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Central Maidan, Thane. (Thane)

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The Ground belongs to the Defense Ministry of India.

The ground is leased to and is maintained by the Sporting Club's Committee of Thane.
Cricket is the major sport played on this Ground.
Since years many of Indian First Class as well as International level cricketers have played on this ground.

Major Cricket tournaments played on this ground are : Shamrao Thosar Cricket Shield, Dr.Deshpande Summer League & Ghantali Prabodini Under 14.

Major records on this Ground :-
Not-Out 256 Runs in just 50 Overs by Shri Sadanand Bhise
&
223 Runs in just 50 Overs by Shri Khanderao Rangnekar.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's first selection in the competitive cricket was done on this ground in 1984-85 for Bombay (Now Mumbai) Under 16 Squad.

One of the major match played on this ground was The Defense Fund Match on 23rd November 1963.
www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1234.html
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Coordinates:   19°11'53"N   72°58'50"E

Comments

  • Mahesh (guest)
    Mahesh Chile plays cricket here
  • .. (guest)
    i also play..cricket,kho-kho,kabaddi,football.langdi etc..except olympics
  • Aman (guest)
    i play cricket here with the coach Shashi nair
  • shakibq (guest)
    hey this is the place where my team defeats every other team .thats amazing.thanks to google and wikimapia
  • Mandar (guest)
    What is Exact Size Of Central Ground
  • ashu (guest)
    contact no. of coach sashi nair
  • nima (guest)
    do u play tennis?
  • nikhil patil (guest)
    i do wish to play here can any one help me out
  • Adeeb Alam (guest)
    Can anybody tell me that what is the distance from thane railway station to this stadium and what time will it take to go to the stadium from thane railway station
  • Shekhar (guest)
    Exact size in not known. But the straight boundaries are of full length. that is more than 70-72 yards. the square boundaries are short. In the year 1998 road widening work was undertaken by the Corporation due to which at least 10 yards boundary from both the square side has reduced.
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