Heather Diantha Jan Siegers (born 10 October 1996) is a Dutch cricketer,[1] who is the current captain of the Netherlands women's national cricket team.[2]
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Full name | Heather Diantha Jan Siegers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 25) Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Silver Siegers (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 30) | 7 July 2018 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 30 June 2022 v Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 June 2022 |
She played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.[3]
In June 2018, she was named as the captain of the Netherlands for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as the player to watch in the Dutch squad.[5] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for the Netherlands against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[6] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[7]
In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[8] She was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.[9][10] In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] She was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches.[12]
In October 2021, she was named as the captain of the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[13]
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