Debbie Kooij
Dutch cricketer (born 1968)
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Debbie Kooij (born 27 December 1968) is a former Dutch cricketer whose international career for the Dutch national side spanned from 1999 to 2003. A right-handed batsman, she played in seven One Day International (ODI) matches.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Netherlands (1999–2003)
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| Born | 27 December 1968 Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 53) | 19 July 1999 v England | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 July 2003 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Born in Nijmegen, Kooij made her ODI debut aged 21, appearing in three matches at the 1999 edition of the European Championship in Denmark.[1] She scored a duck on debut against England,[2] and also performed poorly in her two other matches, scoring five runs against Ireland and three against Denmark.[3][4] Kooij did not play another international until 2003, when she was selected in the Dutch squad for the 2003 IWCC Trophy (the qualifier for the 2005 World Cup).[1] At that tournament, she scored 115 runs from her four matches, placing her behind only Pauline te Beest and Carolien Salomons both for the Netherlands and for overall runs.[5] Kooij's best innings, 78 from 138 balls, came in the opening match against Scotland, where she opened the batting with Eugenie van Leeuwen.[6] Her innings included a 224-run stand with Pauline te Beest, which set a new record for the highest second-wicket partnership in ODIs (broken in 2009), and at the time was also the third-highest partnership overall (for any wicket).[7][8] The IWCC Trophy was Kooij's final tournament for the Netherlands, with her last ODI coming in the final match, against Pakistan.[1]