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VRA Amsterdam
VRA Amsterdam (Volharding RAP Amstels) is a cricket club in Amstelveen, Netherlands. It was founded on September 5, 1914 from the merger of Volharding (1889), RAP (1887) and Amstels C.C. (1885). In the early years the club played visiting English teams at locations like the Vondelpark, Museumplein and the Olympic Stadium. In 1939 VRA moved to the Amsterdamse Bos, where it is located right next to the international Wagener Stadium. The 14,500-capacity VRA Cricket Ground is one of the few grounds on the European mainland with a grass wicket and has become a hub of international cricket. VRA hosted the 2004 Videocon Cup, a three-Nation tournament between Australia, India and Pakistan, which attracted tens of thousands of supporters and the 1999 Cricket World Cup match between South Africa & Kenya. In July 2006 the Netherlands played their first ODI at the VRA ground against Sri Lanka and Sanath Jayasuriya (157) and Dilshan (117) laid the foundation for a score of 443 runs, a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amstelveen
Amstelveen () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 92.353 as of 2022. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages of Bovenkerk and Nes aan de Amstel. In addition, as well as Downtown Amstelveen (Dutch: ''Amstelveen stadshart''), the following neighbourhoods have been recently built: Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen, Middenhoven, Randwijk, Elsrijk and Keizer Karelpark. The name comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and , meaning fen, peat, or moor. Amstelveen houses the international headquarters of Dutch national airline KLM (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024) and KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms. The Cobra Museum is also located in Amstelveen. History During the French occupation between 1810 and 1814, Amstelveen was the capital of a canton in the French department Zuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Cricket World Cup
The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands acting as co-hosts. The tournament was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. New Zealand and South Africa were the other semi-finalists. The tournament was hosted three years after the previous Cricket World Cup, deviating from the usual four-year gap. Format It featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six; each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes, a new concept for the 1999 World Cup; each team carried forward the points from the games against the other qualifiers from their group and then played each of the quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeel Raja
Mohammad Adeel Khalid Raja ( ur, محمد عدیل خالد راجہ; born 15 August 1980), or Adeel Raja, is a Pakistan-born Dutch cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. References * * 1980 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Pakistani cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Pakistani emigrants to the Netherlands Dutch people of Punjabi descent Cricketers from Lahore Sportspeople of Pakistani descent {{Netherlands-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cooper (cricketer)
Benjamin Nicolas Cooper (born 10 February 1992) is an Australian–Dutch cricketer. He played for the Netherlands in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. In January 2022, Cooper announced his retirement from international cricket. He is the brother of fellow cricketer Tom Cooper, who also played for the Netherlands but more recently has focused on Australian domestic cricket. They are Dutch citizens by descent through their mother who was born in Netherlands New Guinea. Career Cooper made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 September 2015. He scored his maiden first-class century in his second match, against Hong Kong in February 2017, also in the Intercontinental Cup. In that match, he and Pieter Seelaar set a new Dutch record for the highest partnership for any wicket in a first-class match and the highest sixth-wicket partnership in the Intercontinental Cup, when they made 288 runs. In December 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Szwarczynski
Eric Szwarczynski (; born 13 February 1983) is a South African-born Dutch cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman. International career He made his debut for the Dutch national team in an ICC Intercontinental Cup game against Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ... on 29 July 2005. He played his only One Day International against Sri Lanka on 6 July 2006. He has played for the Netherlands on four occasions so far, and has also represented the Netherlands A team and under-23 team. References External links * 1983 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers South African cricketers South African emigrants to the Netherlands Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cooper (cricketer)
Tom Lexley William Cooper (born 26 November 1986) is an Australian–Dutch cricketer who played for South Australia in Australian domestic cricket and for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL). He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-spinner, and in addition to representing the Netherlands, he has represented Australia in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Cooper was born in Lismore in New South Wales, but after his youth career he moved to Adelaide and began playing domestic cricket for South Australia, earning a spot in their side in November 2008. Early in his career he stood out in limited overs matches, and his breakout performance came in a match for the Prime Minister's XI against a touring West Indies team, when he scored 160 not out. In 2009, Cooper discovered he was eligible to play for the Netherlands national cricket team due to his Dutch passport, and he has represented the country in a World Cup and two World Twenty20s. He is the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Borren
Peter William Borren (born 21 August 1983) is a former Dutch international cricketer. He was the captain for Netherlands at international level, until he retired in April 2018. Early career He played in the 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Under 19 World Cup in 2002 when he represented his native New Zealand cricket team, New Zealand alongside Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder. Domestic career On 24 June 2015 he scored his debut List A cricket, List A century while playing against Papua New Guinea national cricket team, Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. He also represented Central Districts in the Ford Trophy 50 over competition in his native New Zealand. International career He made his debut with the Netherlands national cricket team in a One Day International against Sri Lankan cricket team, Sri Lanka on 4 July 2006. He also previously played for the Netherlands A team and Under-23 team. His career highlights are the two wins against Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Score For An ODI
One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members. Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs. ODI matches are a subset of List A cricket and so records and statistics are recorded both for specifically for ODIs and within List A. The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since when there have been more than 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams. The frequency of matches has steadily increased, partly because of the increase in the number of ODI-playing countries, and partly as the cricket boards of those nations seek to maximise their revenue with the increased popularity of cricket, a process that dates from the time of the Packer Revolution. In Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilshan
Dilshan is a common Sinhalese name. Dilshan may refer to: Surname * Chamod Dilshan, Sri Lankan footballer * Chanuk Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dinuka Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Kavika Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Pasindu Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Pathum Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Rajitha Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer *Rashmika Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Sasika Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Tharindu Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Thisara Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Thulina Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer *Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lankan former cricketer Given name * Dilshan Abeysinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan de Soysa, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Kanchana, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Kollure, Sri Lankan cricketer *Dilshan Madushanka, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer *Dilshan Munaweera, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Sanjeewa, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Vitharana, Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanath Jayasuriya
Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting with Romesh Kaluwitharana in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations. Considered one of the greatest attacking batsmen of all time, Jayasuriya is well known for his powerful striking and match-winning all-round performances in all formats of the game. Jayasuriya was an all-rounder, who had an international cricket career that spread over two decades. He is the only player to score over 10,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One Day International cricket and is also regarded as one of the best all-rounders in the history of limited-overs cricket, Jayasuriya created many world records during his career. He was named the Most Valuabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan National Cricket Team
The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (), Green Shirts, Men in Green and Cornered Tigers is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Pakistan has played 449 Test matches, winning 146, losing 139 and drawing 164. Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952 and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs. The team has played 945 ODIs, winning 498, losing 418, tying 9 with 20 ending in no-result. Pakistan was the 1992 World Cup champion, and was the runner-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in South Asia, has hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
