VRA Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationAmstelveen
Coordinates52°19′10″N 4°50′57″E / 52.31944°N 4.84917°E / 52.31944; 4.84917
End names
City End
Mulder's End
International information
First ODI26 May 1999:
 Kenya v  South Africa
Last ODI22 June 2022:
 Netherlands v  England
First T20I30 June 2015:
 Netherlands v    Nepal
Last T20I5 August 2019:
 Netherlands v  United Arab Emirates
First WODI26 June 2002:
 Netherlands v  New Zealand
Last WODI7 July 2023:
 Netherlands v  Thailand
First WT20I7 July 2018:
 Scotland v  Uganda
Last WT20I17 August 2023:
 Netherlands v  Ireland
Team information
Netherlands
VRA Amsterdam (1939 – present)
As of 17 August 2023
Source: Ground profile
Ground Profile CricketArchive

VRA Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, the home of VRA Amsterdam since 1939.[1] It regularly plays host to the Netherlands home games in the World Cricket League, Intercontinental Cup and CB40.[2]

This ground was first used for international cricket when the Netherlands played New Zealand in 1978. It has hosted many One Day Internationals (ODIs) including a match in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, and the 2004 Videocon Cup between India, Pakistan and Australia. It was also used in the 1990 ICC Trophy, the first to be played outside England.

VRA Cricket Ground has hosted some notable moments in Dutch cricket, including a three-run win for the Netherlands over an England XI that featured future England captains Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain in 1989. In July 2006, the Netherlands played Sri Lanka in their first home ODI and the visitors scored 443/9 from their 50 overs, which then was the highest team total in ODI cricket.[3]

Located in Amsterdamse Bos, the main ground features a AAA standard turf wicket, while the second and third grounds have an artificial wicket and are used in the winter by Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club.

The stadium hosted a One Day International (ODI) match during the 1999 Cricket World Cup, between South Africa and Kenya.[1] It was hosted host Nepal's first ever ODI during their Netherlands tour in August 2018.[4]

England scored 498 runs against the Netherlands in June 2022, setting a new record for the highest-ever ODI team score.[5]

List of centuries

One Day Internationals

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 157 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 104 1  Netherlands 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won[6]
2 117* Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 78 1  Netherlands 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won[6]
3 110 Mohammad Shahzad  Afghanistan 111 2  Netherlands 1 September 2009 Afghanistan won[7]
4 150* JP Duminy  South Africa 122 1  Netherlands 31 May 2013 South Africa won[8]
5 119* Shai Hope  West Indies 130 1  Netherlands 31 May 2022 West Indies won[9]
6 120 Kyle Mayers  West Indies 106 1  Netherlands 4 June 2022 West Indies won[10]
7 101* Shamarh Brooks  West Indies 115 1  Netherlands 4 June 2022 West Indies won[10]
8 122 Phil Salt  England 93 1  Netherlands 17 June 2022 England won[11]
9 125 Dawid Malan  England 109 1  Netherlands 17 June 2022 England won[11]
10 162* Jos Buttler  England 70 1  Netherlands 17 June 2022 England won[11]
11 101* Jason Roy  England 86 2  Netherlands 22 June 2022 England won[12]
Women's matches
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 137 Leah Paul  Ireland 138 1  Netherlands 24 August 2022 Ireland won[13]
2 109 Laura Delany  Ireland 102 1  Netherlands 24 August 2022 Ireland won[13]

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Men's matches
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Result
1 Lance Klusener 26 May 1999  South Africa  Kenya 1 8.3 21 5 South Africa won[14]
Women's matches
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Result
1 Cara Murray 24 August 2022  Ireland  Netherlands 2 10.0 39 5 Ireland won[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "VRA Cricket Ground". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "How's That! - VRA Cricket".
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka break one-day record, Sri Lanka v Netherlands, 1st ODI, Amstelveen". Cricinfo. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ "History beckons for Netherlands and Nepal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Stats - England smash record for highest-ever total in ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Jul 4 2006". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Sep 1 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Only ODI, Netherlands v South Africa ODI Match at Amstelveen, May 31 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs West Indies 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Netherlands 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Full Scorecard of England vs Netherlands 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs England 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "2nd ODI, Amstelveen, August 24, 2022, Ireland Women tour of Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "20th Match, ICC World Cup at Amstelveen, May 26 1999". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

External links

Categories