Nurul Amin Stadium Explained

Nurul Amin Stadium
Fullname:Nurul Amin Stadium
Former Names:Nowgong Sports Club Ground
Jubilee Field
Location:Nagaon, Assam
Broke Ground:1958
Opened:1958
Owner:Nagaon Municipality Board
Operator:Nagaon Municipality Board
Capacity:5,000
Website:ESPNcricinfo

Nowgong Sports Club Ground (known as Nurul Amin Stadium; Assamese: নুৰুল আমিন ক্ৰীড়াক্ষেত্ৰ) is a multipurpose stadium in Nagaon, Assam. The ground is mainly used for organizing football and cricket matches. It hosts the prestigious Independence Day Cup Football tournament every year in August and September, in which most of the teams of national repute participate.[1]

The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches[2] from 1964 when Assam cricket team played against Bihar cricket team[3] until 1989 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4] The stadium is named after Nurul Amin, who was a renowned sports administrator in Assam.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abhishek Ganguly. Oct 5, 2018. Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup. Football News. 5 December 2021. The Times of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205164838/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohammedan-sporting-to-open-campaign-in-all-india-independence-cup/articleshow/66091483.cms. 5 December 2021. en.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1163_f.html First-class matches
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23325.html Scorecard
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1163_misc.html Other matches