On 28/29 July 2001 Slovenia played their first ever international match on home soil. The event was a two-day game against the Czech Republic at Ljubljana CC's Valburga ground, 15 km north of the Slovenian capital. Last year Slovenia experienced their first taste of international competition when they took part in the ECC Representative Festival in Vienna, playing four one-day internationals, but this was the first time the Czechs had put together an international team.

Neither of these two countries can yet field sufficient home-grown talent to qualify to play higher levels of European cricket, but both Slovenia and the Czech Republic included a good proportion of local players in this game. Slovenia fielded as many as five Slovenian passport-holders as well as other long-term residents.

Batting first, the Czechs made a promising start before Slovenia's bowlers began to make inroads. The visitors found it difficult to make headway against an unrelenting assault of fast bowling, and the carpet-on-concrete wicket played fast and true despite urgent repairs having been required after it was vandalised over the winter. By tea, the Czechs were all out for 174. With one session left in the day Slovenia set about chasing as much of the Czech total as possible, reaching 130 for four at close of play and declaring on 230/9 the following day.

In the second innings some highly effective fast bowling had the visitors reeling at 40 for five by lunch. Things continued in similar fashion after the break, with Mark Oman setting a new best bowling record for Slovenia, finishing with seven for 31 off 15 overs. The final total of just 95 left Slovenia requiring 39 to win. Unsurprisingly, Slovenia completed an eight-wicket victory, bringing their international record to played five, won two.