The Oval

The Kia Oval
Ground information
Location	Kennington, London, England
Coordinates
Home club
County club
Establishment	1845
Operator	Duchy of Cornwall
Surface
Capacity	23,500
Owner
Tenants
End names
End names
International information
Only Test
First Test
Last Test
First ODI
Last ODI
First T20I
Last T20I	{{{last_t20}}}
As of

The Oval, referred to as the Kia Oval due to a commercial sponsorship deal, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval. In past years it was officially named as the 'Fosters Oval', 'AMP Oval', 'Brit Insurance Oval', due to previous commercial sponsorship deals.

The Oval is the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club, and also traditionally hosts the final Test match of each English summer season in late August or early September. The Oval was the first ground in the United Kingdom and second in the world (after the Melbourne Cricket Ground) to host Test cricket.

The nearest Tube station is Oval, but Vauxhall is only half a mile away.

External links

• Surrey Cricket web site
• Cricinfo page on The Oval
• Aerial view of The Oval at Google Maps
• Annotated aerial photograph
• Images of The Oval