Kennington Oval
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Kennington Oval is a historic cricket ground in south London, best known as one of England’s premier international and county cricket venues.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Oval (historical ground) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cricket ground ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kia Oval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Oval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | around 25000 ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | England ⓘ |
| firstTestMatchTeams |
Australia national cricket team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestMatchYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| floodlights | yes ⓘ |
| governingBody | England and Wales Cricket Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnd |
Pavilion End
ⓘ
Vauxhall End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPavilion | historic members pavilion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first ground in England to host a Test match
ⓘ
one of the oldest cricket grounds in the world ⓘ |
| homeClub | Surrey County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
ICC Champions Trophy matches
ⓘ
ICC Cricket World Cup matches ⓘ early FA Cup finals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kennington
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ⓘ
Lambeth NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ South London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestRailwayStation |
Oval Underground station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vauxhall railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | hosting the final Test of the English home season ⓘ |
| opened | 1845 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Surrey County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Surrey County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | professional cricket ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| sponsor | Kia Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredName | Kia Oval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenant | Surrey County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 cricket ⓘ county cricket ⓘ football in the 19th century ⓘ international cricket ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Oval
this entity surface form:
The Oval (historical ground)