Noah Croes
Noah Roderick Joseph Croes is a Dutch cricketer.
Career
Born in Amsterdam to a Dutch father, who brought him up bilingual, Croes grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He played in the Victorian under-18 state championships in 2018 for the Inner East Emus, and scored a century in the final. He later represented Victoria in the Australian under-19 national championships. Croes played senior cricket in Victorian Premier Cricket for Melbourne University along Dutch international captain Scott Edwards. He scored his maiden century for the club in December 2021.Croes spent the 2022 winter playing cricket in the United Kingdom, then in 2023 he returned to the Netherlands to live in The Hague and play for Voorburg Cricket Club. In May 2023, he was selected to play for the Dutch national side in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. He played one match for the tournament, making his One Day International debut on 9 July 2023, against Sri Lanka. At this tournament, the Netherlands qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and in September 2023 Croes was named as travelling reserve for their squad. Ahead of the Netherlands' final match for the tournament against hosts India, he was brought into the 15-player squad to replace the injured Ryan Klein, but he didn't feature in the match.
In February 2024, Croes was selected in the Netherland's Twenty20 squad for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Nepal at Kirtipur on 28 February 2024.