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 match [1] in 1934 when Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI played against Marylebone Cricket Club on historic tour of Marylebone Cricket Club in India and Ceylon in 1933/34.[2][3] The ground hosted two more 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.[4][5]
| Full name | Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground |
|---|---|
| Location | Varanasi, Purvanchal |
| Owner | Maharaja of Benares |
| Operator | Maharaja of Benares |
| Capacity | n/a |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1934 |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Tenants | |
| United Provinces cricket team (1934-1942) | |
| Website | |
| ESPNcricinfo | |
Ranji Trophy matches
| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vizianagram's XI | MCC | Vizianagram's XI | 1934 |
| 2 | United Provinces | Rajasthan | United Provinces | 1940 |
| 3 | United Provinces | Madhya Pradesh | Drawn | 1942 |