Al Emarat Cricket Stadium

Al Amerat Cricket Stadium
Amerat Turf
Location Muscat, Oman
Establishment 2012
Capacity n/a
Owner Oman Cricket Board
Operator Oman Cricket
Tenants Oman Cricket Team
As of 1 September 2016
Source: Cricinfo.com

Al Amerat Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Muscat, Oman. The ground is owned by the Oman Cricket Board.[1]

In July 2008, Oman Cricket announced plans to construct an international-standard facility at Al Emarat, inland from the city Muscat. The cost of the project was initially estimated at 2 million Omani rials (US$5.2 million), with the land donated by the Ministry of Sports Affairs and the rest of the funding to be raised through corporate sponsorship.[2] The venue, known as the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, was inaugurated in October 2012, by Ashraful Haque, the chief executive of the Asian Cricket Council. It held its first match – a club game – two months later.[3] Floodlights were installed at the venue in 2015,[4] and there are plans for an indoor academy to be built, to complement the existing academy at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. Oman Cricket Board later announced the construction of pavilions and an indoor state of the art training facility that also houses the HQ for Oman Cricket Board.

References

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  2. ↑ (16 July 2008). "Oman's big plans" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Al Amerat rises" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lights on, Oman Cricket unveils new facilities at Al Amerat" – Times of Oman. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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