| The GB Oval in Szodliget - Hungary's first full-size cricket pitch |
 Members of the HCA have finished constructing a cricket pitch on 2.5 hectares of land - the oval is 160 x 170m
The site in the village of Szödliget (located 20 minutes' drive north of Budapest and two hundred metres from a train station served by regular trains from Nyugati station in Budapest) comprised two full-size football pitches, a main building with bar and changing rooms and more adjoining land
The football pitches have been merged into one full-size grass cricket surface (with an artificial wicket)
The ambitious plans for the site will see the clubhouse refurbished, cricket nets erected, and a part-time groundsman employed to maintain the quality of the cricket square
This will be Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest cricket ground.
Thanks to Mike Glover and Mark Bownas for bringing this sensational facility to Hungarian cricket!
 Thanks must also go to Chris Priest for all his hard work with the ground and to his company, Alvicom, for their kind donations
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Map
click here |
How to get there by car
36 km from central Budapest
GPS: type in Uj utca 18, then drive 70 more metres - the pitch will be down the slope on the left-hand side
Two routes: Road 2 via Dunakeszi/God or M2 (E77)
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How to get there by train
From Nyugati station direct to Szodliget (direction Vac)
Every hour at 41 minutes past (first train at 6.41, then 7.41, 8.41, etc until 23.48)
Journey takes 34 minutes
Single ticket (full price) is 550 forints
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How to get back to Budapest by train
From Szodliget direct to Nyugati station
Every hour at 41 minutes past (first train at 4.41, then 5.41, 6.41, etc until 23.41)
Journey takes 35 minutes
Single ticket (full price) is 550 forints
MAV timetable |
Lost property
Many items have been left at the GB Oval so far this season
If you have left anything there, please email info@hungary4cricket.com with a description |
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