Nurul Amin Stadium
| Full name | Nurul Amin Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Nowgong Sports Club Ground Jubilee Field |
| Location | Nagaon, Assam |
| Owner | Nagaon Municipality Board |
| Operator | Nagaon Municipality Board |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1958 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Website | |
| ESPNcricinfo | |
Nowgong Sports Club Ground (known as Nurul Amin Stadium; Assamese: নুৰুল আমিন ক্ৰীড়াক্ষেত্ৰ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Nagaon, Assam. The ground is mainly used for football and cricket matches. It hosts the prestigious Independence Day Cup.[1]
The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches[2] from 1964 when Assam cricket team played against Bihar cricket team[3] until 1989 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4] The stadium is named after Nurul Amin, who was a renowned sports administrator in Assam.
References
- ^ Abhishek Ganguly (5 October 2018). "Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup. Football News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ First-class matches
- ^ Scorecard
- ^ Other matches
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