Guru Nanak College Ground
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Ground information | |||
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Location | Velachery, Chennai, India | ||
Coordinates | 12°59′31″N 80°13′16″E / 12.992032°N 80.2210677°E | ||
Establishment | 1971 | ||
Capacity | 3000 | ||
Owner | Guru Nanak College, Chennai | ||
International information | |||
Only WODI | 6 January 2002: India v England | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 9 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive |
Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground located in the Guru Nanak College premises in Velachery, Chennai.[1][2] It is named after the Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism when the college was established in 1971 on the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.[3][4]
The ground has been used for first class cricket since 1978.[2] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu and a Women's One Day International in 2002.[5][6] It is one of the venues for hosting warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b "India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Guru Nanak College, about us". Guru Nanak college. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Indian President charts success at Guru Nanak College in Chennai". Medianama. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "First Class Matches Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Woman's One Day Internationals Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches". ICC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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