by one wicket in the final over of a thrilling match at Thurlede.

Despite another half-century by Stephan Myburgh, Middlesex ease to an eight-wicket victory over the Orange Lions in Voorburg on Monday.

After again winning their two opening CB40 games, the Orange Lions will be hoping to go one better this season when they face Middlesex in Voorburg on Monday.

A record-breaking stand of 132 between Stephan Myburgh and Cameron Borgas sees the Netherlands to a splendid 9-wicket over Worcestershire in Kidderminster on Monday.

The Netherlands' first CB40 match of the season goes right down to the wire as they beat Gloucestershire by a single run off the final ball of the game.

With Worcestershire's New Road ground again partially under water, Monday's game against the Netherlands has been moved to Kidderminster.

21-year-old Kampong Utrecht opener Denise Hannema will succeed Helmien Rambaldo as captain of the women's international side, the KNCB has announced.

An undefeated 84 from 18-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Afsar Zazai was decisive as Afghanistan fought back to secure a three-wicket victory in Sharjah.

Nightwatchman Tom Heggelman's half-century and 43 and three wickets for Pieter Seelaar gave the Netherlands the advantage on Day Two in Sharjah.

On a dramatic opening day of the Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah, the Netherlands claimed first-innings points by just four runs as 21 wickets fell.

Helped by a century from Karim Sadiq, Afghanistan leveled the ODI series in Sharjah on Saturday with a comfortable five-wicket victory.

A fine performance in the field, with Borren taking four for 32, and an unbeaten 83 from Alexei Kervezee saw the Netherlands overwhelm Afghanistan in Sharjah on Thursday.

There's not much between the teams as the Netherlands take on Afghanistan in two ODIs on Thursday and Saturday - with World Cup qualification one element in the equation.

The Dutch side again missed out on qualification for this year's World Twenty20 championship, but its performance in finishing fourth contains many positive aspects.

South Australia's Cameron Borgas will be the Orange Lions' overseas player in this season's CB40 competition, the KNCB has announced.

Peter Drinnen's Dutch squad will fly to South Africa on Friday for a week's preparation for the World T20 qualifier in the UAE.

Despite the unavailability of Ryan ten Doeschate, the Netherlands will take a strong and balanced squad into next month's World Twenty20 qualifier in the UAE.

Contenders for a place in the Netherlands' full side will get a chance to prove their mettle during a visit to Wales and England in June.

A hat-trick by Krishman Santokie saw the Dutch collapse from 110 for four to 116 all out as Jamaica took the final group match by eight wickets on Friday.

A fine batting display set up a 26-run win for the Netherlands over the Combined Campuses and Colleges in Bridgetown on Wednesday - and an outside chance of a place in the semi-finals of the Calypso Cup.

After two disappointing performances in Antigua, the Dutch side take on the Combined Campuses and Colleges on Wednesday with plenty to prove.

The four-year agreement between the KNCB and ABN AMRO is the shot in the arm which the Netherlands has badly needed for the past five years.

At a ceremony attended by the national squad in Rotterdam on Thursday, the KNCB and ABN AMRO signed a four-year agreement which will see significant investment by the bank in the Dutch international programme.