Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground
Full nameMaharaja of Benares Palace Ground
LocationVaranasi, Purvanchal
OwnerMaharaja of Benares
OperatorMaharaja of Benares
Capacityn/a
Construction
Broke ground1934
Opened1934
Tenants
United Provinces cricket team
(1934-1942)
Website
ESPNcricinfo

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 [1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Ranji Trophy matches

#Team 1Team 2WinnerYear
1Vizianagram's XIMCCVizianagram's XI1934
2United ProvincesRajasthanUnited Provinces1940
3United ProvincesMadhya PradeshDrawn1942

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