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{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Assam Cricket Association
|abbrev = ACA
|logo = Logo of Assam Cricket Association.png
|sport = [[Cricket]]
|category =
|image =
|caption =
|jurisdiction = [[Assam]]
|founded = {{Start date and years ago|1948}}
|aff =
|affdate =
|region = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
|regionyear ={{Start date|1960}}
|headquarters = [[ACA Stadium]], [[Guwahati]] - 781018
|location = Barsapara, [[Guwahati]]
|president = Ramen Dutta
|chairperson =
|chair =
|chiefexec = Pritam Mahanta (i/c)
|secretary = Devajit Saikia
|coach = [[Ajay Ratra]]
|key staff =
|countryflag = India
|url = http://www.assamcricket.com/
}}
'''Assam Cricket Association''' is the governing body of the [[Cricket]] activities in the [[Assam]] state of [[India]] and the [[Assam cricket team]]. It is affiliated to the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].

The current office of the Assam Cricket Association is at the [[ACA Stadium]], Barsapara, [[Guwahati]].

==History==

Since Assam played its first home match in 1948, it has also played [[First-class_cricket|first-class home matches]] in chronological order [[Shillong]], [[Jorhat]], [[Nagaon|Nowgong]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Silchar]], [[Karimganj]], [[Hailakandi]], [[Mangaldoi]] and [[Tinsukia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/17/First-Class_Matches.html| title = First-class matches played by Assam| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 25 January 2015}}</ref>

Until the [[2002–03 Indian cricket season|2002–03 season]], when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of Eastern Zone. It has not seen much success in the Ranji Trophy circuit but won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to [[Odisha cricket team|Orissa]], despite having not won a first-class match in the previous two seasons.

In [[Ranji Trophy 2009–10|2009–10 season]] Assam entered into elite group of the Ranji Trophy. In [[2009-10 Ranji Trophy]] season Assam topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the [[Ranji Trophy 2010–11|2010–11 season]], it ended at the bottom of its group in the Super League and face relegation to Plate League for the next season. In the 2012-13 edition of [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] Assam played extremely well and finished runners up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/vijay-hazare-trophy-2013/content/story/623199.html|title=Assam reach first Vijay Hazare final|publisher=espncricinfo.com|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref> In 2014-15 Ranji season Assam again promoted to Group A level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/70150/ranji-trophy-2014-15-team-unity-behind-assams-remarkable-season|title=Team unity behind Assam's remarkable season|publisher=cricbuzz.com|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref>

The foundation stone of the [[Barsapara Cricket Stadium]] was laid by [[Chief Minister of Assam]] [[Tarun Gogoi]] in June 2004 and he again laid the foundation stone of the club house and stand of the stadium in July 2007 in the presence of then [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] secretary [[Niranjan Shah]].

In 2010, Assam Cricket Association change the Barsapara Cricket Stadium’s name in memory of the late Dr. [[Bhupen Hazarika]].Then the president of Assam Cricket Association was Mr.Gautam Roy and Secretary was Bikash Baruah.

On 4 November 2012, the East Zone Senior Women's Interstate One-day Championship match between [[Assam women's cricket team]] and [[Odisha women's cricket team]] became the first match to be played at the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0512/sports07 |title=Barsapara stadium ground inaugurated |publisher=assamtribune.com |accessdate=2013-02-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114709/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0512%2Fsports07 |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=137205&dtP=2012-10-31&ppr=1 |title=Barsapara Stadium ready for Cricket |publisher=sentinelassam.com |accessdate=2013-02-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100827/http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=137205&dtP=2012-10-31&ppr=1 |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> In the 2013-14 [[Ranji Trophy]] season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against [[Kerala]] was the first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match.

[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] became the president of the Assam Cricket Association in June 2016 when his party man Pradip Buragohain became the secretary.<ref> [http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun1316/sports054 Himanta Biswa Sarma becomes ACA chief] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805042712/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun1316%2Fsports054 |date=2016-08-05 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ptinews.com/news/7536187_Himanta-Biswa-Sarma-looks-set-to-become-new-Assam-CA-president- Himanta Biswa Sarma set to be new Assam CA prez]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=270491&dtP=2016-06-12&ppr=1 |title=High voltage AGM at Barsapara today |access-date=26 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808154932/http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=270491&dtP=2016-06-12&ppr=1 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/himanta-biswa-sarma-set-to-become-new-assam-cricket-association-chief-1417278 | title=Himanta Biswa Sarma Set To Become New Assam Cricket Association Chief | date=11 June 2016 | publisher=NDTV | author=Press Trust of India | accessdate=5 October 2018 }}</ref> Dr Sarma was also longest serving vice president of the association serving from 2002 to 2016. [[Anjan Dutta (politician)|Anjan Dutta]] was longest serving President of Assam Cricket Association.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=271469&dtP=2016-06-21&ppr=1 |title=Himanta inspects Barsapara stadium |access-date=26 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811234823/http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=271469&dtP=2016-06-21&ppr=1 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun0816/sports056 BCCI officials visit Barsapara stadium] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812221214/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun0816%2Fsports056 |date=12 August 2016 }}</ref> In January 2019, Ramen Dutta has been elected as the president and Ex-Ranji player Devajit Saikia was named as the secretary of Assam Cricket Association in the Annual General Meeting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan1319/sports055| title= Romen Dutta elected ACA president | publisher= The Assam Tribune |accessdate= 14 January 2019}} </ref>

==Tournaments==

Assam Cricket Association conducts various district level tournaments for different age groups. Those are:

* Nuruddin Ahmed Trophy (Senior Inter-District)
* Assam Premier Club Championship
* Assam T20 Challengers Trophy
* JK Baruah Under 19 Inter-District Cricket Tournament
* RG Baruah Under 16 Inter-District Cricket Tournament
* Amarjit Sarma Under 15 Inter-District Cricket Tournament
* Umananda Bora Under 13 Inter-District Cricket Tournament
* Kanaklata Baruah Inter Zonal State Women's Cricket Championship
* Javed Khan Trophy Women's Senior Inter District (Now defunct)

==Home Grounds==

* [[Barsapara Cricket Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
* [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati]], hosted 14 [[One Day International|ODI]]s.
* [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]], [[Maligaon]]
* [[Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium]], [[Silchar]]

==Affiliated Members==

Affiliated members of Assam Cricket Association are: [[North-East Frontier Railway Sports Association]], [[Tezpur]], [[Guwahati]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Silchar]], [[Nagaon|Nowgong]], [[Barpeta]], [[Jorhat]], [[Bongaigaon]], [[Sivasagar]], [[Charaideo]], [[Golaghat]], [[Tinsukia]], [[Nazira]], [[Morigaon]], [[Goalpara]], [[Dhubri]], [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]], [[Karimganj]], [[Hailakandi]], [[Karbi Anglong]], [[Dima Hasao]], [[Kaliabor]], [[Titabor]], [[Margherita]], [[Bokakhat]], [[Rangiya]], [[Udalguri]], [[Kokrajhar]], [[North Lakhimpur|Lakhimpur]], [[Hojai]], [[Bajali district|Bajali]], [[North Salmara]], [[Bilasipara]], [[Nalbari]], [[Mangaldoi]], [[Dhemaji]], [[Naharkatia]] and [[Majuli district|Majuli]].

== References ==
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{{BCCI Members}}

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