The Bahawal Stadium is a cricket ground in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Locally known as Dring Stadium, it is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for staging cricket games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite Bahawalpur Zoo, the stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators.[1]
| Dring Stadium | |
 | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stadium Road, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°24′15″N 71°41′04″E / 29.40417°N 71.68444°E |
| Establishment | 1954 |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Operator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | Pakistan |
| International information | |
| Only Test | 15 January 1955: Pakistan v  India |
| As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo | |
It is one of the stadiums in Asia that hold all games at one place. Besides being used for cricket, hockey and football, the stadium also includes a swimming pool, a karate venue, gym, as well as squash, volleyball and tennis courts.
History
editThe stadium was originally called Dring Stadium and was named after the second Prime Minister of Bahawalpur, Sir John Dring.[2] Dring was Prime Minister under Nawab Sadiq V and served in this role from 1948 to 1952.[3] Dring Stadium was ahead of its time and was the only complete stadium in Pakistan at the time.[2]
International venue
editIt was the first cricket ground in West Pakistan to host a Test match, when it hosted the second Test of Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954–55, India's inaugural tour of Pakistan. However, this was the only Test match to be held at this ground.[4] As of 2002, 155 first class matches[5] and 23 List A matches have been played at this ground.[6]
Present
editAs Bahawalpur's cricket team has been without first-class status since 2002–03, there was only one first-class match and one List A match here for the three seasons following that, but the ground still hosts Under-19 matches. Bahawal stadium was a war place before.
This stadium also ranked in Asia's second largest stadium by area.
International centuries
editOne Test century has been scored at the venue.[7]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 142 | Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan |
NA | India |
15 January 1955 | Drawn |
International five-wicket hauls
editTwo five-wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[7]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Mohammad | 15 January 1955 | Pakistan |
India |
1 | 33 | 74 | 5 | 2.24 | Drawn |
| 2 | Polly Umrigar | 15 January 1955 | India |
Pakistan |
2 | 58 | 74 | 6 | 1.27 | Drawn |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Dring Stadium | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ a b Samiuddin, Osman (2014) The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket, Delhi:HarperCollins Publishers India
- ^ Shah, Nazeer Ali (1959) Sadiqnamah: The History of Bahawalpur State, Lahore: Maktaba Jadieed
- ^ "Bahawal Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ First-Class Matches played on Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur (155), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
- ^ List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
- ^ a b "India tour of Pakistan, 2nd Test: Pakistan v India at Bahawalpur, Jan 15-18, 1955". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
Further references
edit- Bahawal Stadium, from cricinfo.com, Retrieved 16 March 2006.