Van der Merwe, Ackermann included in Netherlands' World Cup squad
Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren and Colin Ackermann return while Sybrand Engelbrecht is in line to debut for the Dutch at the World Cup, as the four were included in the15-member squad named by the KNCB (Royal Dutch Cricket Federation) to travel to India for the Netherlands' first 50-over World Cup in over a decade.
Scott Edwards will again lead the side from behind the stumps, with 10 of the 15 man squad he captained to second place at the World Cup Qualifier retained, while Kyle Klein and Noah Croes will be the travelling reserves.
Netherlands Squad:Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Vikram Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.
(Travelling reserves:Noah Croes, Kyle Klein)
Former Cape Cobras bat Engelbrecht, who represented South Africa at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, was recently confirmed as Dutch-eligible after working and playing in the Netherlands for several years, first turning out for HBS Craeyenhout in 2015 and now settled at Voorburg CC, whom he captained to the national championship this season.
Ackermann, van Meekeren and van der Merwe (Leicestershire, Gloucestershire and Somerset respectively) were absent from the side that won through the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe earlier this year owing to their county commitments, but are expected to fly out to join the squad in India along with Durham's Bas de Leede, who played a decisive role in the Dutch securing qualification.
Van der Merwe comes in for fellow left-armer Clayton Floyd, preferred ahead of Sinter Maartener Daniel Doram and Northern District's Tim Pringle, though the latter will travel to India to join the preparatory camp. Glamorgan's Timm van der Gugten is understood to have made himself unavailable owing to family commitments, while Kent's left arm quick Fred Klaassen remains sidelined with a stress fracture.
Right arm seamer Ryan Klein got the nod ahead of Vivian Kingma, while Essex's Shane Snater and Durham's Brandon Glover also miss the cut, as do Voorburg bats Michael Levitt and Musa Nadeem Ahmad. Of those missing out on selection, several are likely to feature in the Netherlands A side that will be defending their title at the European T10 Championship in Spain, which coincides with the World Cup.
Speaking at an earlier press conference on the integration of returning players into the squad, Cook stressed how they had been included in team culture-building even when absent. "The guys coming back in, they've been in constant contact with Scotty, with me, and with the rest of the team - though the Qualifier they'd send us videos that the team would watch before each fixture, they really are closely connected to the group. They know what it takes to play for the Orange, and they play with great pride, and in terms of what we're about and the culture we've built - they'll complement it."
On Engelbrecht Cook remarked, "SA and I have walked a long journey together, I coached him back when he was at the Cobras. He moved out to the Netherlands a few years back and has been here plying his trade since, we enquired with the ICC about his eligibility about a month ago. It's fantastic just to broaden the player pool, he's been doing very well for his club here and put in some good performances against Guernsey for the A side."
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