Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Stadium Explained

Ground Name:Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Stadium
Nickname:District College Stadium
Country:India
Location:Anantapur, India
Establishment:1964 (first recorded match)
Seating Capacity:10,000
End1:n/a
Club1:Andhra Pradesh
Year1:1964 - 1986
Date:14 July
Year:2014
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/888.html Ground profile

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Stadium or as District College Stadium[1] is a cricket ground in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Having originally been called the District College Stadium, it was later named after Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth President of India.

The ground first held a first-class match in 1964 when Andhra Pradesh played Madras in the 1963/64 Ranji Trophy. The following first-class match held there in the same year saw the Rest of India play Bombay in the 1986/87 Ranji Trophy. From 1964 to 1986, the ground held four further first-class matches, the last of which saw Andhra Prasdeh play Hyderabad.[2]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ground profile: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Stadium. CricketArchive. 9 November 2011.
  2. Web site: First-class Matches played on Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Stadium. CricketArchive. 9 November 2011.