Kerava National Cricket Ground

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Kerava National Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Kerava, Finland
Coordinates 60°23′29″N25°06′59″E / 60.39141°N 25.11646°E / 60.39141; 25.11646
EstablishmentJune 2014
International information
First T20I17 August 2019:
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland v Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Last T20I16 June 2024:
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland v Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
First WT20I25 August 2023:
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark v Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Last WT20I26 August 2023:
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark v Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
As of 16 June 2024
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.

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