Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium

Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium
Location Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Establishment 1985[1]
Owner Eluru Municipal Corporation
Operator Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association

Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Eluru city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.[2][3] It is located at 16°43′8″N 81°6′58″E / 16.71889°N 81.11611°E / 16.71889; 81.11611.

History

It had earlier hosted a Ranji Trophy match, handball, football and hockey tournaments.[3] The ground first held a single first-class match in 1976 when Andhra Pradesh played Hyderabad in the 1976/77 Ranji Trophy,[4] which ended in a draw.[5] It holds Finals of Foodball League of West Godavari Matches in 2016. Current DSDO is syed Azeez[6]

References

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  3. 1 2 Nagaraja, G (23 May 2014). "ASR Stadium to get facelift". The Hindu. Eluru. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "First-class Matches played on Exhibition Ground, Eluru". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Andhra v Hyderabad, 1976/77 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.flow.football/flow.aspx

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