Cricket Finland Sanctioning

The Finnish Cricket Association (FCA) is the governing body for all cricket played in Finland. To safeguard the image and reputation of the sport, the FCA has implemented a sanctioning regime for all organized matches and competitions played in Finland.

In December 2024, the FCA Board has authorized the League Director Manoj Thavayogarajah to make decisions on sanctioning events.

For further information, please contact support@cricketfinland.com.

Sanctioning matches and competitions organised in Finland

All competitive matches and competitions in Finland, that are not organised by the Finnish Cricket Association must be sanctioned by the FCA.

To sanction an event, the FCA generally requires the organiser to fulfil the following basic conditions:

The event is covered by a third-party liability insurance (events by Member Clubs of the FCA are automatically covered)
The organiser has taken appropriate measures to ensure the safety of the players and spectators
The organiser provides appropriate first aid during the event
All players acquire a Suomisport license from the Finnish Cricket Association. Contact us for guidance
The organiser delivers or makes available to the FCA immediately after the match or competition team lists, scorecards, and final standings from the match or competition

Please submit your application through this form.

Organisers are requested to submit their sanctioning applications end of march for the planned event.

Exception: Friendly domestic matches involving at least one FCA member club

If the match does not form a part of a larger competition, and both clubs are Finnish, the FCA Board has decided that the match is automatically sanctioned as approved cricket, provided that the following requirements are met:

The match is between two Finnish clubs, at least one of which is a FCA member club
The match does not coincide with a league match for any participating member club
One participating member club notifies the FCA of the match in advance (using the form link above)

Sanctioning decisions

Below you can find completed and pending sanctioning decisions made by the Board of the Finnish Cricket Association and bodies to which the Board has delegated its sanctioning powers.

Approved events are classified as approved cricket. Further conditions may have been imposed for the sanctioning of the event. When an event has been approved, licensed players may participate in the event without No-Objection Certificates and FCA member clubs are allowed to post teams to participate in the event.
Unsanctioned events have not been classified as approved cricket. No-Objection Certificates must be acquired by licensed players and FCA member clubs to participate in the event. Participation without a NOC is penalized according to relevant FCA rules.
- The reason for an event being classified as unsanctioned can also be that the organizer (s) have not contacted the League Director for sanctioning, but information regarding the planned event has been received through other channels.
Disapproved events have not been classified as approved cricket and participation in them is not permitted under the relevant FCA and ICC rules. No-Objection Certificates will not be granted to licensed players and FCA member clubs for participating in the event. Participation is penalized according to relevant FCA rules.
Events for which the application is still In Process are being considered by the relevant body and events for which the application has been Retracted did not receive a decision before the organizer decided to abort the process.

For more information on sanctioning decisions, please contact support@cricketfinland.com

Cricket Finland Sanctioned Events

All Cricket Finland sanctioned event can be found here