Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium
Location | Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Establishment | 1955 |
Owner | Eluru Municipal Corporation |
Operator | Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association |
Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Eluru city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.[1] It is located at 16°43′8″N 81°6′58″E / 16.71889°N 81.11611°E.
History
It had earlier hosted a Ranji Trophy match, handball, football and hockey tournaments.[1] The ground first held a single first-class match in 1976 when Andhra Pradesh played Hyderabad in the 1976/77 Ranji Trophy,[2] which ended in a draw.[3] It holds Finals of Foodball League of West Godavari Matches in 2016.[4]
References
- 1 2 Nagaraja, G (23 May 2014). "ASR Stadium to get facelift". The Hindu (Eluru). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "First-class Matches played on Exhibition Ground, Eluru". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Andhra v Hyderabad, 1976/77 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.flow.football/flow.aspx
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