Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi

Dhyanchand Stadium
Full name Dhyanchand Stadium
Location Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Owner Government of Uttar Pradesh
Operator Indian Railways
Capacity 5,000
Construction
Built 1902
Opened 1902
Website
Cricinfo

Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The stadium is named after Major Dhyan Chand who lived in Jhansi.[1][2]

The stadium was a cricket stadium in past and had hosted two official cricket matches. The stadium was used by Railways cricket team. In 1903, the stadium hosted it’s a cricket match when home side Bundelkhand cricket team played against Oxford University Authentics.[3][4] The stadium hosted its one and only cricket match Railways cricket team played against Madhya Pradesh cricket team in 1984 seen then the stadium is unused for cricket.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dhyan Chand Profile".
  2. ↑ "Sports in Jhansi, Sports Clubs Jhansi, Sports Stadiums in Jhansi". Jhansionline.in. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  3. 1 2 "FIRST-CLASS MATCHES PLAYED ON DHYANCHAND STADIUM, JHANSI (1)". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  4. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  5. ↑ "Railways v Madhya Pradesh Scorecard". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

Coordinates: 25°27′10″N 78°33′31″E / 25.45278°N 78.55861°E / 25.45278; 78.55861


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