Oval Ground
Appearance
Oval Ground | |
Full name | Elphinstone College Ground |
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Former names | Oval Ground |
Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Owner | Elphinstone College |
Operator | Elphinstone College |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1905 |
Opened | 1905 |
Website | |
CricketArchive |
Elphinstone College Ground or Oval Ground is a multi purpose ground in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. It is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Mumbai, and located near Elphinstone College. The ground is mainly used for Mumbai's prestigious Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League. The ground hosted its first match in February 1906 when Elphinstone College Past and Present played against Ceylonese on their tour to India.[1][2]
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- CricketArchive
- Official website
- Early photograph, in the British Library collection, of Elphinstone College