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Finland developing interest in cricket
Tuesday, 06 August 2013
The sports, cricket which is a game played by mostly Anglo-Saxon
related countries is gradually gaining ground in Finland and a Finnish
Cricket Association has been created to dive its international
attainment.
The Finnish broadcaster Yle reports that the level cricket ground
topped with a pavilion in Kerava, just north of Helsinki is one of the
places where the game is taking the country's growing love for it to a
different level.
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But Yle adds that surprisingly, the traditional British sport is no
newcomer to Finland. The first record of a cricket match being played
in the country could be traced back in 1953, when a team from the then
visiting British Navy destroyer Agincourt played against British
expatriates living in Finland. In the decades following, cricket was
played by independent groups on a small scale – mainly by teams of
friends and the British Embassy.
A national association was formed in 1999 followed rapid growth and there is now an active nationwide league, reports Yle.
There are currently around 400 cricketers, competitive and social, and
the number is growing. The main stage is in Kerava, where the Finnish
Cricket Association is developing an international level cricket ground.
by Scancomark.com Team