The University Ground was a
test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last f ...
stadium in
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
The first and the only international Test match was played on 23–26 October 1952 between India and Pakistan.
The venue, however, was not as popular as
Green Park Stadium
Green Park Stadium is an international standards cricket stadium of Kanpur, India. Its seating capacity is 32,000 seats. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team.
This arena is an International Test match venue. Green Park is under ...
in the nearby city of
Kanpur which hosted most of the Test matches.
The stadium lies on the banks of the
River Gomti
The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganges. According to beliefs, the river is the son of Rishi Vashistha, Vashishtha and bathing in the Gomti on Ekadashi (the 11th day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can ...
. In 1994, the
K.D. Singh Babu Stadium took its place as the city's premier cricket ground.
Test Centuries
Test Five wicket Hauls
See also
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List of Test cricket grounds
One hundred and twenty-one grounds have hosted Test cricket since the first officially recognised Test match between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. The grounds are listed in the order in which they were first used as a venue f ...
References
External links
cricketarchive*
One-Test wonder
In cricket, a one-Test wonder is usually a cricketer who is only selected for one Test match during his career and never represents his country again. This is not necessarily due to a poor performance and can be for numerous reasons, such as inju ...
Test cricket grounds in India
University sports venues in India
Defunct cricket grounds in India
Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh
University of Lucknow
Sports venues in Lucknow
Sports venues completed in 1949
1949 establishments in India
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