Sportpark Westvliet is a multi-sports park located in

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. The sports park is situated on the border with

Voorburg Voorburg () is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with the town Leidschendam and the village Stompwijk, it merged into the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg in 2002. Sit ...

and is therefore administered by the

Leidschendam-Voorburg Leidschendam-Voorburg () is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, just northeast of The Hague. It had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. Origin The municipality of Leidschendam- ...

municipality. Among others, it contains the grounds of VV Wilhelmus, Voorburgse Rugby Club and the Voorburg Cricket Club.

Cricket

The first recorded match on the ground came in 2010 when

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played

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in a warm-up match for the 2010 World Cricket League Division One, which the Netherlands hosted. Despite having a boundary which is too short on one side, which is contrary to

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regulation, the ground was nevertheless approved to hold

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s during the

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tournament. The first One Day International saw Afghanistan play

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. Three further One Day Internationals were played there, however a further two matches were scheduled to be held there but were moved due to the pitch being deemed unsatisfactory. One Day International cricket returned to the ground in 2011 when the

played

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in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day. The ground is used by Voorburg Cricket Club, who previously played at Sportpark Duivesteijn and moved grounds in 2006, first playing at a reserve ground, before moving to Sportpark Westvliet in 2007.

International Cricket Centuries

One Day International Centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Sportpark Westvliet

T20 International Centuries

The following table summarises the T20 International centuries scored at Sportpark Westvliet

References

External links

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