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

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er and a former captain of the national side. He played as a right-handed batsman and usually also as a wicketkeeper. For many years, since his debut in cricket's

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on 20 February 1994, Smits had been the backup keeper to

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

and was called upon whenever needed. 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

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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 Cricketers from The Hague Wicket-keepers Dutch cricketers {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub