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 Interactive map of Green Park Cricket Stadium | |||||||
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| Location | Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India | ||||||
| Country | India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°28′55″N80°20′52″E / 26.48194°N 80.34778°E /26.48194; 80.34778 | ||||||
| Establishment | 1945 | ||||||
| Capacity | 32,000[1] | ||||||
| Owner | Uttar Pradesh Government | ||||||
| Operator | UPCA | ||||||
| Tenants | Uttar Pradesh cricket team India national cricket team India women's national cricket team Gujarat Lions (defunct) Kanpur Superstars | ||||||
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| International information | |||||||
| First Test | 12–14 January 1952: India v England | ||||||
| Last Test | 27 September – 1 October 2024: India v Bangladesh | ||||||
| First ODI | 24 December 1986: India v Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Last ODI | 29 October 2017: India v New Zealand | ||||||
| Only T20I | 26 January 2017: India v England | ||||||
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| As of 27 September 2024 Source:ESPNcricinfo | |||||||
Green Park Stadium is an international cricket stadium inKanpur,Uttar Pradesh, India. Its seating capacity increased to approximately 32,000 after a recent reconstruction.[1] It is the home ground ofUttar Pradesh cricket team.[2] It is located in the Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the riverGanga, which flows just behind the stadium.
This arena is an InternationalTest match venue. Green Park is under the control of the Sports Department of Uttar Pradesh. It has hosted international cricket matches in both Test and ODI formats. The stadium hosted the 500th Test played by the Indian team. It also organized four VivoIPL matches, on 19 and 21 May 2016 and on 10 and 13 May 2017. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 22 Tests, 14ODIs, and 1T20I.
The stadium was named after a British woman named Green who used to go horse riding there, and is nicknamed 'Billiards Table',[3] and also 'Woolmer's turf', after the late cricket coach and playerBob Woolmer who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to the stadium.
It is the only stadium in India where a student gallery is available. Green Park has the largest manually operated scoreboard in the world. It also has video screens that are used during international matches.
India's first Test win over Australia in December 1959 was at the Green Park ground. This was also the first match to be played on a turf wicket here.[4]
Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, both times to theWest Indies, in 1958 and again in 1983.
The ends are known as the Mill Pavilion End and the Hostel End. These are named after the Elgin Mill andDAV College which are close to the stadium.[This paragraph needs citation(s)]
Lakshmi (Gulee) is the head of Women Cricket Division.
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