Steven Lubbers

Steven Lubbers
Personal information
Full name	Steven Willem Lubbers
Born	24 March 1953 (age 71); Netherlands
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Netherlands (1996);
ODI debut (cap 8)	17 February 1996 v New Zealand
Last ODI	5 March 1996 v South Africa
Domestic team information
	Hermes DVS
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2017

Steven Willem Lubbers (born 24 April 1953) is a Dutch former

off-break bowler, Lubbers captained the national side for some years and was the first bowler to take a wicket for the Netherlands in a One Day International

.

Domestic career

Having appeared in minor matches for the Netherlands since 1972, Lubbers came to England in 1978 and played once for the Lancashire second XI and seven times for Derbyshire seconds, but failed to break through to the first team and never played first-class cricket, hindered by the fact that Dutch cricketers were back then considered overseas players, which was turned around a couple of years later.

International career

His first internationals were in the

Canada

.

He became captain of the Dutch team in 1988, playing in the side that hosted an England XI the following year and taking the wickets of

three-run victory at Amstelveen in the first of the two matches. A reasonable 1990 ICC Trophy followed, and he led two tours of England in 1991 and 1992, playing a total of eight minor games against county

opposition, although seven were lost and one ruined by rain.

A good

caught and bowled

for 99, although the Dutch still lost by seven wickets.