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 lived in Jhansi.[1][2]
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.[3][4] 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.[3][5]
References
- ↑ http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/hockey/players/dhyan-chand.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "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.
External links
Coordinates: 25°27′10″N 78°33′31″E / 25.45278°N 78.55861°E
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