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5 unusual facts about Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond


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Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Netherlands Cricket Board), the federation of all Dutch cricket clubs

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The sport, famously dismissed as "unmanly and un-German" and "insufficiently violent" by Adolf Hitler himself, endured thanks in no small part to the dogged enthusiasm of local players, who shrugged off the requisitioning of grounds and restrictions on weekend travel – not to mention the presence of thousands of heavily armed Nazis and the bombing of the main sports dealers in Rotterdam – to organise as many as 300 matches a year.

Amul was the official sponsor of the Dutch cricket team during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

The Dutch qualified for the 2007 World Cup with a fifth-place finish at the 2005 ICC Trophy.

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The club is affiliated with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond and currently has four teams, two senior men's, one women's and a veterans team, making it the largest cricket club in the east of the Netherlands.



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