Luhnu Cricket Ground is a

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ground in Bilaspur,

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. The first recorded match on the ground came when Himachal Pradesh Under-16s played Jammu and Kashmir Under-16s in 1999. The ground held its first first-class match in 2001 when

played

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in the 2001/02

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. The following season a further first-class match was held when Himachal Pradesh played

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in the 2002/03 Ranji Trophy. No further major matches have been staged there.

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