Full Name
Maxwell Patrick O'Dowd
Date Of Birth
March 4, 1994
Place Of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Country
Netherlands
Role
Batter
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Born
4 March 1994
Max O'Dowd
Max O'Dowd
Max O'Dowd
Max O'Dowd is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler for the Netherlands national cricket team, born in Auckland, New Zealand on March 4, 1994. As of late 2025, the 31-year-old holds ICC rankings in batting and has played in numerous matches for the Dutch national side in both ODI and T20 formats.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada vs Netherlands · Match 112 | ODI | June 10, 2026 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Netherlands vs United States of America · Match 111 | ODI | June 8, 2026 | 59 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 53.15 |
| India vs Netherlands · 36th Match, Group A | T20I | February 18, 2026 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 111.11 |
| United States of America vs Netherlands · 21st Match, Group A | T20I | February 13, 2026 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Netherlands vs Namibia · 10th Match, Group A | T20I | February 10, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Pakistan vs Netherlands · 1st Match, Group A | T20I | February 7, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh vs Netherlands · 2nd T20I | T20I | September 1, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Netherlands vs Namibia · Match 59 | ODI | March 13, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Oman vs Netherlands · Match 48 | ODI | November 11, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands · Match 47 | ODI | November 9, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Oman vs Netherlands · Match 45 | ODI | November 5, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands · Match 43 | ODI | November 3, 2024 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 102.27 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Netherlands tour of Bangladesh 2025 | T20I | Aug 30, 2025 - Sep 3, 2025 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 124.00 |
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025 | 204 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 134.21 |
| Scotland T20 Tri Series 2025 | T20I | Jun 15, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands T20I Tri-Series 2024 | T20I | Aug 23, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1/9 | 3.00 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1/33 | 16.50 |
| ICC CWC League 2 2024 | ODI | Feb 15, 2024 - May 16, 2027 | 14.2 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 1/16 | 7.67 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 65 | 64 | 2153 | 2856 | 158 | 35.8800 | 75.3800 | 4 | 216 | 36 | 15 | 1 |
| T20 | 106 | 101 | 2572 | 2140 | 133 | 27.6500 | 120.1800 | 8 | 263 | 63 | 17 | 1 |
| T20I | 91 | 88 | 2354 | 1932 | 133 | 29.0600 | 121.8400 | 7 | 244 | 55 | 16 | 1 |
| List A | 79 | 76 | 2393 | 3237 | 158 | 33.7000 | 73.9200 | 5 | 233 | 41 | 16 | 1 |
| First Class | 5 | 8 | 326 | 612 | 126 | 40.7500 | 53.2600 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 65 | 11 | 21.30 | 129 | 149 | 1 | 149.0000 | 6.9300 | 129.0000 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 106 | 12 | 19.40 | 118 | 170 | 4 | 42.5000 | 8.6400 | 29.5000 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 91 | 11 | 17.40 | 106 | 154 | 4 | 38.5000 | 8.7100 | 26.5000 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 79 | 17 | 48.30 | 291 | 298 | 4 | 74.5000 | 6.1400 | 72.7000 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 9 | 74.00 | 444 | 321 | 6 | 53.5000 | 4.3300 | 74.0000 | 2/26 | 3/32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands vs Guernsey · Match 8 | T20I | July 9, 2025 | 92 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 161.40 |
| Scotland vs Netherlands · Match 79 | ODI | June 12, 2025 | 158 | 130 | 13 | 4 | 121.54 |
| United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands · Match 47 | ODI | November 9, 2024 | 69 | 95 | 7 | 2 | 72.63 |
| Netherlands vs United States of America · Match 24 | ODI | August 21, 2024 | 77 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Netherlands vs Canada · Match 19 | ODI | August 11, 2024 | 79 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 66.39 |
Matches
News
Major Teams Represented
- International: Netherlands (2015–present)
- Domestic/Past: Auckland Aces (New Zealand), Netherlands A, Rotterdam Rhinos (Euro T20 Slam), Chattogram Challengers (Bangladesh Premier League), Brampton Wolves (Global T20 Canada), V.O.C. Rotterdam, European XI, Karnali Yaks (Nepal Premier League)
International Debuts
| Format | Date | Team | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | July 1, 2015 | Netherlands | Nepal |
| List A | September 14, 2015 | Netherlands | Scotland |
| ODI | June 19, 2019 | Netherlands | Zimbabwe |
Career Statistics (as Of Feb 2026)
- ODI: 65 Matches, 2,153 Runs, 35.88 Avg, 1 Hundred, 15 Fifties, Highest Score: 158*
- T20I: 91 Matches, 2,354 Runs, 29.06 Avg, 1 Hundred, 16 Fifties, Highest Score: 133*
- First-class: 5 Matches, 326 Runs, 40.75 Avg, 1 Hundred, Highest Score: 126
- Fielding: 36 T20I Catches, 17 ODI Catches
Records And Career Highlights
- Highest ODI Score (Netherlands): 158 not out against Scotland on 12 June 2025.
- First Dutch T20I Century: 133* off 73 balls against Malaysia in April 2021.
- Fastest Start in ODI: Second batsman to score half-centuries in each of his first three ODI matches.
- 2021/2022 T20 World Cups: Top scorer for the Netherlands in multiple matches.
- Consistency Record: 2nd most innings before first duck in T20I (70 innings).
- Top Run-Getter: As of early 2026, he is the top run-getter for the Netherlands in both ODIs and T20Is.
Awards & Recognition
- Netherlands Cricket Player of the Year (2020): Recognised for his performances in 2020 (awarded in 2021/2022 period).
- Played in the 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 ICC T20 World Cups and 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.
- Key part of the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.
