Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd

Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd is a cricket ground in Utrecht, Netherlands. The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in 1967 when the Netherlands Women's Cricket Board XI played the Women's Cricket Association.[1] The ground is also used by Kampong Cricket Club.[2]

Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
Ground information
LocationUtrecht, Netherlands
Establishment1967 (first recorded match)
CapacityUnknown
End names
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International information
First ODI2 June 2021:
 Netherlands v  Ireland
Last ODI7 June 2021:
 Netherlands v  Ireland
First T20I25 May 2019:
 Germany v  Italy
Last T20I26 August 2024:
 Netherlands v  Canada
First WODI25 June 2002:
 Netherlands v  New Zealand
Last WODI6 August 2024:
 Scotland v  Papua New Guinea
First WT20I1 July 2008:
 Netherlands v  West Indies
Last WT20I19 June 2023:
 Netherlands v  Hong Kong
As of 26 August 2024
Source: Ground profile

The ground is somewhat a de facto home ground for the Netherlands Women's team, having played host to numerous Dutch women's teams since 1967.[1] It held two Women's One Day Internationals in 2002 between the Netherlands Women and New Zealand Women. Further matches in that format were held, with South Africa Women visiting in 2007, West Indies Women playing two matches there in 2008, and Ireland Women visiting in 2011.[3] Five Women's Twenty20 Internationals have also been played there between 2008 and 2011.[4]

The men's national team played a first-class match there in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup against Scotland.[5] In July 2018, it hosted ten matches of the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] In May 2019, it hosted men's Twenty20 International matches between Germany and Italy.[7] The first men's One Day International (ODI) match took place at the venue on 2 June 2021, when the Netherlands played Ireland.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Other matches played on Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Kampong Cricket Club". kampongcc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Kampong Cricket Club". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Germany, Netherlands XI and Italy to compete in T20 series". European Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mercury Rising for Ireland and Netherlands". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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