VRA Amsterdam Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Amstelveen, Netherlands, the home of VRA Amsterdam since 1939. It 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 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.
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. It hosted Nepal's first ever ODI during their Netherlands tour in August 2018.
England scored 498 runs against the Netherlands in June 2022, setting a new record for the highest-ever ODI team score.
List of centuries One Day Internationals No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 157 Sanath Jayasuriya 104 1 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won 2 117* Tillakaratne Dilshan 78 1 4 July 2006 Sri Lanka won 3 110 Mohammad Shahzad 111 2 1 September 2009 Afghanistan won 4 150* JP Duminy 122 1 31 May 2013 South Africa won5119*Shai Hope130131 May 2022West Indies won6120Kyle Mayers10614 June 2022West Indies won7101*Shamarh Brooks11514 June 2022West Indies won8122Phil Salt93117 June 2022England won9125Dawid Malan109117 June 2022England won10162*Jos Buttler70117 June 2022England won11101*Jason Roy86222 June 2022England won +Women's matches No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 137 Leah Paul 138 1 24 August 2022 Ireland won 2 109 Laura Delany 102 1 24 August 2022 Ireland won
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 1 8.3 21 5 South Africa won +Women's matches No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Result 1 Cara Murray 2 10.0 39 5 Ireland won
References
External links Ground profile from Cricinfo from VRA Amsterdam website