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| | #REDIRECT [[The Doon School]] |
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| {{Infobox cricket ground
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| | ground_name = Doon School Ground
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| | country = India
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| | image = Cricket at The Doon School.jpg
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| | location = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]]
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| | establishment = 1951 (first match recorded)
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| | club1 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]]
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| | year1 = 1951–1970
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| | date = 1 October,
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| | year = 2015
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| | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58034.htmll Cricinfo
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| '''Doon School Ground''' is a multi-purpose school ground in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]]. As sports is compulsory at the school, the ground is spread over {{convert|30|acre|m2}} of playing fields, the largest of which are Skinner's Field and the Main Field.
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| Cricket, hockey, athletics, boxing and association football are played seasonally. Tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash, basketball, swimming and gymnastics tournaments are also available. Sport is dominated by cricket and hockey during the spring term and by football, athletics and boxing in the autumn term. Inter-house matches are played in cricket, hockey and football. Sports facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, a boxing ring and a multi-purpose hall with a gymnasium and facilities for indoor badminton, basketball and table tennis.
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| There are two [[artificial turf]] cricket pitches, five basketball courts, six tennis courts, four squash courts, ten cricket nets, seven fields for hockey and football (which can be converted to four cricket pitches to accommodate seasonal sports), a modern cricket pavilion and two 400-metre athletics tracks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doonschool.com/the-school-and-campus/facilities/multipurpose-hall |title=Multipurpose Hall |publisher=The Doon School |access-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522122543/http://www.doonschool.com/the-school-and-campus/facilities/multipurpose-hall |archive-date=22 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doonschool.com/the-school-and-campus/facilities/sports |title=Sports Facilities |publisher=The Doon School |access-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522122651/http://www.doonschool.com/the-school-and-campus/facilities/sports |archive-date=22 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doonschool.com/student-life/sports |title=Sports |publisher=The Doon School |access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
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| The ground has hosted three [[Ranji Trophy]] matches<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/975_f.html First-class matches]</ref> for [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] in 1951 against [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] which was won by Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 208 runs.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19610.html UP vs. Assam]</ref> The second was played in 1951 between Uttar Pradesh and [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]], with the match ending in a draw.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19613.html UP vs. Holkar]</ref> The third was played in 1970 between Uttar Pradesh and [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]], with this match also ending in a draw.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30657.html UP vs. MP]</ref>
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| == References ==
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| == External links ==
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| * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58034.html Cricinfo]
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| * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/975.html Cricketarchive]
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| {{Dehradun}}
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| [[Category:Sports venues in Uttarakhand]]
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| [[Category:Buildings and structures in Dehradun]]
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| [[Category:Sport in Dehradun]]
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| [[Category:Cricket grounds in Uttarakhand]]
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| [[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in India]]
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| [[Category:The Doon School]]
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| [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1951]]
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| [[Category:1951 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
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