VRA Cricket Ground explained

Ground Name:VRA Cricket Ground
Country:Netherlands
Location:Amstelveen
Coordinates:52.3194°N 4.8492°W
End1:City End
End2:Mulder's End
International:true
Firstodidate:26 May
Firstodiyear:1999
Firstodihome:Kenya
Firstodiaway:South Africa
Lastodidate:22 June
Lastodiyear:2022
Lastodihome:Netherlands
Lastodiaway:England
Firstt20idate:30 June
Firstt20iyear:2015
Firstt20ihome:Netherlands
Firstt20iaway:Nepal
Lastt20idate:5 August
Lastt20iyear:2019
Lastt20ihome:Netherlands
Lastt20iaway:UAE
Firstwodidate:26 June
Firstwodiyear:2002
Firstwodihome:Netherlands
Firstwodiaway:New Zealand
Lastwodidate:12 August
Lastwodiyear:2024
Lastwodihome:Netherlands
Lastwodiaway:Scotland
Firstwt20idate:7 July
Firstwt20iyear:2018
Firstwt20ihome:Scotland
Firstwt20iaway:Uganda
Lastwt20idate:16 August
Lastwt20iyear:2024
Lastwt20ihome:Netherlands
Lastwt20iaway:Scotland
Club1:Netherlands
Year2:1939  - present
Date:17 August
Year:2023
Source:Ground profile
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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
1 157 104 1 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won[6]
2 117* 78 1 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won
3 110 111 2 1 September 2009 Afghanistan won[7]
4 150* 122 1 31 May 2013 South Africa won[8]
5119*Shai Hope130131 May 2022West Indies won[9]
6120Kyle Mayers10614 June 2022West Indies won[10]
7101*Shamarh Brooks11514 June 2022West Indies won
8122Phil Salt93117 June 2022England won[11]
9125Dawid Malan109117 June 2022England won
10162*Jos Buttler70117 June 2022England won
11101*Jason Roy86222 June 2022England won[12]
Women's matches
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 137 138 1 24 August 2022 Ireland won[13]
2 109 102 1 24 August 2022 Ireland won

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VRA Cricket Ground . International Cricket Council . 5 July 2018.
  2. Web site: How's That! - VRA Cricket .
  3. News: Sri Lanka break one-day record, Sri Lanka v Netherlands, 1st ODI, Amstelveen. 2006-07-04. 2015-06-24. Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: History beckons for Netherlands and Nepal . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Stats - England smash record for highest-ever total in ODIs . 2022-06-17 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Jul 4 2006. ESPN Cricinfo. 27 August 2019.
  7. Web site: 2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Sep 1 2009. ESPN Cricinfo. 27 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Only ODI, Netherlands v South Africa ODI Match at Amstelveen, May 31 2013. ESPN Cricinfo. 27 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs West Indies 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-06-05 . ESPNcricinfo.
  10. Web site: Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Netherlands 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-06-05 . ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Full Scorecard of England vs Netherlands 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-06-17 . ESPNcricinfo.
  12. Web site: Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs England 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-08-12 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: 2nd ODI, Amstelveen, August 24, 2022, Ireland Women tour of Netherlands . ESPN Cricinfo. 3 April 2023.
  14. Web site: 20th Match, ICC World Cup at Amstelveen, May 26 1999. ESPN Cricinfo. 27 August 2019.