Green Park StadiumKanpur
Short answer: Green Park in Kanpur has hosted Test cricket since January 1952. India's first Test win over Australia (December 1959) and India's 500th Test (2016) were both played here. It sits beside the Ganga, and in our data most January evenings met the dew-risk threshold, with winter fog a known hazard for early starts and late finishes.
Ground facts
- City
- Kanpur
- Capacity
- About 32,000 (Kanpur Nagar district site, via Wikipedia)
- Established
- 1945
- Ends
- Media End, River End (also referred to by the Mill Pavilion and Hostel ends)
- Association
- Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (operator)
- First international
- Test: India vs England, 12–14 Jan 1952
Background
Green Park was established in 1945 and is controlled by the Uttar Pradesh sports department, with the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association running cricket there. It is in the Civil Lines area near the river Ganga, which flows just behind the stadium. It has the student gallery and a large manually operated scoreboard that are often mentioned as its quirks.
- First Test: India vs England, 12–14 January 1952.
- December 1959: India's first Test win over Australia, the first match here played on a turf pitch.
- India's 100th Test win came here, against Sri Lanka, by an innings and 144 runs.
- September 2016: India's 500th Test, a 197-run win over New Zealand.
- First ODI: India vs Sri Lanka, 24 December 1986; only T20I: India vs England, 26 January 2017.
- Last Test (so far): India vs Bangladesh, 27 September – 1 October 2024.
Since 1957, India has lost only two Tests at Kanpur, both to the West Indies (1958 and 1983), per the stadium's Wikipedia entry.
What the weather data says
Kanpur shows the classic Gangetic-plain winter pattern in our five-season sample: about 57% dew-risk evenings in October, 46% in November, 63% in December and 94% in January, then a sharp drop to 6% in March. Fog in December and January can delay starts in this region, and short days limit play in Tests.
Fantasy angle (our general view)
For a winter Test, weather interruptions and bad light are bigger risks than dew; prefer players likely to be involved on the first two days, and spinners as the match wears on. For a night white-ball game in December or January, plan for a wet ball in the second innings. See Test match fantasy.
Evening conditions by month (Oct–Mar)
| Month | 3 pm temp | 10 pm temp | 10 pm humidity | 10 pm dew-point gap | Dew-risk evenings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 30.6°C | 23.9°C | 79% | 3.9°C | 57% |
| Nov | 26.8°C | 19.0°C | 76% | 4.5°C | 46% |
| Dec | 22.4°C | 14.6°C | 80% | 3.7°C | 63% |
| Jan | 20.0°C | 12.2°C | 89% | 1.8°C | 94% |
| Feb | 25.3°C | 16.9°C | 69% | 6.0°C | 32% |
| Mar | 31.4°C | 22.6°C | 52% | 11.1°C | 6% |
Our calculation from hourly Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis data, October to March of five seasons (2021-22 to 2025-26). "Dew-risk evenings" = share of evenings where the 10 pm air temperature was within 4°C of the dew point. Reanalysis describes the surrounding ~25–30 km area, not the outfield, and is an indicator, not a forecast. Open-Meteo
FAQ
Why is it called Green Park?
According to its Wikipedia entry, it is named after a British woman named Green who rode horses on the site.
Which famous Tests were played at Green Park?
India's first Test win over Australia in December 1959, India's 100th Test win (against Sri Lanka), and India's 500th Test (against New Zealand, September 2016).
When was the last Test in Kanpur?
India vs Bangladesh, 27 September to 1 October 2024.