VRA Cricket Ground

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 ODI	26 May 1999:   Kenya v   South Africa
Last ODI	10 May 2025:   Netherlands v   Scotland
First T20I	30 June 2015:   Netherlands v     Nepal
Last T20I	5 August 2019:   Netherlands v   United Arab Emirates
First WODI	26 June 2002:   Netherlands v   New Zealand
Last WODI	12 August 2024:   Netherlands v   Scotland
First WT20I	7 July 2018:   Scotland v   Uganda
Last WT20I	16 August 2024:   Netherlands v   Scotland
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 Denmark in 1963. 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. "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. "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. "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Netherlands 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
11. "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. "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

• Ground profile from Cricinfo
• Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine from VRA Amsterdam website