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The Netherlands have played three World Cups, but their biggest moment in cricket only came 10 days ago. One veteran has been there all along

That Netherlands conquered a complacent England was not simply arrogance on the part of their hosts, but the benefits of relying on the basics

Nagraj Gollapudi watches Netherlands' shock win paper over what was a damp squib of an opening day in the ICC World Twenty20

He skis, he speaks broken Japanese, he plays the sax, he keeps McGrath out of the side. Delhi Daredevils' Dutch import via Australia opens up

It took 12 teams 54 matches spread over 19 days to determine the best of the rest, the countries next in the queue for an ICC handout and those fortunate four who will play in the 2011 World Cup

Cricket has had a long and loyal following, born not only out of the village greens of England or the dusty Indian maidans, but the war-torn wastelands of Afghanistan and a spare scrap of land in Canada

Ireland and Scotland fared well, while Bermuda, Kenya, Canada and Netherlands plumbed the depths

If there has been one lesson from the women's World Cup Qualifiers, it is that the teams needs more cricket - and more competitive games

Life beyond the Test world: our review of the Associate nations in 2007

Andrew McGlashan looks at how Netherlands fared in 2007

A worthy, reasonably priced reference on world cricket

Alex Kervezee is a very rare breed indeed: a gifted, young Associates batsman - so talented, in fact, that Worcestershire swooped to secure him at a positively cherubic 16

The ICC's changes to associate countries will have far-reaching effects

Kenya have done the minor teams of world cricket a big favour by beating Sri Lanka, higlighting that there is talent available outside the Test-playing countries