VRA Cricket Ground

VRA Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationAmstelveen
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 ODI26 May 1999:
 Kenya v  South Africa
Last ODI22 June 2022:
 Netherlands v  England
First T20I30 June 2015:
 Netherlands v    Nepal
Last T20I5 August 2019:
 Netherlands v  United Arab Emirates
First WODI26 June 2002:
 Netherlands v  New Zealand
Last WODI12 August 2024:
 Netherlands v  Scotland
First WT20I7 July 2018:
 Scotland v  Uganda
Last WT20I16 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 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.[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]

  1. ^ a b "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.