Denise Prins (born 22 February 1983) is a former Dutch international

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er whose career for the Dutch national side spanned from 2004 to 2010. Born in

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, Prins played her club cricket for Hermes-DVS, which is based in the city.Players / Netherlands / Denise Prins
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2015. Her senior debut for the Netherlands came in May 2004, when she played against two English county teams (

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and

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), but she did not play in an international until August 2006, when she featured in a

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(ODI) game against

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. Prins's first major international tournament for the Netherlands was the 2008 World Cup Qualifier in South Africa, where she played in three matches with little success. In total, she played in seven ODIs, with her final matches in the format coming at the 2010 ICC Women's Challenge.Women's ODI matches played by Denise Prins
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2015. At that tournament, Prins also played the only

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matches of her career, with the first coming against the

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and the second (and final) coming against the

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.Women's ODI matches played by Denise Prins
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

References

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