D/L wrote:neutralindy1 wrote:Dharamshala Cricket Stadium , Himachal Pradesh , India
Wow, what a setting, neutralindy1. Even Scarborough pales at the side of that.
Hmmm.... I think we may have to have a separate category for Himalayas-assisted grounds, folks. The environment of Dharamshala and others in Himachal Pradesh is just a bit too spectacular for words.
i see at
http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/cont ... 36222.html that
"Dhoni hurt his finger during the
Ahmedabad Test which ended in a dull draw last Friday and the team management rushed wicketkeeper
Dinesh Karthik to the city as a last minute back-up. Karthik will now return to
Dharamshala to join his
Tamil Nadu team-mates for the
Ranji Trophy match against
Himachal Pradesh, also starting tomorrow."
I see an article in
Aakash Chopra's blog of 24 Feb 2009 at
http://blogs.cricinfo.com/beyondtheblue ... ome_tr.php that "... We played our first two games in one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world – the
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Ground in
Dharamsala. The snow-covered peaks in the backdrop add to the charm of playing cricket in this mountain city. The hotel we chose to stay in was about half an hour's drive away from the ground and driving in that kind of terrain can be a bit of a bother for some, but once you set foot on the ground, everything else fades into oblivion. I must mention here that a lot of thinking and hard work has gone into building this facility and other associations can take a cue on just how much can be achieved if one has vision and the passion. The track is also almost ideal to play cricket on as it offers enough for everyone in the business. It won't be long before an international match or a national camp is held here."
From this I note that there is an alyernative spelling - "Dharamsala" - which allows me to find the location in Cricinfo, where I see three grounds listed:
abd while i was at it I followed Chopra's mention of Una, where we find:
In the last there is an article compaining about the facilities, which mentions another ground: "The UDCA said it had to use this ground as the
Amtar ground at Navdaung was not ready in time." Cricinfo does not list that one. There are no photos of any. Rather poor, really. Putting all this together with some wikiwork, we now have entry that goes a bit like this, and I leave it to neut to combine them.
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India (alias Dharamshala Cricket Stadium) This gives me an excuse to show another photo, from Chopra's blog:
Cricinfo link: http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58056.html Wij\kipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharamshal ... et_Stadium ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_P ... ssociation Wikimapia link: http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=32.197695 ... =0&m=b&v=8Website link/s: (e.g.)
http://himachal.us/2007/11/15/cricket-g ... news/rsood ,
http://himachaltourism.gov.in/ PS: Of course I should have realised Borges would be on the case while I was fiddling about. (Nice style with the piccies, B.)
I should have finished my article on Litte Durnton and the Earl of Chichester, since there's camels in the outfield
as well as oaks! (ans alas, a tennis court, I think). Still, you can't have too many photos of a nice place.