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{{Infobox cricket ground<br />
| ground_name = Ajitsinhji Ground<br />
| nickname = Ajitsinhji Cricket Pavilion <br />
| country = India<br />
| image = <br />
| location = [[Jamnagar]], [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]<br />
| establishment = 1933<br />
| seating_capacity = 20,000<br />
| end1 = <br />
| end2 = n/a<br />
| club1 = [[Saurashtra cricket team]]<br />
| year1 = 1933-2006<br />
| date = 27 August<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58176.html Cricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Ajitsinhji Ground''' is cricket ground in [[Jamnagar]], [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]].The ground was established in 1933. It hosted its first match in 1933 when [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] toured [[India]] and [[Ceylon]] in [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|1933/34]]. The match was played between [[Jamnagar cricket team]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] which was drawn. In the match international player like England captain [[Douglas Jardine]], [[Cyril Walters]] and Indian fast-bowler [[Amar Singh (cricketer)|Amar Singh]] were included.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135996.html Scoredcard]</ref><br />
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It took four year for hosting its first-class and first [[Ranji Trophy]] match which was played between [[Western India cricket team]] and [[Maharashtra cricket team]] which was won by [[Western India cricket team|Western]] India by 78 runs. [[Ranga Sohoni]] took 11 wickets in the match. <br />
Since then ground hosted 26 more first-class matches. In 1986, [[Saurashtra cricket team]] and [[Maharashtra cricket team]] played last first-class match on this ground as match was drawn.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1060_f.html First-class Matches]</ref><br />
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In cricket returned to the ground when [[Wills Trophy]] match was hosted between Wills XI and [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]]. Since then, the ground hosted one more match in [[Deodhar Trophy]] in 2005. But since 2006 the ground has not hosted any of the match.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1060_a.html List A matches]</ref><br />
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In 2013, [[Government of Gujarat]] declared that the stadium will be renovated with pavilion, Sports Coaching Centre, capacity of 20,000 spectators as well as up 70 meter boundary and four corners of the ground will also have practice pitches and the mandatory parking facilities outside.<ref>[http://www.globalgujaratnews.in/tags/ajitsinhji-cricket-pavilion/ globalgujaratnews]</ref><ref>[http://www.globalgujaratnews.in/article/ajitsinhji-cricket-pavilion-to-be-renovated-in-jamnagar/ Ajitsinhji Cricket Pavilion to be renovated in Jamnagar]</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58176.html Cricinfo]<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1060.html Cricketarchive] <br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=qX8tAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&lpg=PT165&dq=Ajitsinhji+Ground&source=bl&ots=IXK9vNM6Kg&sig=Qgdk1H50PUWxL60ZuLpQumAi4JA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBmoVChMI367p1NHIxwIVz1uOCh34CgLh#v=onepage&q=Ajitsinhji%20Ground&f=false Going Places: India's Small Town Cricket Heroes]<br />
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Saurashtra (region)]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Saurashtra (region)]]<br />
[[Category:Jamnagar]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1933]]<br />
[[Category:1933 establishments in India]]<br />
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