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Coordinates: 26°28′56″N 80°20′52″E / 26.482184°N 80.347878°E
Green Park Ground information Location Kanpur Establishment 1945 Capacity 45,000[1] Owner Uttar Pradesh Government Operator Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team End names Mill Pavilion End
Hostel EndInternational information First Test 14 January 1952: India v England Last Test 24–27 November 2009: India v Sri Lanka First ODI 24 December 1986: India v Sri Lanka Last ODI 20 November 2008: India v England Domestic team information Uttar Pradesh (1951 – present)
Central Zone (1975 – 2001)As of 16 December 2007
Source: CricketArchiveGreen Park Stadium (Hindi: ग्रीन पार्क स्तादियम) is a 60,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh. It is the only international cricket stadium in Uttar Pradesh that has hosted many international cricket matches of both Test and One Day format.
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History
The Green Park Stadium is named after Madam Green who used to practice Horse-Riding here in 1940's. It is located in Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of river Ganga which flows just behind the stadium. This is the only stadium in India where Students Gallery is available. Green Park has the largest manually operated scoreboard in the world. Besides it also has video screens which are used during international matches.
India's first Test win over Australia in December 1959 was at the Green Park ground. It was also the first match to be played on a turf wicket here.[2]. Off-spinner Jasubhai Patel's 14 wickets were instrumental in ensuring India's win.
In 1958/9 Subhash Gupte took nine West Indian wickets in an inning for 102 runs, and had Lance Gibbs - the only batsman he missed - dropped by wicket keeper Naren Tamhane.
Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, to the West Indies on both occasions. When Subhash Gupte’s dream spell was overshadowed by Wes Hall’s 10 wickets in 1958 and later when India’s 1983 world cup euphoria was cut short by Malcolm Marshall’s fearsome bowling.
Ends
The ends are known as the Mill Pavilion End and the Hostel End. These are named after the Elgin Mill and DAV College which are close to the stadium.
Pitch
The pitch at Green Park has traditionally assisted the spinners and there have been some great performances by the likes of Jasubhai Patel and Subhash Gupte etc.
Cricket World Cup
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.
i. 1987 Cricket World Cup
ii. 1996 Cricket World Cup1987 Cricket World Cup
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