Although nearly four centuries have passed since Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand, his adventurous spirit lives on in a new generation of pioneers from the Netherlands - only this time they are traveling for a game of cricket.
"I've been playing and never even experienced anything that remotely resembles something like this." Among the game's other long-established territories, only the West Indies have similarly extended tours for developing sides before, hosting Ireland and Afghanistan across white-ball formats before they attained full test status.
Despite cricket not being popular locally, the Netherlands have continually developed homegrown talent and cannily enticed foreign players to bolster their lineup. "We improved a lot as cricketers because we got to play on the county grounds, on the professional surfaces, and have access to incredible facilities," Seelaar said.
"In the Netherlands, we have five or six guys under contract, on a very modest salary," the left-arm spinner said.
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