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{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Andhra Cricket Association<br />
|abbrev = ACA<br />
|logo = <br />
|sport = [[Cricket]]<br />
|category =<br />
|image =<br />
|caption =<br />
|jurisdiction = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|founded = {{Start date|1953}}<br />
|aff = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]<br />
|affdate =<br />
|region = South<br />
|regionyear =<br />
|headquarters = [[Y.S.R ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium|Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium]], [[Vishakhapatnam]]<br />
|location = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|president = Sri P Sarath Chandra Reddy<br />
|chairman = <br />
|chairperson =<br />
|chair =<br />
|chiefexec =Sri M V Siva Reddy<br />
|secretary = Sri Durga Prasad<br />
|Head Coach = [[Charles David Thomson]]<br />
|key staff = Charles Thomson (Chief Coach) <br />
|year closed =<br />
|replaced =<br />
|prevfounded =<br />
|url =https://www.andhracricketassociation.com<br />
|countryflag =India<br />
|membership=|director=[[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]]}}<br />
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'''Andhra Cricket Association''' (ACA) is the governing body of [[Cricket]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The association is affiliated to the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and governs the [[Andhra cricket team]]. The association was founded in 1953 and has been affiliated to the BCCI ever since. The ACA operates the [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium|Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium]], in [[Visakhapatnam]], which hosts International level [[Test cricket|Test]], [[One Day International|ODI]] and [[Twenty20|T20]] Cricket matches. The Head Quarters of Andhra Cricket Association is in its Executive Capital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh<br />
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==History==<br />
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[[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram]] was the founder President of the Andhra Cricket Association and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. He was the [[Indian cricket team]] [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]] and [[batsman]] in the 1930s. In the 1960s he was the Indian Cricket [[Sports commentator|Commentator]].<br />
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The ACA has produced international players namely [[Mannava Prasad]] and [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] . Many players from the ACA have played for India U-19s including D [[Sivakumar]], [[Yalaka Gnaneshwar Rao|Gnaneshwar Rao]] (Captained India U19s), [[GVS Prasad]], [[Bodapati Sumanth]] and more recently [[Ricky Bhui]].<br />
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==Grounds==<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:80%;"<br />
|-<br />
! Venue<br />
! City<br />
! Established<br />
! Capacity<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | International Ground<br />
|-<br />
| [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium|Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium]]<br />
| [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| 2003<br />
| 35,000<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58547.html|website=Cricinfo|access-date=9 October 2016}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Domestic Grounds<br />
|-<br />
| [[Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex]] || [[Vizianagram]] || 2013 || n/a || <ref>{{cite news|title=P.V.G. Raju Sports Complex opened|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pvg-raju-sports-complex-opened/article4819516.ece|access-date=9 October 2016|work=The Hindu|date=16 June 2013|language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Andhra Cricket Association Women's Cricket Academy Ground]] || [[Guntur]] || 2011 || n/a || <br />
|-<br />
| [[CSR Sarma College Ground]] || [[Ongole]] || 2012 || n/a || <br />
|-<br />
| [[Kandula Sreenivasa Reddy Memorial College of Engineering Ground]] || [[Cuddapah]] || 2012 || n/a || <br />
|-<br />
| [[Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium]] || [[Visakhapatnam]] || 1993 || n/a || hosted Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005<br />
|-<br />
| [[Rural Development Trust Stadium]] || [[Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]] || 2003 || 5,000 || <br />
|-<br />
| [[YS Raja Reddy Stadium]] || [[Cuddapah]] || 2011 || 15,000 || <br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Andhra Pradesh cricket team]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{BCCI Members}}<br />
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[[Category:Cricket administration in India]]<br />
[[Category:Cricket in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:1953 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1953]]<br />
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