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.

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Label Occurrences
Kennington Oval canonical 5
The Oval (historical ground) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket ground
alsoKnownAs Kia Oval
The Oval
capacity around 25000
city London
linked to: London, England
continent Europe
country England
countrySubdivision England
firstTestMatchTeams Australia national cricket team
England cricket team
firstTestMatchYear 1880
floodlights yes
governingBody England and Wales Cricket Board
hasEnd Pavilion End
Vauxhall End
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
hostedEvent ICC Champions Trophy matches
ICC Cricket World Cup matches
early FA Cup finals
locatedIn Kennington
Lambeth
London
linked to: London, England

South London
nearestRailwayStation Oval Underground station
Vauxhall railway station
notableFor hosting the final Test of the English home season
opened 1845
operatedBy Surrey County Cricket Club
ownedBy Surrey County Cricket Club
primaryUse professional cricket
region Greater London
sponsor Kia Motors
sponsoredName Kia Oval
sport cricket
surface grass
tenant Surrey County Cricket Club
usedFor One Day International cricket
Test cricket
Twenty20 cricket
county cricket
football in the 19th century
international cricket

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Oval formerName Kennington Oval
The Oval alsoKnownAs Kennington Oval
subject linked to: The Oval cricket ground
Corinthian F.C. homeGround The Oval (historical ground)
linked to: Kennington Oval
Harleyford Road hasJunctionWith Kennington Oval
1889 FA Cup Final venue Kennington Oval