Noah Croes
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| Full name | Noah Roderick Joseph Croes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1999 Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 83) | 9 July 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 June 2025 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 57) | 28 February 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 February 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noah Roderick Joseph Croes (born 13 December 1999) is a Dutch cricketer.[1]
Career
Croes was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch father and Australian mother, who brought him up bilingual.[2] He grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He played in the Victorian under-18 state championships in 2018 for the Inner East Emus, and scored a century in the final.[3] He later represented Victoria in the Australian under-19 national championships.[4] Croes played senior cricket in Victorian Premier Cricket for Melbourne University along Dutch international captain Scott Edwards.[5] He scored his maiden century for the club in December 2021.[4]
Croes spent the 2022 winter playing cricket in the United Kingdom, then in 2023 he returned to the Netherlands to live in The Hague and play for Voorburg Cricket Club.[5] In May 2023, he was selected to play for the Dutch national side in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6][7] He played one match for the tournament, making his One Day International debut on 9 July 2023, against Sri Lanka.[8] At this tournament, the Netherlands qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and in September 2023 Croes was named as travelling reserve for their squad.[9][10] Ahead of the Netherlands' final match for the tournament against hosts India, he was brought into the 15-player squad to replace the injured Ryan Klein,[11] but he didn't feature in the match.[12]
In February 2024, Croes was selected in the Netherland's Twenty20 squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[13] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Nepal at Kirtipur on 28 February 2024.[14]
References
- ^ "Noah Croes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-den-haag/noah-groeide-op-in-australie-maar-is-nu-international-voor-nederland-er-gaat-niets-boven-broodje-kroket~ad26dbbc/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
- ^ "Josh Hartill smashes 163 not out in Outer East Eagles' under-18 state championships win over Inner East Emus". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ a b Higgins, Ben; Amy, Paul (7 December 2021). "Maiden centuries, five-wicket haul in the Premier Cricket Team of the Week". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Lewis, Tyler (31 May 2023). "Inside Noah Croes' journey from Melbourne University to the Netherlands". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Dutch squad for Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Ackermann, Klaassen, van der Merwe absent from Netherlands squad for World Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Final, Jan 9 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands squad announced for ICC Cricket World Cup". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ackermann, van Meekeren, van der Merwe return to Netherlands squad for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands make squad change ahead of World Cup clash with India". ICC. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "India vs Netherlands, 45th Match at Bengaluru, World Cup 2023, Nov 12 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Dutch men's cricket team to visit Nepal". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "2nd Match, Kirtipur, February 28, 2024, Nepal Triangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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