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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.

VRA Cricket Ground

Ground information
Location	Amstelveen
Coordinates	52°19′10.00″N 4°50′56.61″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
Netherlands VRA Amsterdam (1939 – present)
As of 24 August 2022 Source: Ground profile Ground Profile CricketArchive

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	Steve Tikolo Thomas Odoyo Alpesh Vadher Mohammad Sheikh Joseph Angara	Won [12]

References

External links

• Ground profile from Cricinfo
• from VRA Amsterdam website

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