Prakasam Stadium

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Prakasam Stadium
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Location Guntur, India
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Andhra Pradesh (1958/59)
As of 16 January 2012
Source: Ground profile

Prakasam Stadium was a cricket ground in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The ground held two first-class matches in the 1958/59 Ranji Trophy, with Andhra Pradesh playing Hyderabad and Mysore. [1]

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References

  1. "First-class Matches played on Prakasam Stadium, Guntur". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2012.