The Burma Athletic Association Ground (BAA Ground) was a

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ground in Rangoon,

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(today Yangon, Myanmar). It was built as an athletic ground in 1906, which was completed in 1909, where many sports were held such as

, football and tennis. The first and only recorded match on the ground came in 1927 when

played its only first-class match against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. The match ended in a heavy defeat for Burma. Cricket in Burma (which was at the time administered as part of the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...

) was a mainly British affair, with the game played by British officials. With Burmese independence in 1948, cricket became largely extinct in the country, and The BAA Ground was renovated and renamed as

Bogyoke Aung San Stadium The Bogyoke Aung San Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium, located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. It was built as an athletic ground in 1906, which was completed in 1909 and named as Burma Athletic Association Ground, where many sports were held ...

in 1953.

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BAA Ground, Rangoon
at CricketArchive Cricket grounds in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Yangon Sports venues completed in 1909 {{Burma-sports-venue-stub