Sportpark Harga

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Sportpark Harga
Ground information
Location Schiedam, Netherlands
Establishment1968 (first recorded match)
CapacityUnknown
International information
Only WODI23 July 2003:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
First WT20I28 June 2022:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Last WT20I30 May 2024:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team information
Netherlands Women (2003–Present)
Netherlands (1990)
As of 30 May 2024
Source: Ground profile

Sportpark Harga is a cricket ground in Schiedam, Netherlands. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1968 when the Netherlands Under-23s played the Marylebone Cricket Club. [1] The ground hosted various touring international sides in the 1980s, [1] while in 1990 it held seven matches in the ICC Trophy. [2] In 2003, the ground held a Women's One Day International when the Netherlands Women played Japan Women at the IWCC Trophy. [3] In September 2020, a turf ground was installed, giving the facility a total of six pitches, with the aim to host One Day International (ODI) matches in the future. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Other matches played on Sportpark Harga, Schiedam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "ICC Trophy Matches played on Sportpark Harga, Schiedam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sportpark Harga, Schiedam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. "The Netherlands adds another turf square". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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