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All Articles under 'Cricket Grounds'
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New Zealand are to co-host the 2015 Cricket World Cup along with Australia and if they have to get a good chunck of matches - they have to rebuild several of their stadiums, if not construct few more stadiums.
Kiwi cricket stadiums are hitec but most of them co-host Rugby matches wih cricket which means their spectator capacity is too low. Most of grounds have removable pitches which is interesting in itself.
following is a look at all major cricket venues in New Zealand..
AMI Stadium, Christchurch : Lancaster Park renamed to Jade Stadium in Christchurch only to be renamed to AMI Stadium in August 2007, this is one of the best cricket grounds ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 09 December 2008
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Do you know about a test match that was played under lights? Usually International & first class 5 day cricket matches are day game - but in 1996 - BCCI (Indian cricket board) organized the Ranji Trophy Final match as day/night.
I remember Sanjay Manjrekar playing well in that Mumbai vs Delhi match, where new ball was given after every 40 overs.. unlike test matches when new ball is available only after 80 over.
Ask about which stadium it was - Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (means 'center state' in hindi). India vs Pakistan 'Indian-oil cup' 4th ODI will be the 11th International match here & Floodlights are ready! Day night ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 13 November 2007
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Australian cricket isn't the best in the world just like that! Aussie Selectors pick the deserving rookies & throw them in International cricket at the right moment. Their cricketers never lose the zeal for a win, veterans retire before being thrown out & their coaches make the best plans against all oppositions.
I may be seeing the grass more greener from the outside, but I'm sure the outfields in Australian grounds are much greener than those in my country - India. Itsonlycricket.com reviews cricket grounds time to time, and today, talking about the greatness of cricket downunder - its time bring info on Cricket grounds in Australia. did I mention the pitch curators in Australia also ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Wed, 07 November 2007
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Where was first test match played in India? where did Anil Kumble took all the 10 wickets in an innings? where was highest 10th wicket partnership made (until it was broken by Azhar Mehmood & Mushtaq Ahmed of Pakistan after 45 years)?
Answer is simple - Feroz Shah Kotla ground at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi. You can contact the DDCA officials at phone number +91-11-23319323 tickets and other enquiries.
Established as early as 1883, Kotla stadium has undergone some heavy reconstruction recently. Upgraded media centre, indoor practice facilities, Swimming pool for players and other requirements are made to make Feroz shah ground a prime International venue. Sadly, local league games will not be ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 23 October 2007
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This is where VVS Laxman played marathon innings of 281 to win the test for India after following on.. Steve Waugh and Australia couldn't stop him.
This is where Harbhajan Singh took first hat-trick for India - aussies were opposition again! And before all this, in Hero Cup final verses West Indies on 27th November 1993, Anil Kumble took 6 wickets for just 12 runs from 6.1 overs, which remains the best bowling figure by an Indian in one day Internationals. A stadium that can adjust over a hundered and 20 thousand of spectators, capacity is no issue. Originally built by two sisters (related to then governer general named - Auckland), Eden Gardens came into existance in early ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Wed, 17 October 2007
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It hurts that India-Pakistan encounters are no more a regularity. not to me, but to UAE cricket fans, whose passion for cricket is no less, but own team don't make any progress in International arena.
A name - Abdur Rehman Bukhatir, has been behind many such cricket matches at Sharjah (one neutral ground with most number of ODIs played), but ever since Indian government banned from sending national cricket team - the same man is trying other methods.
Dubai sports city cricket stadium is the new option. This all facility ground will be ready by January 2008, and Dubai is hoping for an International cricket series by the month of March 2008. The pitch, they say, is ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 10 June 2007
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Cricket administrators aim to dig roots inside countries that don't preciously play the game. Sharjah, then Toronto then Kinrara and (a few in between,)now Belfast in Ireland will host major International teams as a neutral venue. India & South Africa start the show late June 2007 with a 3 ODI series. Question is, what kinda stadium does Ireland have?? lets find out..
Name : Civil Service ground, Stormont.
Address : Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast (BT4 3TA) in Ireland. a 15 min drive from the city airport of Belfast.
Used for : many indore & outdoor games. Cricket is one of them.
Tele phone : 028 9076 3325, 9052 0403
Founded : as long before as in 1949.
Capacity : ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 06 May 2007
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This is the ground where 2003 World Cup final was played and after Ricky Ponting hurricane, Indian team never looked like winning the title.
This is the ground where record 434 runs were made and then chased down - called the greatest one day international.
And this is the cricket ground which is nick named - "The bull ring" for it's intense spectator atmosphare.
It's called The wanderers in Johannesburg.
The ground realities :
Built in 1956, this was the third test ground in Johannesburg, South Africa and never failed to mesmerise cricket lovers with its beauty and facilities. Another factors that you should know if you are planning to visit this 30,000 seat ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 21 October 2006
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"Gilchrist's Record was in my mind but I never went for the double hundred"
This is what Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to say about his innings of 183 not out at this stadium on 31st October 2005 against Sri Lanka, which is named after the last ruling Maharaja of Jaipur - Sawai Mansingh II, who also was a notable polo player and later on served as the Ambassador of India to Spain.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium initially failed match the standards of International cricket stadiums and was on the verge of losing it's International status after hosting just one test match since it's debut in 1983 but Businessman turned right hand of present BCCI's chief Sharad ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 26 September 2006
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The only way to always stay alive is by your name...
And that's why, rich and famous people often get involve into something which is much longer living that them, and try to make others remember them forever.
Lord Brabourne must have thought something similar when he made this cricket stadium and called it Brabourne stadium, which is also now known as CCI - Cricket Club of India. Built in 1937, on a piece of land reclamied from the sea, Brabourne stadium saw 17 test matches as Mumbai's premier cricket host but then the problems between CCI and Bombay cricket association resulted in ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Mon, 25 September 2006
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It's been more than 50 years since our independence. So it is very unlikely that we recall our great freedom fighters every day, specially when we all have been born after that special day of our country.
Gujarat cricket association has done a very good thing by naming their International cricket stadium on Sardar Vallab-bhai patel , which is also called at The Motera or Gujarat Stadium. After being made in 1982, Sardar Patel cricket stadium saw it's first International match in November 1983 when Indian team played a test match against West Indies. Indian team failed while chasing a target of 242 and made the lowest Innings total of 103 all out - ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Mon, 25 September 2006
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Punjab is a state of my country about whom you will hear very less, but will find it's pieces everywhere.
Whenever there is a wealth survey of each state, Punjab acquires the best of places... The fact remains that India has a total of 29 International cricket grounds, including 19 of test match grounds but Mohali cricket ground at Chandigarh in Punjab is one of the most beautiful looking of them.
Lets have a look at it's specialities : -
1. A total of 16 Floodlight towers :- Yes... when most of International cricket grounds have 4 or 6 floodlight towers, Mohali ground has 16 of ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 26 September 2006
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What is the best way to make cricket popular in countries where there is talent but no exposure??
Malaysia is a country which fits just right into this category as they have been an "associate member" of ICC since 1967 but haven't managed to play a single International cricket match as yet. So what is the solution to see Malaysia growing as a cricket playing nation..??
According to ICC, give them International cricket match to host as neutral venues and let Malaysians watch some highest quality of cricket. Probably they are right and that is why, Kinrara Academy Oval in Puchong, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will be hosting a tri series between India, Australia and West ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 18 August 2006
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IMPORTANT NOTE :- Singapore won't be hosting any matches in India - Australia - West Indies tri series in September 2006. You are expected to read the following article accordingly as at the time I wrote it, Singapore were hosting first 4 matches of this tri series. Confusion regreted.
The article follows....
Out of an approximate total of 192 countries on earth, only 10 of them actively participate in cricket.. or may be only 9.
Cricket controlling bodies (ICC as they are called) has been trying hard to increase that number to something significant so that more people know what exactly is a game of cricket.... and that is when a remote cricketing ground like "Read complete article |
Added on Mon, 07 August 2006
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Is it true that "Rawan of Ramayan" used to live in Lanka which now being knows as Sri Lanka...??
I don't know. But what I know is if you try to pronounce the full name of anything in Sri Lanka, you are falling into a big trouble. For example, the full name of Sri Lankan fast bowler - Chaminda Vass is
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas.
Similarly, the full name of RPS cricket stadium in Colombo is Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo in Sri Lanka – named after the former President of Sri Lanka Ranasinghe Premadasa. And when it comes to playing cricket on this ground, Indian cricket players ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 23 July 2006
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To tell you frankly, Caribbean is not a place to read about and get fascinated. Its a place to see by yourself, spend some time with just your spouse and feel why its called the heaven on earth. Having said that, cricket is something that is running in the blood of West Indians and St. Lucia is no different. So if you are a cricket fan, along with a little bit of money to spend, St. Lucia is the place for you..!!
St. Lucia is situated at the eastern part of Caribbean sea with a boundary on Atlantic Ocean and it was first located by Europeans and then first colonized by French people. After that, British people held the ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Thu, 08 June 2006
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Christopher Columbus - a well known European explorer and trader, promised to name the next land he finds as "Holy Trinity" and it was a miracle that he ended up finding Trinidad and Tobago, which was in the middle of three peaks of Trinity Hills.
So that was the beginning of Trinidad and Tobago's island on World's map but before I tell you about the cricket at this land, I want to add a information that most of us didn't know. We see West Indies cricket players having Indian names like Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Dinanath Ramnaraine, Ganga and like wise and wonder what's the logic behind that. ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 29 April 2006
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Do you know that every cricket ground in any country is based on a club of people - called as club members....I hope you do. They are the people who manage all the happenings at that particular cricket ground and are responsible for every arrangement. So the story with Sabina Park in Jamaica, Kingston is that no club member (all male) is allowed to take a ladies name in the club.............else he buys drinks for every other club member.
What actually happened is that once a club member mentioned a woman's name and started to describe his affair with her. Unfortunately.. her husband was right behind him and without giving it a second thought, he broke various ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 25 April 2006
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