Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center

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Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center
Ground information
Location Hattstedt, Germany
Establishment1991 (first recorded match)
International information
First WODI5 July 1997:
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Last WODI26 July 1998:
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
As of 3 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center is a cricket ground in Hattstedt, Germany. The first recorded match on the ground was held in 1991 when Denmark Women played the Netherlands Women in a fixture. [1] The ground later served as a venue for the two teams in four Women's One Day International, two in 1997 and two in 1998. [2] These are the only major international cricket matches to be held in Germany. It is the home ground of Husum Cricket Club. [3]

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Cente". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Cente". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. "Husum Cricket Club" (in English, German, and Danish). www.mikkelberg.de. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

Coordinates: 54°31′32.10″N09°02′11.21″E / 54.5255833°N 9.0364472°E / 54.5255833; 9.0364472