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{{short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{Cleanup|date=November 2021|reason=The article needs cleanup for duplicate info, spelling mistakes and incorrect grammar.}}{{Use Indian English|date=March 2016}}
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{{Infobox cricket ground
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name      = Green Park Cricket Stadium
| ground_name      = Green Park Cricket Stadium
| image            = Green Park International Stadium Kanpur.jpg
| image            = Green Park Stadium Kanpur.jpg
| caption          = Aerial view of Green Park Stadium
| caption          = Green Park Stadium in 2002
| country          = India
| country          = India
| location          = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| location          = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|26|28|55|N|80|20|52|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| coordinates      = {{coord|26|28|55|N|80|20|52|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| establishment    = 1945
| establishment    = 1945
| seating_capacity  = 32,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/|title = Green Park &#124; District Kanpur Nagar, Government of Uttar Pradesh &#124; India}}</ref>
| seating_capacity  = 32,000<ref>https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/</ref>
| record attendance = 39,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/|title = Green Park &#124; District Kanpur Nagar, Government of Uttar Pradesh &#124; India}}</ref>
| record attendance = 32,000<ref>https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/</ref>
| owner            = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association|UPCA]]
| owner            = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]


| construction agency =  U.P. Housing & Development Board
| construction agency =  U.P. Housing & Development Board


| operator          = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association|UPCA]]
| operator          = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association]]
| end1              = Media End
| end1              = Mill Pavilion End
| end2              = River End
| end2              = Hostel End
| tenants          = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]]<br />[[India national cricket team]]<br />[[Gujarat Lions]] (''defunct'')
| tenants          = [[Indian cricket team]]<br /> [[Gujarat Lions]] <br /> [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]]
| international    = true
| international    = true
| firsttestdate    = 12–14 January
| firsttestdate    = 12–14 January
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| firsttesthome    = India
| firsttesthome    = India
| firsttestaway    = England
| firsttestaway    = England
| lasttestdate      = 25–29 November
| lasttestdate      = 22–26 September
| lasttestyear      = 2021
| lasttestyear      = 2016
| lasttesthome      = India
| lasttesthome      = India
| lasttestaway      = New Zealand
| lasttestaway      = New Zealand
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| lastt20ihome      =  
| lastt20ihome      =  
| lastt20iaway      =  
| lastt20iaway      =  
| year1            = 2009 – Present
| year1            = 2009 – present
| club1            = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team]]
| club1            = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association|UPCA]]
| year2            = 2009-Present
| year2            = 2016
| club2            = [[India national cricket team]]
| club2            = [[Gujarat Lions]]
| date              = 25 November
| date              = 29 October
| year              = 2021
| year              = 2017
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58204.html ESPNcricinfo
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58204.html ESPNcricinfo
|club3=[[Gujarat Lions]] (''defunct'')|year3=2016-2017}}
}}


'''Green Park Stadium''' is an international standards cricket stadium of [[Kanpur]], India. Its seating capacity is 32,000 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/|title = Green Park &#124; District Kanpur Nagar, Government of Uttar Pradesh &#124; India}}</ref> It is the home ground of [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://matchpredictions.in/green-park-kanpur-tickets-prediction-highlights-schedule/ |title=Green Park Kanpur Tickets Prediction Highlights Schedule |access-date=7 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206144015/http://matchpredictions.in/green-park-kanpur-tickets-prediction-highlights-schedule/ |archive-date=6 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Green Park Stadium''' ({{lang-hi|ग्रीन पार्क स्टेडियम}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|گرین پارک اسٹیڈیم}}}}))  is a 32,000<ref>https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/</ref> capacity floodlit [[cricket stadium]] located in [[Kanpur]], India, and home to the [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://matchpredictions.in/green-park-kanpur-tickets-prediction-highlights-schedule/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206144015/http://matchpredictions.in/green-park-kanpur-tickets-prediction-highlights-schedule/ |archive-date=6 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh. It is an international cricket stadium in [[Uttar Pradesh]] (another one in [[Lucknow]]) that has regularly hosted international cricket matches in both Test and One Day format. The stadium hosted the 500th test played by the Indian team.  It also organized four Vivo [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] matches, on 19 and 21 May 2016 and 10 and 13 May 2017.  As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 22 [[Test cricket|Tests]], 14 [[One Day International|ODIs]] and 1 [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]. It is situated near the river [[Ganga river|Ganga]].


This arena is an International [[Test cricket|Test]] match venue. Green Park is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh. It has hosted international cricket matches in both of Test and ODI format. The stadium hosted the 500th test played by the Indian team. It also organized four Vivo [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] matches, on 19 and 21 May 2016 and on 10 and 13 May 2017.
It was named after British lady Madam Green who used to come here for horse riding. The stadium is nicknamed as 'Billiards Table',<ref>http://m.jagran.com/local/uttar-pradesh_kanpur-city-news-hindi.html</ref> and is also nicknamed as 'Woolmer's turf' in the memory of late cricket coach and player [[Bob Woolmer]] who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to the stadium.


As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 22 Tests, 14 [[One Day International|ODIs]] and 1 [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]. It is situated near the river [[Ganga river|Ganga]].
==History==
The Green Park Stadium is named after Madam Green who used to practice horse riding here in the 1940s. It is located in the Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the river Ganga, which flows just behind the stadium.


The stadium was named after a British woman named Green who used to go horse riding there, and is nicknamed 'Billiards Table',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.jagran.com/local/uttar-pradesh_kanpur-city-news-hindi.html|title = Kanpur News (कानपुर समाचार):Kanpur News Paper, Kanpur Samachar|language=hi}}</ref> and also 'Woolmer's turf', after the late cricket coach and player [[Bob Woolmer]] who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to the stadium.
This is the only stadium in India where a student gallery is available. Green Park has the largest manually operated scoreboard in the world.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} It also has video screens that are used during international matches.


==History==
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.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/10biks.htm</ref> Off-spinner [[Jasubhai Patel]]'s 14 wickets were instrumental in ensuring India's win.
The Green Park Stadium is named after a woman named Green who used to practice horse riding here in the 1940s. It is located in the Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the river Ganga, which flows just behind 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.
In 1958/9 [[Subhash Gupte]] took nine West Indies wickets in an inning for 102 runs, and had Lance Gibbs – the only batsman he missed – dropped by wicket keeper [[Naren Tamhane]].


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/10biks.htm|title = Green Park gave India its first win over Australia}}</ref>
Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, to the [[West Indies cricket team|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 Cricket World Cup|1983 World Cup]] euphoria was cut short by [[Malcolm Marshall]]'s fearsome bowling. The most runs scored were by [[Gundappa Viswanath|Gundappa Vishwanath]] (776), [[Sunil Gavaskar]] (629) and [[Mohammad Azharuddin|Mohammed Azharuddin]] (543). The most wickets taken were by [[Kapil Dev]] (25), [[Anil Kumble]] (21) and [[Harbhajan Singh]] (20).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
 
Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, both times to the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], in 1958 and again in 1983.


==Infrastructure==
==Infrastructure==
[[File:Kanpur pitch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The pitch of Green Park Stadium]]
[[File:Kanpur pitch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The pitch of Green Park Stadium]]
The ends are known as the Mill Pavilion End and the Hostel End. These are named after the Elgin Mill and [[DAV College, Kanpur|DAV College]] which are close to the stadium.{{Citation needed paragraph|date=November 2021}}
The ends are known as the Mill Pavilion End and the Hostel End. These are named after the Elgin Mill and [[DAV College, Kanpur|DAV College]] which are close to the stadium.


Lakshmi (Gulee) is the head of Women Cricket Division.
The pitch at Green Park has traditionally assisted the spinners and there have been some great performances by the likes of [[Jasu Patel|Jasubhai Patel]] and Subhash Gupte. Lakshmi (Gulee) is the head of Women Cricket Division.


==Records==
The Directorate Pavilion, new dressing rooms and VIP Pavilllion were constructed by उत्तर प्रदेश आवास एवं विकास परिषद (U.P. Housing and Development Board, Construction Department, and UP Housing and Development Board<ref>[http://www.upca.tv/ UP Housing and Development Board]</ref>) under the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.<ref>[http://www.upca.tv/ Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association]</ref>
 
==ODI records==
* The ground hosted one [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B]] match, West Indies vs [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].
* The ground hosted one [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B]] match, West Indies vs [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].
* It hosted one [[Nehru Cup (cricket)|Nehru Cup 1989]] match, England vs India.
* It hosted one [[Nehru Cup (cricket)|Nehru Cup 1989]] match, England vs India.
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* It hosted India's 500th test match in September 2016, in which India beat [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by 197 runs.
* It hosted India's 500th test match in September 2016, in which India beat [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by 197 runs.
* [[Sourav Ganguly]] got 5 wickets vs [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in 2000.
* [[Sourav Ganguly]] got 5 wickets vs [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in 2000.
* It also hosted England in January 2002 which India won easily. Also turned out to be the only match of Anil Kumble as captain.
* It also hosted England in January 2002 which india won easily. Also turned out to be the only match of Anil Kumble as captain.
* It hosted its first [[Day/night cricket|day/night]] ODI on 29 October 2017 between India and New Zealand and India won this match by six runs.
* It hosted its first [[Day/night cricket|day/night]] ODI on 29 October 2017 between India and New Zealand and India won this match by six runs.
* The highest team total in ODI in this stadium is 337/7 by India on 29 October 2017 vs New Zealand.
* The highest team total in ODI in this stadium is 337/7 by India on 29 October 2017 vs New Zealand.
* [[Rohit Sharma]] is only the batsman who scored two centuries in ODI in this ground.
* [[Rohit Sharma]] is only the batsman who scored two centuries in ODI in this ground.
* [[Shreyas Iyer]] scored a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second innings in his debut test match against New Zealand in November 2021.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="140">
<gallery mode=packed heights=140>
File:Kanpur green park.jpg|Kanpur's green park stadium between a Day-Night cricket match
File:Kanpur green park.jpg|Kanpur's green park stadium between a Day-Night cricket match
File:Green Park Stadium during an IPL match (1).jpg|Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
File:Green Park Stadium during an IPL match (1).jpg|Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
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File:England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium (2).jpg|England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium
File:England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium (2).jpg|England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium
File:Mahendra Shukla - Green Park.jpg|Mahendra Shukla, former Indian first-class cricketer at Green Park Stadium
File:Mahendra Shukla - Green Park.jpg|Mahendra Shukla, former Indian first-class cricketer at Green Park Stadium
File:Green Park Stadium Kanpur.jpg|Green Park Stadium in 2002
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
 
{{commons category|Green Park Stadium}}
* [[BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium]]
* [[List of international cricket centuries at the Green Park Stadium]]
* [[List of international cricket centuries at the Green Park Stadium]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
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Green Park Cricket Stadium
Green Park Stadium in 2002
Ground information
LocationKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates26°28′55″N 80°20′52″E / 26.48194°N 80.34778°E / 26.48194; 80.34778
Establishment1945
Capacity32,000[1]
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
TenantsIndian cricket team
Gujarat Lions
Uttar Pradesh cricket team
End names
Mill Pavilion End
Hostel End
International information
First Test12–14 January 1952:
 India v  England
Last Test22–26 September 2016:
 India v  New Zealand
First ODI24 December 1986:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI29 October 2017:
 India v  New Zealand
Only T20I26 January 2017:
 India v  England
Team information
UPCA (2009 – present)
Gujarat Lions (2016)
As of 29 October 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Green Park Stadium (Hindi: ग्रीन पार्क स्टेडियम, Urdu: گرین پارک اسٹیڈیم‎)) is a 32,000[2] capacity floodlit cricket stadium located in Kanpur, India, and home to the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.[3] The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh. It is an international cricket stadium in Uttar Pradesh (another one in Lucknow) that has regularly hosted international cricket matches in both Test and One Day format. The stadium hosted the 500th test played by the Indian team. It also organized four Vivo IPL matches, on 19 and 21 May 2016 and 10 and 13 May 2017. As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 22 Tests, 14 ODIs and 1 T20I. It is situated near the river Ganga.

It was named after British lady Madam Green who used to come here for horse riding. The stadium is nicknamed as 'Billiards Table',[4] and is also nicknamed as 'Woolmer's turf' in the memory of late cricket coach and player Bob Woolmer who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to the stadium.

History

The Green Park Stadium is named after Madam Green who used to practice horse riding here in the 1940s. It is located in the Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the river Ganga, which flows just behind the stadium.

This is the only stadium in India where a student gallery is available. Green Park has the largest manually operated scoreboard in the world.[citation needed] 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.[5] Off-spinner Jasubhai Patel's 14 wickets were instrumental in ensuring India's win.

In 1958/9 Subhash Gupte took nine West Indies 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. The most runs scored were by Gundappa Vishwanath (776), Sunil Gavaskar (629) and Mohammed Azharuddin (543). The most wickets taken were by Kapil Dev (25), Anil Kumble (21) and Harbhajan Singh (20).[citation needed]

Infrastructure

The pitch of Green Park Stadium

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.

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. Lakshmi (Gulee) is the head of Women Cricket Division.

The Directorate Pavilion, new dressing rooms and VIP Pavilllion were constructed by उत्तर प्रदेश आवास एवं विकास परिषद (U.P. Housing and Development Board, Construction Department, and UP Housing and Development Board[6]) under the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.[7]

ODI records

  • The ground hosted one 1987 Cricket World Cup Group B match, West Indies vs Sri Lanka.
  • It hosted one Nehru Cup 1989 match, England vs India.
  • It hosted the opening match of 1993 Hero Cup, Sri Lanka vs India.
  • It hosted one Wills world series 1994–95 match, West Indies vs India.
  • India registered their 100th Test victory here by defeating Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs
  • It hosted India's 500th test match in September 2016, in which India beat New Zealand by 197 runs.
  • Sourav Ganguly got 5 wickets vs Zimbabwe in 2000.
  • It also hosted England in January 2002 which india won easily. Also turned out to be the only match of Anil Kumble as captain.
  • It hosted its first day/night ODI on 29 October 2017 between India and New Zealand and India won this match by six runs.
  • The highest team total in ODI in this stadium is 337/7 by India on 29 October 2017 vs New Zealand.
  • Rohit Sharma is only the batsman who scored two centuries in ODI in this ground.

Gallery

  • Kanpur's green park stadium between a Day-Night cricket match
    Kanpur's green park stadium between a Day-Night cricket match
  • Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
    Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
  • Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
    Green Park Stadium during Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians IPL match
  • England Vs India T20 match practice session at Green Park Stadium
    England Vs India T20 match practice session at Green Park Stadium
  • England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium
    England Vs India T20 match at Green Park Stadium
  • Mahendra Shukla, former Indian first-class cricketer at Green Park Stadium
    Mahendra Shukla, former Indian first-class cricketer at Green Park Stadium

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/
  2. ↑ https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ http://m.jagran.com/local/uttar-pradesh_kanpur-city-news-hindi.html
  5. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/10biks.htm
  6. ↑ UP Housing and Development Board
  7. ↑ Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association

6. www.upavp.in- Official Website For Uttar Pradesh Housing And Development Board

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