Editing Sport in the Netherlands (section)

===Cricket===
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The [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond|Royal Dutch Cricket Federation]] was formed in 1883.<ref>[http://www.kb.nl/vak/deelcoll/teksten/crick.html {{in lang|nl}} kb.nl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207180842/http://www.kb.nl/vak/deelcoll/teksten/crick.html |date=2008-02-07 }}</ref> In 2021 the federation had 5000 members, which indicates that cricket is a minority sport in the Netherland yet still growing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Onderzoeksrapportage Zo Sport Nederland - NOCNSF |url=https://nocnsf.nl/wat-doet-nocnsf/sport-in-nederland/sportonderzoek/zo-sport-nederland |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=nocnsf.nl}}</ref> The premier division is called the ''[[Topklasse (cricket)|Topklasse]]'', in which ten teams compete for the national championships.

The [[Netherlands national cricket team]] qualified for the [[ICC World Cup|cricket World Cup]] on five occasions; 1996, 2003, 2007, [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] and 2023. The country has been considered one of the stronger associate in the world and in Europe alongside Scotland. Netherlands is ranked within the top 15 teams in the world and has co-hosted the [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] in 1999.

Most recently at the [[2009 World Twenty20]] in England, the Dutch team made a name for themselves by their victory over hosts, England, in the opening match of the tournament. Though they failed to qualify for the Super Eight stage afterward, their win against England,  considered one of the biggest wins in Dutch cricket history. Recently the Dutch have managed to beat two time world champions West Indies in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Zimbabwe 2023 considered ones of the biggest upsets in Cricket history due to it eventually leading to the West Indies not being able to qualify for the World Cup in India 2023.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Dutch team led by captain Scott Edwards has surprised the cricket world by beating South Africa and Bangladesh by big margins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/28/netherlands-bangladesh-england-cricket-world-cup-2023-table|title=Netherlands stun Bangladesh to leave England bottom of World Cup table|publisher=The Guardian|date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>