VRA Cricket Ground
| Ground information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Amstelveen | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°19′10.00″N 4°50′56.61″E / 52.3194444°N 4.8490583°ECoordinates: 52°19′10.00″N 4°50′56.61″E / 52.3194444°N 4.8490583°E | ||||
| Capacity | 4,500 | ||||
| End names | |||||
| City End Mulder's End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First ODI | 26 May 1999: Kenya v  South Africa | ||||
| Last ODI | 22 June 2022: Netherlands v  England | ||||
| 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 | 24 August 2022: Netherlands v  Ireland | ||||
| First WT20I | 7 July 2018: Bangladesh v  Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Last WT20I | 14 July 2018: Thailand v  Uganda | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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| As of 24 August 2022 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 has a capacity of 4,500 spectators and regularly plays host to the Netherlands home games in the World Cricket League, Intercontinental Cup and CB40.
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.[2]
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.[3]
England scored 498 runs against the Netherlands in June 2022, setting a new record for the highest-ever ODI team score.[4]
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 | Won[5] |
| 2 | 117* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka |
78 | 1 | Netherlands |
4 July 2006 | Won[5] |
| 3 | 110 | Mohammad Shahzad |  Afghanistan |
111 | 2 | Netherlands |
1 September 2009 | Won[6] |
| 4 | 150* | JP Duminy | South Africa |
122 | 1 | Netherlands |
31 May 2013 | Won[7] |
| 5 | 119* | Shai Hope |  West Indies
|
130 | 1 | Netherlands
|
31 May 2022 | Won[8] |
| 6 | 120 | Kyle Mayers | West Indies
|
106 | 1 | Netherlands
|
4 June 2022 | Won[9] |
| 7 | 101* | Shamarh Brooks | West Indies
|
115 | 1 | Netherlands
|
4 June 2022 | Won[9] |
| 8 | 122 | Phil Salt | England
|
93 | 1 | Netherlands
|
17 June 2022 | Won[10] |
| 9 | 125 | Dawid Malan | England
|
109 | 1 | Netherlands
|
17 June 2022 | Won[10] |
| 10 | 162* | Jos Buttler | England
|
70 | 1 | Netherlands
|
17 June 2022 | Won[10] |
| 11 | 101* | Jason Roy | England
|
86 | 2 | Netherlands
|
22 June 2022 | Won[11] |
List of five-wicket hauls
One Day Internationals
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Klusener | 26 May 1999 | South Africa |
Kenya |
1 | 8.3 | 21 | 5 | 2.47 | Won [12] |
References
- ^ a b "VRA Cricket Ground". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka break one-day record, Sri Lanka v Netherlands, 1st ODI, Amstelveen". Cricinfo. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "History beckons for Netherlands and Nepal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Stats - England smash record for highest-ever total in ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Jul 4 2006". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Sep 1 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Only ODI, Netherlands v South Africa ODI Match at Amstelveen, May 31 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs West Indies 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Netherlands 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Full Scorecard of England vs Netherlands 1st ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs England 3rd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "20th Match, ICC World Cup at Amstelveen, May 26 1999". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
- Ground profile from Cricinfo
- [1] from VRA Amsterdam website