Cricket Russia

Cricket Russia CR
Sport	Cricket
Founded	2004
Affiliation	2012
Regional affiliation	Europe
Location	Locomotive Stadium, Tikhaya Street, House Number 39, Metro Volzskaya, Moscow, Russia
President	Ashwani Chopra
Chairman	n/a
Chief Exec	n/a
Secretary	n/a
Men's coach	Nic Britz
Women's coach	n/a
Official website
[ cricketrussia.org/%20Cricket%20Russia]]

Cricket Russia (formerly United Cricket League) is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Russia. Its current headquarters is in Moscow, Russia.

In 2012, they were officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council as an Affiliate and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC Official events. ^[1]

Ground

Since 2004 all cricket matches have been held at two grounds: Moscow State University Baseball Stadium^[2] and the ISKRA Sports Complex.

In 2013, new cricket ground at Karacharova in Moscow came into existence.

The following are the major cricket stadiums in Russia:

Moscow State University Baseball Stadium^[3]

ISKRA Sports Complex

Karacharova Ground

References

External links

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