Myrthe van den Raad

Myrthe Irene Wilhelmina van den Raad is an exceptionally talented middle-order batter and emerging all-rounder representing the Netherlands women’s national cricket team. Born on February 3, 2006, she has swiftly risen through the high-performance pipeline of Dutch cricket, displaying technical discipline and game awareness well ahead of her years. Operating primarily as a right-handed middle-order anchor who can contribute with right-arm medium-pace bowling, she has been a key fixture across multiple development tiers. Her strong fundamentals and consistent domestic performances for the national age-group squads paved the way for her to represent the Netherlands Women Under-19 and the Netherlands XI-W squads, earning a stellar reputation as a highly dependable asset on the European circuit.

Since transitioning into the senior international arena, van den Raad has established herself as a composed presence capable of absorbing pressure during critical match situations. She made her official Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against Italy in September 2023 at the age of 17, and has since registered impactful appearances for her country across high-stakes qualifying zones. Her grit in the middle order was fully on display during the 2025 and 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers, as well as the 2025 Women's Emerging Nations Trophy, where she chipped in with crucial runs to anchor the lower-middle order. Showcasing an excellent big-match temperament and an expanding tactical toolkit, van den Raad remains an invaluable component of the long-term blueprint driving the future of Dutch women's cricket.