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{{short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{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 International Stadium Kanpur.jpg
| caption          = Aerial view of Green Park Stadium
| caption          =
| 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>https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/</ref>
| seating_capacity  = 32,000<ref name=":0">{{cite web | title= Green Park Stadium, Kanpur| url=https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/#:~:text=Green%20Park%20Stadium%20is%20a,the%20Uttar%20Pradesh%20cricket%20team. | access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
| record attendance = 32,000<ref>https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/green-park/</ref>
| owner            = [[Uttar Pradesh Government]]
| owner            = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| operator          = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association|UPCA]]
 
| end1              = Media End
| construction agency =  U.P. Housing & Development Board
| end2              = River End
 
| tenants          = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]]<br />[[India national cricket team]]<br />[[India women's national cricket team]]<br />[[Gujarat Lions]] (''defunct'')<br />Kanpur Superstars
| operator          = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association]]
| end1              = Mill Pavilion End
| end2              = Hostel End
| 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      = 22–26 September
| lasttestdate      = 27 September – 1 October
| lasttestyear      = 2016
| lasttestyear      = 2024
| lasttesthome      = India
| lasttesthome      = India
| lasttestaway      = New Zealand
| lasttestaway      = Bangladesh
| firstodidate      = 24 December
| firstodidate      = 24 December
| firstodiyear      = 1986
| firstodiyear      = 1986
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| lastt20ihome      =  
| lastt20ihome      =  
| lastt20iaway      =  
| lastt20iaway      =  
| year1            = 2009 – present
| year1            = 2009 – Present
| club1            = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association|UPCA]]
| club1            = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team]]
| year2            = 2016
| year2            = 2009-Present
| club2            = [[Gujarat Lions]]
| club2            = [[India national cricket team]]
| date              = 29 October
| date              = 27 September
| year              = 2017
| year              = 2024
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58204.html ESPNcricinfo
| source            = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58204.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
|club3 = [[Gujarat Lions]] (''defunct'')|year3=2016-2017}}


'''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]].
'''Green Park Stadium''' is an international cricket stadium in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. Its seating capacity increased to approximately 32,000 after a recent reconstruction.<ref name=":0" /> 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> It is located in the Civil Lines area in the north east part of Kanpur city near the banks of the river [[Ganges|Ganga]], which flows just behind the stadium.


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.
This arena is an International [[Test cricket|Test]] match venue. Green Park is under the control of the Sports Department of Uttar Pradesh. It has hosted international cricket matches in both Test and ODI formats. 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. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 22 Tests, 14 [[One Day International|ODIs]], and 1 [[Twenty20 International|T20I]].


==History==
==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 |title=Kanpur News (कानपुर समाचार):Kanpur News Paper, Kanpur Samachar |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city |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.
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.


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.
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>


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, both times to the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], in 1958 and again in 1983.
 
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}}


==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.
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 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.
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<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>
==Records==
 
==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.
* It hosted the opening match of [[1993 Hero Cup]], Sri Lanka 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.
* 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
* 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 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 in what turned out to be the only match with 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 the only batsman who scored two centuries in ODIs 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}}
{{commons category|Green Park Stadium}}
* [[List of international cricket centuries at the Green Park Stadium]]
 
* [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 09:54, 5 February 2026


Green Park Cricket Stadium
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]
OwnerUttar Pradesh Government
OperatorUPCA
TenantsUttar Pradesh cricket team
India national cricket team
India women's national cricket team
Gujarat Lions (defunct)
Kanpur Superstars
End names
Media End
River End
International information
First Test12–14 January 1952:
 India v  England
Last Test27 September – 1 October 2024:
 India v  Bangladesh
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
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team (2009 – Present)
India national cricket team (2009-Present)
Gujarat Lions (defunct) (2016-2017)
As of 27 September 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Green Park Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its seating capacity increased to approximately 32,000 after a recent reconstruction.[1] It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team.[2] 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 arena is an International Test match venue. Green Park is under the control of the Sports Department of Uttar Pradesh. It has hosted international cricket matches in both Test and ODI formats. 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 on 10 and 13 May 2017. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 22 Tests, 14 ODIs, and 1 T20I.

History[edit | edit source]

The stadium was named after a British woman named Green who used to go horse riding there, and is nicknamed 'Billiards Table',[3] and also 'Woolmer's turf', after the late cricket coach and player Bob Woolmer who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to 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.

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.[4]

Since 1957 India has lost only twice at Kanpur, both times to the West Indies, in 1958 and again in 1983.

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

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.Template:Citation needed paragraph

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

Records[edit | edit source]

  • 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 in what turned out to be the only match with 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 the only batsman who scored two centuries in ODIs 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[edit | edit source]

  • 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
  • Green Park Stadium in 2002
    Green Park Stadium in 2002

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Green Park Stadium, Kanpur". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Green Park Kanpur Tickets Prediction Highlights Schedule". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kanpur News (कानपुर समाचार):Kanpur News Paper, Kanpur Samachar" (in हिन्दी).
  4. ↑ "Green Park gave India its first win over Australia".

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