Eden Gardens
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| Eden Gardens | |
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| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | DR BC Roy Club House, Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Established | 1864 |
| Seating capacity | 100,000 |
| Owner | The Cricket Association of Bengal |
| Operator | The Cricket Association of Bengal |
| Home team(s) | Bengal |
| End names | High Court End, Pavilion End |
| Surface | Grass |
| First Test | India v England - Jan 5-8, 1934 |
| Last Test | India v Pakistan - Mar 16-20, 2005 |
| First ODI | India v Pakistan - Feb 18, 1987 |
| Last ODI | India v South Africa - Nov 25, 2005 |
| Stands | |
Eden Gardens situated in Kolkata is the oldest cricket ground in India and is also considered one of the finest in the world. The present Eden Gardens Cricket Club came in existence some time in the year 1864. It has been called the Lord's of Asia.
The first ever first-class match to be played here was in 1917-18, while the first Test match was against Douglas Jardine's MCC in January 1934. Since then the ground has hosted 34 Test matches [link] — the maximum at any venue in India. In February 1987, the stadium hosted its first One day international match — against Pakistan.A total of 20 One day international have been played at the venue , the last been South Africa v India played on 25th November 2005. [link]
As a part of modernisation of the stadium during the 1987 World Cup, where the final match was held, covered stands were built all around, with a modern Club House and pavilion. The Club House now houses the offices of the Cricket Association of Bengal. In November 1993, a five-nation tournament was played in India to celebrate the CAB Diamond Jubilee, where day-night one-day international matches were played at this ground, thanks to the installation of four gigantic floodlights.
On 13th November 2004 India and Pakistan played a One Day Internationals to celebrate BCCI Platinum Jubilee.
The stadium is the largest cricketing facility in the world, rivaled only by the MCG.
Recently, however, this stadium has come across a lot of flak because of crowd trouble.
Ground Facts and Figures
- Floodlights Yes
- End names High Court End, Pavilion End
- Home team(s) Bengal
- Curator Probir Mukherjee
- Harbhajan Singh took a hat trick against the Australians in 2000/01 at the ground becoming the first Indian to do so in Test cricket
- VVS Laxman's historic 281 against the Australians in 2000/01 is the highest score at the ground.
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