The Finnish National Men’s Team, the Finnish Bears, will play international T20 global ranking matches again for the first time since the Spain series in 2019, before life with the Covid-19 pandemic. The squad will play host to Team Sweden at the Kerava National Cricket Ground for a four-match T20I series over the long weekend...Read More
Italy, Germany and Denmark qualify from the Sub-Regional Qualifiers to the Europe Qualifier Updated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 qualification pathway graphic available here The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that three ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifiers – pathway tournaments to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in...Read More
PlayCricket Suomi (PCS) cricket club has been awarded the Ministry of Education and Culture’s club development support for junior activities in 2021. This is the first time that a Finnish cricket club has been granted such club development funding. PlayCricket Suomi on saanut Opetus- ja Kulttuuriministeriön seuratoiminnan kehittämistukea tälle vuodelle. Seura on hakenut tukea junioritoiminnan...Read More
EVENT PRODUCER – CRICKET T20 WORLD CUP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, FINLAND 28.6-14.7.2021 We are looking for an Event Producer to join our production team to deliver the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup European Qualifiers, which will be played at the Kerava & Vantaa cricket grounds.What we expect from you: At least 2-4 years of experience in Event...Read More
Published February 7th, 2021 As first advised in December 2020, this summer Finland will be hosting TWO, sub-regional qualifying tournaments for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. The first tournament will be held from 28th June to 5th July 2021, and the second tournament from 6th to 14th July. All matches will be played at the Kerava National Cricket Ground...Read More
Published December 14th, 2020 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided that two of the summer 2021 World Cup qualifying groups (ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Europe Qualifier) will be played in Finland. The cities of Kerava and Vantaa will host the event together. Finland, with the support of their home crowd, is aiming to reach the...Read More
Published August 19th, 2020 Today’s announcement of new stricter border controls revised by the Finnish government due to increasing Covid-19 infection rates in Denmark, means in practical terms that travel is impossible at this time. We have provisionally agreed with Cricket Denmark to play the same T20I series early summer 2021.Read More
Published July 17th, 2020 The Finnish National Team, the Finnish Bears, will play international matches again for the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown was relaxed. The squad will be in Copenhagen from August 24th to 28th to compete in a special “Tri-Nation Series” of matches against the teams from hosts Denmark and Germany....Read More
Published May 26th, 2020 Finnish cricket takes a leap forward in year-round accessibility to the game – The country’s first indoor training facility is completed at the Eerikkilä Sport & Outdoor Resort to international standards. Finland’s first cricket-specific indoor training nets have just been completed at Eerikkilä to international cricket standards. This facility perfectly complements the outdoor...Read More
Published May 11th, 2019 These requirements have been drawn up for club training sessions only. Any changes for league play will be updated separately, considering, and following fully the instructions of the Finnish Government and relevant Health Authority. The current message is that outdoor sport training without physical contact – which cricket indeed is – can be held...Read More