 A Dutch women's team first played an international match in 1937, when Australia toured on its way to play a series in England.The team regularly played fixtures against English club sides over the following decades, but it was not until the early 1980s that regular international competition commenced.The Netherlands made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984, against New Zealand, and made its World Cup debut at the 1988 edition of the tournament, in Australia.