Jafar Maidan

Jaffar Maidan
Ground information
Location Junagadh, Saurashtra
Establishment 1960
Capacity n/a
End names
n/a
Team information
Saurashtra cricket team (1942-1973)
As of August 31, 2015
Source: Cricinfo

Jafar Maidan is a cricket ground in Junagadh, Saurashtra. The ground hosted its Ranji Trophy match when Western India cricket team played against Nawanagar cricket team in November 1942.[1] The ground has hosted three more first-class matches before its disappearance from cricket in 1973. With time pass by the ground became a grassland. Since then the city hasn't got a cricket ground. After nearly four decades, now a domestic-level cricket ground is being developed at Vivekanand School Ground.[2]

In 2013, ground was renovated to become a stadium with Gujarat Sport Authority with cost of ₹ 10 crore.[3]

Zafar Maidan has a Heliport opposite Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Private Limited manufacturing plant. Regular flights were made in past for helicopter service provided on mount Girnar. Otherwise it is used for visiting V.I.P.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ First-class
  2. ↑ "Junagadh to have a new Cricket stadium". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Janoduniya
  4. ↑ Helicopter service during Navratri at Ambaji temple
  5. ↑ District-wise List of Helipad Locations and Their Co-ordinates

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 30, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.