Vellyani Agricultural College Ground is a multi purpose stadium in
Vellyani,
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.
The stadium has hosted four
Ranji Trophy matches from 1990 when
Kerala cricket team played against
Goa cricket team
The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season.
Playing history
Goa lost all five matches in their first season, and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th ...
until 1999.
The stadium has hosted four
Ranji Trophy matches from 1990 when
Kerala cricket team played against
Hyderabad cricket team
The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. It is part of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group and has seen scattered success over its many years in the Ran ...
until 1999 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.
The ground has also host an under-19s Test match between
India national under-19 cricket team
The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won five Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams.
The team has won the Und ...
and
Australia national under-19 cricket team in March 1994 in future international cricketer like
VVS Laxman
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974) is a former Indian international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit. A right-hand batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in T ...
,
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Hrishikesh Hemant Kanitkar (; born 14 November 1974) is a former Indian cricketer, who played tests and ODIs.
He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. When he retired in 2015, he was one of only three batsmen to have scored ...
,
Pankaj Dhirmani,
Pankaj Dharmani
Pankaj Dharmani (born 27 September 1974) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Punjab and played a single One Day International for India against South Africa in 1996.
Pankaj Dharmani made his debut for Punjab in the 1 ...
,
Sridharan Sriram
Sridharan Sriram (; born 21 February 1976) is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He played in the Indian Cricket League and the Indian Premier League.On 19 August, 20 ...
from
India
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and
Michael Hussey
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,
Andrew Symonds
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and
Brett Lee
Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world.
In each of his first two ...
from Australia played against each other.
References
External links
Cricketarchive
Cricket grounds in Kerala
Sports venues in Thiruvananthapuram
University sports venues in India
Defunct cricket grounds in India
1963 establishments in Kerala
Sports venues completed in 1963
20th-century architecture in India
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