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| name = Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground<br />
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| fullname = Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground<br />
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| location = [[Varanasi]], [[Purvanchal]]<br />
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| broke_ground = 1934<br />
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| opened = 1934<br />
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| owner = [[Narayan dynasty|Maharaja of Benares]]<br />
| operator = [[Narayan dynasty|Maharaja of Benares]]<br />
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| tenants = [[United Provinces cricket team]] <br /> (1934-1942)<br />
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'''Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground''' was a multipurpose stadium in [[Varanasi]]. The ground was mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted five [[First-class cricket|first-class]] match <ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1269_f.html First-class matches]</ref> in 1934 when Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI played against [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] on historic tour of [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|Marylebone Cricket Club in India and Ceylon in 1933/34]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36665.html Scorecard]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Marylebone_Cricket_Club_in_India_and_Ceylon_1933-34.html Marylebone Cricket Club in India and Ceylon in 1933/34]</ref> The ground hosted two more [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches in 1940 to 1942, both of [[United Provinces cricket team]] against [[Hyderabad cricket team]] and [[Bengal cricket team]]. The stadium has hosted non-first-class matches when [[Benares Hindu University]] played against [[Patna University]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1269_misc.html Other matches]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256692.html Scorecard of Benares Hindu University v Patna University]</ref><br />
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== Ranji Trophy matches ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! # !! Team 1 !! Team 2 !! Winner !! Year<br />
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| 1 || [[Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI|Vizianagram's XI]] || [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] || Vizianagram's XI || 1934<br />
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| 2 || [[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Rajasthan]] || United Provinces || 1940<br />
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| 3 || [[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || Drawn || 1942<br />
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|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1269.html cricketarchive]<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58529.html cricinfo]<br />
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{{List of Cricket Stadiums in Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Varanasi]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1934]]<br />
[[Category:1934 establishments in India]]<br />
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