Former Cape Cobras all-rounder Sybrand Engelbrecht has been named in Netherlands’ squad for this year’s World Cup in India.
Engelbrecht played first-class cricket in South Africa for nine years, from 2007 to 2016, before relocating to Netherlands.
The International Cricket Council recently declared Engelbrecht eligible to play ODI and T20I cricket for Netherlands.
The 34-year-old Engelbrecht has been captaining Voorburg Cricket Club in the Topklasse – the leading domestic limited-overs competition in Netherlands.
He debuted for Netherlands A last month – and hit 43 not out and 107 not out in limited-overs fixtures against Guernsey.
Netherlands’ World Cup squad
- Scott Edwards (captain)
- Colin Ackermann
- Shariz Ahmed
- Wesley Barresi
- Logan van Beek
- Aryan Dutt
- Sybrand Engelbrecht
- Ryan Klein
- Bas de Leede
- Paul van Meekeren
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Teja Nidamanuru
- Max O’Dowd
- Vikram Singh
- Saqib Zulfiqar
Travelling reserves
- Noah Croes
- Kyle Klein
What Netherlands head coach Ryan Cook said
“Naturally, our planning and preparation for the World Cup started soon after our qualification in Zimbabwe. Having no bilateral fixtures after the qualifiers enabled us to plan for various scenarios for the duration of the summer,” said Cook.
“Over the past few months the players and staff have been hard at work with the full squad being very dedicated and detailed towards achieving our objective in the World Cup.
‘The selection panel recognised all the efforts and performances from the extended squad, both locally and abroad, throughout the last few months.
“The growth mindset that has been present has enabled incredible progression and the trainings and matches have been of a high standard and have emphasised the style of cricket we strive to play.
“With this in mind, the panel fully trust that we have selected a strong and well-balanced squad of Netherlands cricketers. We have an exciting mixture of youth and experience and a unified, cohesive culture which allows those to express their best selves within the group.”