FINNISH CRICKET ASSOCIATION
The Finnish Cricket Association (Suomen Krikettiliitto ry) was set up in 1999 to develop and
organise the game of cricket in Finland.
The FCA is currently responsible for the following areas:
1. Finnish national league (Suomen mestaruussarja)
8 team league with clubs from the national capital Helsinki, and the cities of Turku and Tampere.
2. Youth development
An introductory level schools programme in the capital area, aided by developing club youth programme.
3. National team
The three-year old national team won their first tournament in Zagreb 2002 and is currently preparing
for the 2003 season..
4. Regional Development
Tampere and Turku are already thriving regional centres of cricket development, Oulu, Jyväskylä and
Lahti form the basis of the expansion of this programme.
5. Umpiring
Each Finnish league game is officiated by ACUS/ ECC qualified umpires.
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