Dhyanchand Stadium
| Full name | Dhyanchand Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Operator | Indian Railways |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1902 |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Website | |
| Cricinfo | |
Dhyanchand Stadium is a cricket ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The stadium is named after Major Dhyan Chand who was born in Jhansi.[1]
The stadium hosted two official cricket matches. The stadium is used by Railways cricket team. In 1903, the stadium hosted it’s a cricket match when home side Bundelkhand cricket team played against Oxford University Authentics.[2][3] The stadium hosted its one and only cricket match Railways cricket team played against Madhya Pradesh cricket team in 1984 seen then the stadium is unused for cricket.[2][4]
References
- ↑ "Sports in Jhansi, Sports Clubs Jhansi, Sports Stadiums in Jhansi". Jhansionline.in. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- 1 2 "FIRST-CLASS MATCHES PLAYED ON DHYANCHAND STADIUM, JHANSI (1)". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Railways v Madhya Pradesh Scorecard". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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Coordinates: 25°27′10″N 78°33′31″E / 25.45278°N 78.55861°E
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