 Born in Hammersmith , London , Isabelle Westbury experienced a nomadic childhood , living in Mongolia , Malaysia and Syria before arriving in the Netherlands . She attended The British School in the Netherlands from 2001 – 2006 . It was in the Netherlands that she first started playing cricket , as she was not allowed to play football at the " very traditional club " near her house . During her time in the country , she played domestic cricket for The Hague Cricket Club . She made her first international appearances at the 2004 Women 's European Under @-@ 21 Championships for the Netherlands Under @-@ 21s , making her debut for the side at the age of 14 . Playing as wicket @-@ keeper , she claimed one catch and then scored 15 not out batting from number nine as Ireland won by 98 runs . In the Netherlands ' second match of the competition , she moved down to number eleven , and remained unbeaten without scoring when England secured a 219 @-@ run victory with over 10 overs remaining . Another loss in the final match of the competition ensured that the Netherlands finished bottom of the table — Westbury scored five runs as no Dutch batsman managed to reach double figures against Scotland . 
