Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium

Alluri Sitarama Raju(ASR) Stadium(Exhibition Grounds)
Location Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
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 / 16.71889; 81.11611.

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. 1 2 Nagaraja, G (23 May 2014). "ASR Stadium to get facelift". The Hindu (Eluru). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "First-class Matches played on Exhibition Ground, Eluru". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Andhra v Hyderabad, 1976/77 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.flow.football/flow.aspx

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