Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
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| Ground information | |
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| Location | Stadium Road, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
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| Establishment | 1954 |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Operator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | Pakistan |
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| Only Test | 15 January 1955: File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan v File:Flag of India.svg India |
| As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo | |
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The Dring Stadium, also known as Bahawal Stadium, is a cricket ground in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for cricket games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite Bahawalpur Zoo, the stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators.[1]
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
[edit | edit source]The stadium was originally called Dring Stadium 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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.
International centuries
[edit | edit source]One Test century has been scored at the venue.[7]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 142 | Hanif Mohammad | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | NA | File:Flag of India.svg India | 15 January 1955 | Drawn |
International five-wicket hauls
[edit | edit source]Two five-wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[7]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Mohammad | 15 January 1955 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1 | 33 | 74 | 5 | 2.24 | Drawn |
| 2 | Polly Umrigar | 15 January 1955 | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 2 | 58 | 74 | 6 | 1.27 | Drawn |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Test cricket grounds
- One-Test wonder
- List of stadiums in Pakistan
- List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
- List of sports venues in Karachi
- List of sports venues in Lahore
- List of sports venues in Faisalabad
- List of stadiums by capacity
References
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- ^ a b Samiuddin, Osman (2014) The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket, Delhi:HarperCollins Publishers India
- ^ Shah, Nazeer Ali (1959) Sadiqnamah: The History of Bahawalpur State, Lahore: Maktaba Jadieed
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ First-Class Matches played on Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur (155), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
- ^ List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Further references
[edit | edit source]- Bahawal Stadium, from cricinfo.com, Retrieved 16 March 2006.
