Bahawal Stadium

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Bahawal Stadium
Dring Stadium
Dring Stadium.jpg
Ground information
LocationStadium Road, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates 29°24′15″N71°41′04″E / 29.40417°N 71.68444°E / 29.40417; 71.68444
Establishment1954
Capacity15,000
Owner Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants Pakistan
International information
Only Test15 January 1955:
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan v Flag of India.svg  India
As of 1 January 2017
Source: Cricinfo

The Bahawal Stadium is a cricket ground in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Locally known as Dring Stadium, it is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for staging cricket games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite Bahawalpur Zoo, the stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators. [1]

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It is one of the stadiums in Asia that hold all games at one place. Besides being used for cricket, hockey and football, the stadium also includes a swimming pool, a karate venue, gym, as well as squash, volleyball and tennis courts.

History

The stadium was originally called Dring Stadium and was named after the second Prime Minister of Bahawalpur, Sir John Dring. [2] Dring was Prime Minister under Nawab Sadiq V and served in this role from 1948 to 1952. [3] Dring Stadium was ahead of its time and was the only complete stadium in Pakistan at the time. [2]

International venue

It was the first cricket ground in West Pakistan to host a Test match, when it hosted the second Test of Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954–55, India's inaugural tour of Pakistan. However, this was the only Test match to be held at this ground. [4] As of 2002, 155 first class matches [5] and 23 List A matches have been played at this ground. [6]

Present

As Bahawalpur's cricket team has been without first-class status since 2002–03, there was only one first-class match and one List A match here for the three seasons following that, but the ground still hosts Under-19 matches.

This stadium also ranked in Asia's second largest stadium by area.[ citation needed ]

International centuries

One Test century has been scored at the venue. [7]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1142 Hanif Mohammad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of India.svg  India 15 January 1955Drawn

International five-wicket hauls

Two five-wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue. [7]

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Khan Mohammad 15 January 1955Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of India.svg  India 1337452.24Drawn
2 Polly Umrigar 15 January 1955Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2587461.27Drawn

See also

References

  1. "The Dring Stadium | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. 1 2 Samiuddin, Osman (2014) The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket, Delhi:HarperCollins Publishers India
  3. Shah, Nazeer Ali (1959) Sadiqnamah: The History of Bahawalpur State, Lahore: Maktaba Jadieed
  4. "Bahawal Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. First-Class Matches played on Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur (155), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
  6. List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
  7. 1 2 "India tour of Pakistan, 2nd Test: Pakistan v India at Bahawalpur, Jan 15-18, 1955" . Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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