{{Short description|Dutch cricketer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Tim de Leede | image = | alt = | caption = | country = Netherlands | fullname = Timotheus Bernardus Maria de Leede | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|25 January 1968}} | birth_place = Leidschendam, South Holland, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | nickname = | height = | family = Frans de Leede (father)<br/>Bas de Leede (son)<br/>Babette de Leede (niece) | international = true | internationalspan = 1996–2007 | odidebutdate = 17 February | odidebutyear = 1996 | odidebutagainst = New Zealand | odicap = 5 | lastodidate = 22 March | lastodiyear = 2007 | lastodiagainst = Scotland | odishirt = 5 | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | columns = 3 | column1 = ODI | matches1 = 29 | runs1 = 400 | bat avg1 = 16.66 | 100s/50s1 = 0/2 | top score1 = 58* | deliveries1 = 1,139 | wickets1 = 29 | bowl avg1 = 34.44 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/35 | catches/stumpings1 = 7/– | column2 = FC | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = 23 | bat avg2 = 11.50 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 23 | deliveries2 = 78 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 0/– | column3 = LA | matches3 = 62 | runs3 = 959 | bat avg3 = 18.80 | 100s/50s3 = 0/5 | top score3 = 74 | deliveries3 = 1,992 | wickets3 = 54 | bowl avg3 = 30.90 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 4/35 | catches/stumpings3 = 19/– | date = 28 February | year = 2018 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/player/24882.html Cricinfo }}
'''Timotheus Bernardus Maria de Leede''' (born 25 January 1968) is a Dutch former cricketer whose One Day International (ODI) career for the Dutch national team lasted 11 years. A right-handed all-rounder, he played for the Netherlands at the 1996, 2003, and 2007 World Cups.
==Coaching career== In January 2015, de Leede was appointed as the head coach of the France national cricket team. He coached the team at the 2015 European Twenty20 Championship.<ref>(12 February 2015). [http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-fighting-for-fans-in-france-as-australia-gears-up-for-world-cup-opener-20150212-13cvff.html "Cricket fighting for fans in France as Australia gears up for World Cup opener"] – ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 3 September 2015.</ref> He is coaching several Dutch Lions and other national teams.
==Personal life== De Leede's grandparents were among the first to open a supermarket in the Netherlands. His father Frans played club cricket before becoming an umpire.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite news |last=Abraham |first=Timothy |date=29 September 2023 |title=Cricket World Cup 2023: Bas de Leede and father Tim on bad tracksuits, Tendulkar and 'Basball' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/66951738 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> He has six children.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aldred |first=Tanya |date=20 September 2023 |title='We play as one': Bas de Leede on Total Cricket, Cruyff and the World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/20/bas-de-leede-cricket-world-cup-netherlands-the-spin |work=The Guardian}}</ref> His oldest son, Bas de Leede, plays cricket for the Netherlands.<ref name="son">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketworld.com/bas-de-leede-to-follow-in-big-footsteps-netherlands-v-nambia/49020.htm |title=Bas de Leede To Follow In Big Footsteps - Netherlands V Nambia [sic] |accessdate=29 November 2017 |work=Cricket World}}</ref> His youngest son Tom plays for The Netherlands U19. His niece Babette de Leede plays for the women's national cricket team.<ref name=bbc />
He worked for a Dutch telecom company, and usually had to take vacation time or unpaid leave to play in cricket tournaments. As of 2023, he owns and manages a cricket equipment store in Nootdorp and is a respected cricket coach.<ref name=bbc />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== *{{cricinfo|id=24882}}
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