Sterre Kalis Explained

Sterre Laurien Kalis (born 30 August 1999) is a Dutch cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a right-handed batter.^{[1] [2]} At domestic level, she plays for the English teams Northern Diamonds, Birmingham Phoenix and North East Warriors, and has previously played for Essex and Northern Superchargers. She has also taken the field for other domestic teams in the Netherlands and Australia.

Career

Kalis played for the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in November 2015.^[3]

In June 2018, Kalis was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against United Arab Emirates in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.^[5] She was the leading run-scorer for the tournament, with 231 runs in five matches.^[6] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the rising star of the Netherlands' squad by the International Cricket Council (ICC).^[7]

In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.^[8] In November 2018, she was again named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) clubs.^[9]

In May 2019, she was named in Netherlands' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.^[10] On 27 June 2019, in the match against Germany, Kalis scored her first century in WT20Is,^{[11] [12]} and equalled the record for the highest score in a WT20I, with 126 not out.^[13] She was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 158 runs in four matches.^{[14] [15]}

In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[16] She was the leading run-scorer for the Netherlands in the tournament, with 117 runs in five matches.^[17]

In November 2020, Kalis was nominated for the ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.^[18] In October 2021, she was named in the Dutch team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[19]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.^[20] Later that month, she was announced in the North East Warriors squad for the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[21]

In May 2022, Kalis played seven matches for the tournament-winning Tornadoes team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the Invitational, she scored a total of 225 runs, the fifth-highest of any player, including two fifties, and two other scores in excess of 40.^{[1] [22]} She was also awarded player of the match for top scoring with 32 in her team's first match, against the Sapphires team.^{[22] [23]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sterre Kalis . 27 March 2022 . ESPN Cricinfo . ESPN Inc..
2. Web site: Super Over: 6 great women's games with emerging stars . Emerging Cricket . 17 July 2020 . 18 July 2020.
3. Web site: ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women at Bangkok, Nov 28, 2015 . 13 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 . International Cricket Council . 27 June 2018.
5. Web site: 3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 July 2018.
6. Web site: ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018: Most runs . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 July 2018.
7. Web site: Report card: Netherlands . International Cricket Council . 15 July 2018.
8. Web site: Meet the Global Development Squad . International Cricket Council . 15 July 2018.
9. Web site: Second Women's Global Development Squad heads to Rebel Women's Big Bash League . International Cricket Council . 14 November 2018.
10. Web site: Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019 . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2019.
11. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Internationals: Batting records . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 June 2019.
12. Web site: Netherlands secure place at ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier on day two of European event . Inside the Games . 27 June 2019 . 27 June 2019.
13. Web site: Sterre Kallis stars as Netherlands triumph over Germany . Women's Criczone . 28 June 2019 . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630095835/https://www.womenscriczone.com/report/sterre-kallis-stars-as-netherlands-triumph-over-germany/ . dead .
14. Web site: ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier, 2019: Most runs . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 June 2019.
15. Web site: Double qualification Dutch women . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 30 June 2019.
16. Web site: Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 . International Cricket Council . 21 August 2019.
17. Web site: ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Netherlands Women: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 September 2019.
18. Web site: ICC Awards of the Decade announced . International Cricket Council . 25 November 2020.
19. Web site: Preview: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021 . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 29 October 2021.
20. News: The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022.
21. Web site: North East Warriors to start 2022 season at Whitburn CC . Durham Cricket . 17 April 2022 . 17 April 2022.
22. Web site: Looking back on Fairbreak tournament: "Through our shared passion, we quickly formed a team" . KNCB . 27 May 2022 . en . 24 May 2022.
23. News: Full Scorecard of Tornadoes vs Sapphires 2nd Match 2022 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com . 27 May 2022 . ESPNcricinfo.