Wadia Park Ground
Appearance
Location | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra |
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Coordinates | 19°5′16″N 74°44′1″E / 19.08778°N 74.73361°E |
Capacity | 30,000[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1957 |
Opened | 1957 |
Main contractors | M/s M. R. Mutha |
Tenants | |
Maharashtra cricket team (1957-1979) | |
Website | |
Cricinfo |
Wadia Park is a multi purpose stadium in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium hosted six first-class matches between 1957 and 1979.[2] The first match was on 7 December 1957, where Maharashtra and Baroda played to a draw.[3] The stadium has not hosted any top cricket matches since.
It is home to the Maharashtra District Sports Office.[citation needed]
There is also a running track, a swimming pool, a gymnastic hall, tennis courts, a basketball court and a badminton court, among others.[4]
References
- ^ World Stadium
- ^ First-class matches
- ^ Scorecard
- ^ "Sports Projects". mrmutha.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.