Capacity n/a Opened 1934 | Operator Maharaja of Benares Broke ground 1934 Owner Narayan dynasty | |
Full name Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground Similar Assi Ghat, Dhamek Stupa, Chandra Prabha Wildlife S, Ramnagar Fort, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | ||
Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground was a multipurpose stadium in Varanasi. The ground was mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted five first-class match in 1934 when Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI played against Marylebone Cricket Club on historic tour of Marylebone Cricket Club in India and Ceylon in 1933/34. The ground hosted two more first-class matches in 1940 to 1942, both of United Provinces cricket team against Hyderabad cricket team and Bengal cricket team. The stadium has hosted non-first-class matches when Benares Hindu University played against Patna University.
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