Beyond the Test World

Cricket reaches North Korea

On May 2, Taesongsan Park in Pyongyang will be the host venue for the first ever formal cricket matches in North Korea

On May 2, Taesongsan Park in Pyongyang will be the host venue for the first ever formal cricket matches in North Korea. Two teams from Shanghai and the newly-formed Pyongyang Cricket Club will take part in a triangular Twenty20 tournament with the winners receiving the inaugural DHL Pyongyang Cricket Friendship Cup.

Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa