Seebarn Cricket Ground

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Seebarn Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Seebarn, Austria
Establishment1995
International information
First T20I4 June 2022:
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria v Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Last T20I5 June 2022:
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria v Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
First WT20I12 August 2020:
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria v Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Last WT20I5 May 2024:
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria v Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Team information
Austria national cricket team
Vienna Cricket Club
As of 5 May 2024
Source: Ground profile

Seebarn Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Seebarn, Austria. It was opened in 1995 as the first dedicated Cricket Ground in Austria. In 2000 a permanent sight screen was added to the ground and in 2001 a pavilion. [1]

The ground is the home base of Austria's national cricket team as well as the Vienna Cricket Club [2] and has hosted a number of international tournaments.

Between 2001 and 2004 there was a second ground adjacent to the remaining ground.

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References

  1. "Seebarn Cricket Ground" . Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Contact" . Retrieved 7 February 2014.

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