Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede (born 8 October 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]
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| Full name | Babette Johanna Adriana de Leede | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1999 Leidschendam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 84) | 22 August 2022 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 November 2022 v Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 26) | 7 July 2018 v UAE | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 August 2023 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Western Province | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Career
International cricket
She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.[3]
She was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[6]
In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[7] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]
During that Qualifier she made 78 runs against Sri Lanka on November 23, 2021. On August 26, 2022, she made 76 in a One Day International against Ireland at her home ground, Westvliet.
In November 2022 De Leede made 33, 37, 30 and 59 in four consecutive ODIs against Thailand in Chiangmai, propelling her to the 46th spot in the ICC One Day International rankings.
Club cricket
In May 2022, de Leede played five matches for the Sapphires team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational, she scored a total of 85 runs, took one catch, and achieved seven stumpings. In her team's match against the Falcons team, she made 45 runs, racked up a world record of five stumpings, and was awarded player of the match.[1][10] Of the experience of playing at the FairBreak tournament, she has since said:
"For me, it offers the opportunity to compete with the world's best and to make some money, so that I can postpone an office job a bit and continue to play cricket for the Netherlands."[11]
In 2022 Babette made 75 for Western Province Women against Eastern Cape at Newlands.
In August 2022 she topscored with 122* for her team Voorburg CC against Quick in the Dutch domestic 40-over league.
References
Further reading
- "Babette de Leede leeft vanuit de koffer voor het cricket" [Babette de Leede lives out of her cricket bag]. www.hetkrantje-online.nl (in Dutch). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
- Babette de Leede at ESPNcricinfo
- Babette de Leede at CricketArchive (subscription required)