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VRA Amsterdam Cricket Ground
VRA Amsterdam Cricket Ground during a match in 1965
Interactive map of VRA Amsterdam Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationAmstelveen
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates52°19′10″N 4°50′57″E / 52.31944°N 4.84917°E / 52.31944; 4.84917
End names
City End
Mulder's End
International information
First men's ODI26 May 1999:
 Kenya v  South Africa
Last men's ODI10 May 2025:
 Netherlands v  Scotland
First men's T20I30 June 2015:
 Netherlands v    Nepal
Last men's T20I5 August 2019:
 Netherlands v  United Arab Emirates
First women's ODI26 June 2002:
 Netherlands v  New Zealand
Last women's ODI12 August 2024:
 Netherlands v  Scotland
First women's T20I7 July 2018:
 Scotland v  Uganda
Last women's T20I16 August 2024:
 Netherlands v  Scotland
Team information
Netherlands
VRA Amsterdam (1939 – present)
As of 17 August 2023
Source: Ground profile
Ground Profile CricketArchive

VRA Amsterdam Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Amstelveen, 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 hosted 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
1157Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka1041 Netherlands4 July 2006Sri Lanka won[6]
2117*Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka781 Netherlands4 July 2006Sri Lanka won[6]
3110Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan1112 Netherlands1 September 2009Afghanistan won[7]
4150*JP Duminy South Africa1221 Netherlands31 May 2013South 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.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1137Leah Paul Ireland1381 Netherlands24 August 2022Ireland won[13]
2109Laura Delany Ireland1021 Netherlands24 August 2022Ireland won[13]

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Men's matches
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Result
1Lance Klusener26 May 1999 South Africa Kenya18.3215South Africa won[14]
Women's matches
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Result
1Cara Murray24 August 2022 Ireland Netherlands210.0395Ireland won[13]

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