Patiala cricket team

Patiala cricket team
Team information
Founded1898
Last match1959
Home groundBaradari Ground
History
First-class debutMarylebone Cricket Club
in 1927
at Baradari Ground, Patiala
Ranji Trophy wins0

The Patiala cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing Patiala (Patiala State before 1947) in Indian domestic competitions. The team competed in the Ranji Trophy in the 1948–49, 1955–56, 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons. They played their home matches at the Baradari Ground (now known as the Dhruve Pandove Stadium)[1] in Patiala.

Patiala played 14 first-class matches, with the first being a two-day match against Marylebone Cricket Club in February 1927 and the last coming in January 1959 against the Railways cricket team in the 1958–59 Ranji Trophy.[2]

All parts of the State of Punjab, including Patiala, now come under the authority of the Punjab Cricket Association, represented by the Punjab cricket team. Dhruve Pandove Stadium is one of Punjab's main home grounds.

  1. ^ "Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Patiala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.