Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
| VCA Ground | |
VCA Ground, Civil Lines, Nagpur | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nagpur |
| Establishment | 1929 (First match recorded) |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Operator | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| End names | |
| Jaika End Church End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 3 October 1965: India v New Zealand |
| Last Test | 1 March 2006: India v England |
| First ODI | 23 January 1985: India v England |
| Last ODI | 14 October 2007: India v Australia |
| Only WODI | 18 December 1997: Australia v England |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground is a cricket ground located in the city of Nagpur.
The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here in October 1969. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted nine Tests and 14 ODIs.
It has been replaced as an international venue by the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, but continues to be used in domestic cricket by the Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh.
Sunil Gavaskar scored his only one day century here against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup.
In 1995, during the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand, a wall in the East Stand collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 70 others.