VRA Cricket Ground

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VRA Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Amstelveen
Coordinates 52°19′10″N4°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:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Last ODI22 June 2022:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of England.svg  England
First T20I30 June 2015:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Last T20I5 August 2019:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
First WODI26 June 2002:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Last WODI7 July 2023:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
First WT20I7 July 2018:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Last WT20I17 August 2023:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Team information
Netherlands
VRA Amsterdam (1939 present)
As of 17 August 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]

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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.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1157 Sanath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1041Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 July 2006Sri Lanka won [6]
2117* Tillakaratne Dilshan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 781Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 July 2006Sri Lanka won [6]
3110 Mohammad Shahzad Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 1112Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1 September 2009Afghanistan won [7]
4150* JP Duminy Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1221Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31 May 2013South Africa won [8]
5119* Shai Hope WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1301Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31 May 2022West Indies won [9]
6120 Kyle Mayers WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1061Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 June 2022West Indies won [10]
7101* Shamarh Brooks WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1151Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 June 2022West Indies won [10]
8122 Phil Salt Flag of England.svg  England 931Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17 June 2022England won [11]
9125 Dawid Malan Flag of England.svg  England 1091Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17 June 2022England won [11]
10162* Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 701Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17 June 2022England won [11]
11101* Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 862Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 June 2022England won [12]
Women's matches
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1137 Leah Paul Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1381Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24 August 2022Ireland won [13]
2109 Laura Delany Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1021Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24 August 2022Ireland won [13]

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Men's matches
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsResult
1 Lance Klusener 26 May 1999Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 18.3215South Africa won [14]
Women's matches
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsResult
1 Cara Murray 24 August 2022Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 210.0395Ireland won [13]

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