Garrison Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. It hosts the home matches of Shillong Lajong FC of the I-League.[1][2]
| Full name | Garrison Ground |
|---|---|
| Location | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Owner | Northern Railway |
| Operator | Northern Railway |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1963 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Tenants | |
| Shillong Lajong F.C. | |
| Website | |
| CricketArchive | |
The stadium has hosted single Ranji Trophy matches [3] from 1964 when Assam cricket team played against United Provinces cricket team[4] until 1989 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.
References
edit- ^ "Plea for lifting of restriction on use of Garrison Ground". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Shillong Football: A peek through the century
- ^ First-class matches
- ^ Scorecard
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