Jeroen Smits (born 21 June 1972) is a former Dutch

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er and a former captain. He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper. For many years, since his debut in cricket's

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on 20 February 1994, Smits has been backup keeper to

Reinout Scholte Reinout Scholte (born 10 August 1967) is a former Dutch international cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, but usually occupied the position of wicket-keeper. He played for HBS and VOC in Dutch domesti ...

and called upon when and where necessary. Since 2002, he has involved himself in Dutch league games. He captained his country in a game against Scotland in the 2007 World Cup, and in the

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captained his side to a win over hosts

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, to date their most significant cricketing victory by some margin. In October 2009, he announced his retirement from

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. In April 2018, he was appointed the team manager of the national team.

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* 1972 births Living people Dutch cricket captains Netherlands One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from The Hague Wicket-keepers Dutch cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub