Gauhati Town Club Ground or Judges Field is a multi-purpose ground in
Guwahati,
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of
football and
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
. The ground is the home of
Gauhati Town Club
Gauhati Town Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2nd Division, then second highest level football in India, for two seasons. It currently plays in the GSA Su ...
, one of the oldest and premier sports club in the north-east.
The ground has hosted four
Ranji Trophy matches in 1956 when
Assam cricket team
The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team represents the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. They compete and represent the state annually in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare ...
played against
Orissa cricket team
The Odisha cricket team (known as Orissa until 2011) is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Odisha. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy.
Its main home ground is Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Home matches are also pla ...
.
Scorecard
/ref> The ground hosted three more Ranji Trophy matches from 1960 to 1961.
References
External links
cricketarchive
Cricket grounds in Assam
Football venues in Assam
Athletics (track and field) venues in India
Sports venues in Guwahati
Defunct cricket grounds in India
1908 establishments in India
Sports venues completed in 1908
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