The Netherlands cricket team is also known as the men in orange. They have made some huge gains throughout their cricket journey. The Netherlands cricket team was a part of many editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup and had the full ODI status from 2006 to 2014. The men in orange regained their ODI status in 2018 and are a part of ICC as an associate member. Bowlers play an essential role in cricket by taking vital wickets at regular intervals. The list below shows the top ten cricketers from the Orange nation with the highest wickets in the One Day Internationals.
1. Mudassar Bukhari
Mudassar made his ODI debut in 2007 and was a part of 46 ODI matches. He took 57 wickets at 4.0 runs per over with an average of 28, making him the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in ODI cricket. Bukhari’s best bowling performance in the ODI matches is 3/17, and he played his last ODI game in 2014.
2. Ryan ten Doeschate
Ryan ten Doeschate represented the Netherlands cricket team in 33 ODI matches and picked up 55 wickets at 5.03 runs per over with an average of 24. Tendo’s best bowling performance was 4/31, and he played his final ODI match in 2011.
3. Pieter Seelaar
Seelaar is a left-arm spin bowler and a right-handed batter representing the Netherlands cricket team. Seelaar made his ODI debut for the Netherlands in 2006 and has played 49 ODI matches, picking up 54 wickets at 4.5 runs per over with an average of 31. The all-rounder’s best bowling figures are 4/15.
4. Peter Borren
The former Dutch skipper sits at the fourth position on this list. Borren played 58 ODI matches after debuting in this format in 2006. He picked up 46 wickets at 4.9 runs per over with an average of 35 and the best bowling figures of 4/32.
5. Edgar Schiferli
Schiferli made his ODI debut for the Netherlands cricket team in 2002 and played his final ODI match in 2013. He was a part of 30 ODI matches for the Netherlands and picked up 33 wickets at 4.6 runs per over with an average of 30. Schiferli’s best bowling figures in ODI cricket were 4/23.
6. Tim de Leede
Tim de Leede is the former skipper of the men in orange. He made his first ODI appearance in 1996 and went on to play 29 ODIs for the Netherlands. De Leede picked up 29 wickets in his ODI career at 5.2 runs per over with an average of 34, and his best bowling performance was 4/35. The former Dutch captain called it a day after the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
7. Mark Jonkman
Mark Jonkman made his ODI debut for the Netherlands in 2006 and represented his team for the final time in the ODIs in 2010. The right-arm pace bowler represented the men in orange in 16 ODI matches and scalped 24 wickets at 4.7 runs per over with an average of 23. Jonkman’s best bowling performance was 3/24.
8. Billy Stelling
Billy Stelling made his ODI debut for the Netherlands cricket team in 2006, but his career lasted only one year. Overall, he played 15 ODI matches and picked up 22 wickets at 4.8 runs per over with an average of 25, and his best bowling figures were 3/12.
9. Fred Klaassen
Klaassen played his first ODI match for the Netherlands cricket team in 2018. The left-arm seamer has played ten ODI games and scalped 20 wickets at 3.6 runs per over with an average of 17. Klaassen’s best ODI performance is 3/23.
10.Adeel Raja
Adeel Raja is a former Dutch off-break bowler who made his first appearance for the men in orange in 2002 and played his last ODI match in 2011. Raja played 21 ODI matches and took 17 wickets at 4.8 runs per over with an average of 40, and his best bowling performance in the ODI matches was 4/42.
