Garrison Ground, Shillong

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Garrison Ground
Full nameGarrison Ground
LocationShillong, Meghalaya
OwnerNorthern Railway
OperatorNorthern Railway
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground1963
Opened1963
Tenants
Shillong Lajong F.C.
Website
CricketArchive

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Plea for lifting of restriction on use of Garrison Ground". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ Shillong Football: A peek through the century
  3. ^ First-class matches
  4. ^ Scorecard

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