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{{Other uses|Eerste Klasse}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
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| name = Eerste Klasse
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| administrator = [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond]]
| cricket format = [[Limited overs cricket]]
| tournament format = one eight-team division<br>home and away in 1-day matches
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| participants = 8
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The '''Eerste Klasse''' is the third highest domestic cricket competition in the [[Netherlands]]. Eight teams play in the regular competition. Although the direct translation from the Dutch name to English would be "First Class", it is not associated with what is recognised as [[First-class cricket|first class cricket]] by the [[International Cricket Council]].
==Competition Structure==
There are 8 teams which play the first phase as a [[round-robin tournament|round robin]] home and away league. The second phase is played in two groups - the top four compete to be promoted to the [[Hoofdklasse (cricket)|Hoofdklasse]] while the bottom four compete to avoid relegation to the [[Overgangsklasse (cricket)|Overgangsklasse]].
==Previous years==
From 2010 onwards, the KNCB renamed the leagues, the older 'Eerste Klasse' was changed to 'Hoofdklasse'. The Eerste Klasse champions for the recent years are shown below.
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" align="center"
! Year
! Champion
|-
| 2017 || H.V. & C.V. QUICK 2
|-
| 2016 || V.C.C. 1
|-
| 2015 || Punjab Cricket Club 1
|-
| 2014 || V.V.V. 1
|-
| 2013 || Groen & Wit Amsterdam 1
|-
| 2012 || United C.C. 1
|-
| 2011 || Punjab C.C.R. 1
|-
| 2010 || Hercules 1
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kncb.nl/competitie/kleefstra-almanak/|title = Competitie overzicht}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://kncb.nl/competitie/2017-2/eerste-klasse-2017/ KNCB schedule and results for 2017 Eerste Klasse season]
{{Cricket in the Netherlands}}
[[Category:Cricket in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Dutch domestic cricket competitions]]
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