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The stadium is located in the [[Guangdong University of Technology]] in the [[Higher Education Mega Centre]] and encompassing an area of 6355 m<sup>2</sup>, with seating for 12,000 spectators. The stadium hosted the first international-level cricket ever played in China.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} |
The stadium is located in the [[Guangdong University of Technology]] in the [[Higher Education Mega Centre]] and encompassing an area of 6355 m<sup>2</sup>, with seating for 12,000 spectators. The stadium hosted the first international-level cricket ever played in China.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} |
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It has been granted by the [[International Cricket Council]] to host [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20]] cricket matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/china/content/ground/485138.html|title=Guanggong Cricket Stadium|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref> It was established in 2010. It hosted |
It has been granted by the [[International Cricket Council]] to host [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20]] cricket matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/china/content/ground/485138.html|title=Guanggong Cricket Stadium|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref> It was established in 2010. It hosted the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|men’s]] and [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Women|women’s]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/icl/story.aspx?nid=33785|title=Asian Games Cricket 2010|access-date=2014-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116115742/http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/icl/story.aspx?nid=33785|archive-date=2014-01-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also hosted the 2012 [[Women’s Asia Cup]] tournament. |
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Work on the stadium started in May 2008. However, even until August 2009, the ground was little more than a flattened patch of mud. The ground now has a full-time Bangladeshi curator Jasimuddin, who had previously managed the [[Kinrara Oval]] in [[Malaysia]]. |
Work on the stadium started in May 2008. However, even until August 2009, the ground was little more than a flattened patch of mud. The ground now has a full-time Bangladeshi curator Jasimuddin, who had previously managed the [[Kinrara Oval]] in [[Malaysia]]. |
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The ground was designed by Chinese architects with materials sourced from [[Guangdong Province]], the wicket square using clay from [[Shaanxi Province]] in central China, the certified seed turf being imported by the [[Chinese Cricket Association]] from the United States. |
The ground was designed by Chinese architects with materials sourced from [[Guangdong Province]], the wicket square using clay from [[Shaanxi Province]] in central China, the certified seed turf being imported by the [[Chinese Cricket Association]] from the United States. |
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Stadium in China
The City Forex Stadium (Chinese: 广工板球场) is an international cricket stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is used mostly for cricket and also for Australian football, rugby tens, rugby union and touch rugby. GZ United are the tenants of the stadium.
The stadium is located in the Guangdong University of Technology in the Higher Education Mega Centre and encompassing an area of 6355 m2, with seating for 12,000 spectators. The stadium hosted the first international-level cricket ever played in China.[citation needed]
It has been granted by the International Cricket Council to host One Day International and Twenty20 cricket matches.[1] It was established in 2010. It hosted both the men’s and women’s cricket matches played in the 2010 Asian Games.[2] It also hosted the 2012 Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament.
Work on the stadium started in May 2008. However, even until August 2009, the ground was little more than a flattened patch of mud. The ground now has a full-time Bangladeshi curator Jasimuddin,[3] who had previously managed the Kinrara Oval in Malaysia.
The ground was designed by Chinese architects with materials sourced from Guangdong Province, the wicket square using clay from Shaanxi Province in central China, the certified seed turf being imported by the Chinese Cricket Association from the United States.
