Switch to the Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n It was at Wollaton two summers ago that Paul McMohan, a former Nottinghamshire off-spinner currently working with the ICC as their Senior Legal Counsel, shot him a text encouraging him to make use of his Dutch passport and put in a word for him.<\/p>\n Two weeks later, Ryan Cook got in touch expressing his interest and Teja Nidamanuru, the Dutch middle-order batter, invited him to spend a season at VRA.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a completely different world to what it looked like a year before, waiting for the phone to ring as a twos player, just hoping for a gig. I just thought, \u2018you know what, I might as well put all my eggs in one basket and see where it goes\u2019. It was my first taste of Dutch cricket and it\u2019s been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n Things could have hardly gone better. He finished the season as VRA\u2019s leading wicket-taker in the Topklasse, third overall, and in no time was fast-tracked into the national setup playing for the Netherlands \u2018A\u2019, even finding a spot on the plane for the pre-season tour to Cape Town over the winter.<\/p>\n It is obvious that Fletcher was on Cook\u2019s and Chief Selector Jeroen Smits\u2019 radar, his towering left-arm bowling brings the kind of variety the Dutch have been unable to find in Fred Klaassen\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n If he can bowl the Dutch to a yet another T20 World Cup appearance with a spot up for grabs at the Qualifiers at Voorburg next month, it would cap off a meteoric rise.<\/p>\n Form guide and team news<\/strong><\/p>\n The Netherlands are on a hot streak, winning five of their last six completed ODIs, with Scotland and Nepal appearing regularly on their schedules of late. They will be without Bas de Leede and Klaassen, the only two changes from the home series last month with Fletcher and Wesley Barresi coming in.<\/p>\n Scotland, who are placed fourth currently have handed recalls for batter Liam Naylor, left-arm spinner Olly Davidson (CWCL2 only), fast bowler Gavin Main (T20Is) and a maiden call-up for Essex batter Mackenzie Jones.<\/p>\n Nepal came unstuck off the bottom of the table in the most dramatic fashion \u2013 winning off a wide off the last ball with a wicket to spare \u2013 in Monday\u2019s series opener to start a new era under head coach Stuart Law but need to string together a series of wins to be among the top four and earn a spot at the World Cup Qualifier.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Fletcher-headshot-e1748934733301-560x403.jpeg\")
Ben Fletcher. Photo: KNCB<\/p>\n