sentences:  Born in Cape Town in 1983, the son of former Dutch international cricketer Albert Van Nierop, Maurits van Nierop first played for the Netherlands at Under-15 level in the Lombard Under-15 Challenge Cup in England in 1996.He played for the Dutch Under-17 team in 1999, and for the Dutch Under-19 team from 1999 until 2001.He played for the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers from 2001 until 2003 and was the first Dutch player to play for the team.