Kerava National Cricket Ground
LocationKerava, Finland
Coordinates60°23′29″N 25°06′59″E / 60.39141°N 25.11646°E / 60.39141; 25.11646
EstablishmentJune 2014
First T20I17 August 2019:
 Finland v  Spain
Last T20I31 July 2022:
 Austria v  Norway
First WT20I25 August 2023:
 Denmark v  Norway
Last WT20I26 August 2023:
 Denmark v  Sweden
As of 27 August 2023
Source: Cricinfo

The Kerava National Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Kerava, Finland, home to the Kerava Cricket Club.[1][2] The ground was opened in June 2014,[3] in the presence of England Test cricketer Mike Brearley and Lord Mervyn King.[4][5] In February 2019, it was announced that the venue would host three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches in August 2019, between Finland and Spain.[6] Kerava National Cricket Ground is the northernmost cricket ground in the world which has hosted a T20 International match.

References

  1. "Kerava National Cricket Ground (KNCG)". Cricket Finland. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Kerava Cricket Club". Cricket Finland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Cricket Finland takes a leap forward with first indoor training facility at Eerikkilä". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Cricket Finland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "The Finnish touch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Finland and Spain agree reciprocal T20 series". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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