Green Park cricket stadium
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Ground information
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Location
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Kanpur
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Establishment
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1945
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Capacity
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25,000[1]
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Owner
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Uttar Pradesh Government
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Operator
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UPCA, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
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End names
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Mill Pavilion End
Hostel End
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International information
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First Test
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14 January 1952: India v England
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Last Test
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24–27 November 2009: India v Sri Lanka
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First ODI
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24 December 1986: India v Sri Lanka
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Last ODI
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27 November 2013: India v West Indies
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Domestic team information
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As of 16 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive
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Green Park Stadium (Hindi: ग्रीन पार्क स्टेडियम) (Urdu: گرین پارک اسٹیڈیم) is a 25,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.[1] The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh. It is the only international cricket stadium in Uttar Pradesh that has hosted many international cricket matches of both Test and One Day format.
Contents
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History 1
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Infrastructure 2
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Renovation 3
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List of International Cricket Matches 4
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See also 5
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References 6
History
The Green Park Stadium is named after Madam Green who used to practice Horse-Riding here in 1940's. It is located in Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the river Ganges, which flows just behind the stadium. This is the only stadium in India where Students Gallery is available. Green Park has the largest manually operated scoreboard in the world. Besides it also has video screens which are used during international matches.
India's first Test win over Australia in December 1959 was at the Green Park ground. It was also the first match to be played on a turf wicket here.[2] Off-spinner Jasubhai Patel's 14 wickets were instrumental in ensuring India's win.
In 1958/9 Subhash Gupte took nine West Indian wickets in an inning for 102 runs, and had Lance Gibbs – the only batsman he missed – dropped by wicket keeper Naren Tamhane.
Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, to the West Indies on both occasions. When Subhash Gupte’s dream spell was overshadowed by Wes Hall’s 10 wickets in 1958 and later when India’s 1983 world cup euphoria was cut short by Malcolm Marshall’s fearsome bowling. The most runs scored were by Gundappa Vishwanath(776 runs), Sunil Gavaskar(629 runs) and Mohammed Azharuddin(543 runs). The most wickets taken were by Kapil Dev(25 wickets), Anil Kumble(21 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh(20 wickets). The most runs scored were Sachin Tendulkar(314 runs), Vinod kambli(217 runs) and Sourav Ganguly.(208 runs). The most wickets taken were by Javagal Srinath(9 wickets), Ajit Agarkar(8 wickets) and Sourav Ganguly(7 wickets).
Infrastructure
The Pitch at Green park Stadium
Ends
The ends are known as the Mill Pavilion End and the Hostel End. These are named after the Elgin Mill and DAV College which are close to the stadium.
Pitch
The pitch at Green Park has traditionally assisted the spinners and there have been some great performances by the likes of Jasubhai Patel and Subhash Gupte etc.
Renovation
Infrastructure
The stadium Green Park has been renovated with state of the art facilities for the players, dressing areas and dining areas. The Uttar Pradesh Government sactions Rs. 30 Crores for the same. However,the flood lights are hung low and are a cause of concern for the renovation work to take place in the other areas.
BCCI pitch committee member Anand Shukla visited the Green Park stadium today and expressed his satisfaction over the condition of the track where a one-day international cricket match between India and Pakistan would be played on 15 April. Kanpur Division commissioner Anita Bhatnagar Jain had also visited the stadium on Monday and instructed the officials of Green Park to complete all repair works of public and students galleries by 24 March. The Commissioner said besides the close circuit cameras at various enclosures, videography would also be arranged to prevent any untoward incident during the match. Police administration has also geared up the activities and the entire stadium has been divided into 19 zones, she said adding that there would be separate entrances for the cricket teams and the VVIPs and officials.After an abortive attempt to damage the Green Park stadium by a group of Shiv Sena activists last month, the district administration has deployed security staff on round the clock duty.[3]
List of International Cricket Matches
Tests
The following is the list of all test matches played. [4]
ODI
The following is the list of all ODI played.
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Date
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Tournament
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Winner
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Margin
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Full Scorecard
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Wednesday, 24 December 1986
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Bilateral Series
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 India
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 Sri Lanka
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117 runs
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Scorecard
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Wednesday, 21 October 1987
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Reliance World Cup
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Sri Lanka
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 West Indies
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25 runs
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Scorecard
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Wednesday, 25 October 1989
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MRF World Series (Nehru Cup)
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India
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 England
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6 wickets
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Scorecard
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Sunday, 7 November 1993
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C.A.B. Jublee Tournament (Hero Cup)
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India
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Sri Lanka
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7 wickets
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Scorecard
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Sunday, 30 October 1994
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Wills World Series
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India
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West Indies
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46 runs
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Scorecard
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Wednesday, 6 March 1996
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Wills World Cup
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India
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 Zimbabwe
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40 runs
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Scorecard
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Tuesday, 7 April 1998
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Pepsi Triangular
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India
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 Australia
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6 wickets
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Scorecard
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Monday, 11 December 2000
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Bilateral Series
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India
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Zimbabwe
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9 wickets
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Scorecard
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Monday, 28 January 2002
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Bilateral Series
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India
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England
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8 wickets
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Scorecard
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Friday, 15 April 2005
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Bilateral Series
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India
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 Pakistan
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5 wickets
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Scorecard
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Sunday, 11 November 2007
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Bilateral Series
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India
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Pakistan
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46 runs
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Scorecard
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Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Bilateral Series
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India
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England
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16 runs
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Scorecard
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
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Bilateral Series
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India
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West Indies
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5 wickets
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Scorecard
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See also
References
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^ a b "Green Park". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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^ http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/10biks.htm
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^ http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/16/stories/2005031600412000.htm
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^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=419;type=ground
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^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=419;type=ground
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