National Cricket Performance Centre, Krefeld Cricket Ground | |
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Location | Krefeld, Germany |
Establishment | 2021 |
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International information | |
First T20I | 5 August 2021:![]() ![]() |
Last T20I | 14 July 2024:![]() ![]() |
First WT20I | 8 July 2021:![]() ![]() |
Last WT20I | 28 July 2024:![]() ![]() |
As of 28 July 2024 Source: Cricinfo |
The Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Krefeld, Germany. Built to international standards, it is part of Germany's national cricket performance centre, which includes a three lane indoor training net facility. [1]
The performance centre, a joint venture between the German Cricket Federation and SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen, a local sports club, is located at and adjacent to the Bayer Sportstadion. It was constructed over the winter of 2020–21. [1]
In July 2021, the ground was the venue for the first ever Women's Twenty20 Internationals to be held in Germany, when Germany's women's team hosted a touring French women's team in a five-match bilateral series. [2] [3] Early the following month, the ground hosted the first Twenty20 Internationals to be held in Germany, when the German Cricket Federation staged a trilateral series there between Germany, Norway and France. [4]
In July 2024 the ground held the sub-regional Europe qualifier B for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the first ICC event hosted by the German Cricket Federation. [5]
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