Indian Cement Company Ground

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Indian Cement Cricket Ground
ICL Sankar Nagar Cricket Ground, ICL Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates 8°47′20″N77°43′34″E / 8.788892°N 77.725990°E / 8.788892; 77.725990
Capacity4000 [1]
Owner India Cements Limited
Operator Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Team information
1996-present(Tamil Nadu)
As of 11 March 2020
Source: CricketArchive

Indian Cement Company Ground, also known as ICL Sankar Nagar Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. [2] [3] The ground is in Bala Vidyalaya School run by India Cements. [4] It is adjacent to the NH 44 in the village of Thaliyuthu. [4] [5]

Contents

From 2016, the ground has been used for hosting Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) matches. [6] [7] [8] As of 2020, it has hosted eight first-class and two List A cricket matches. [9]

Facilities

The ground has a seating capacity of 4,000. [10] It was increased from 3,400 by the addition of two more stands in July 2017. [11] The ground also has dressing rooms, media and commentary boxes. [10] The ground uses up to 60 per cent recycled water from sewage treatment plants for pitch maintenance due to low rainfall in the region. [11] [12]

Safety measures

In 2017, a petition was filed with the High court's Madurai bench against the TNPL matches being held in the ground citing safety hazards. [4] [10] The reasons cited were proximity to accident-prone National Highway 44 with only one entrance. [4] [11] However, the court refused it while directing officials to ensure adequate infrastructure and safety measures at the ground. [4] By July 2017, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association had erected up to 8 gates to ensure safe entrance and exit of the spectators, increased the height of the walls and set up roofs for the VIP gallery. [11] The public gallery were still unroofed. [4] Matches were held at the ground thereafter without any halt. [4]

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  3. ↑ "Salem in search of 'ground reality' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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