Sportpark Klein Zwitserland

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Sportpark Klein Zwitserland
Ground information
Location The Hague, Netherlands
Establishment1987 (first recorded match)
CapacityUnknown
International information
Only WODI25 July 2003:
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As of 3 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Sportpark Klein Zwitserland is a field hockey and cricket ground in The Hague, the Netherlands. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in 1987 when the Netherlands Women played the visiting Ireland Women. [1] The ground later held six ICC Trophy matches in the 1990. [2] The ground held a Women's One Day International in 2003 between Japan Women and Scotland Women in the IWCC Trophy. [3]

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

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