Andhra Cricket Association

Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is the governing body of Cricket in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Andhra cricket team. The association was founded in 1953 and has been affiliated to the BCCI ever since. The ACA operates the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, which hosts International level Test, ODI and T20 Cricket matches.

Andhra Cricket Association
SportCricket
JurisdictionAndhra Pradesh, India
AbbreviationACA
Founded1953 (1953)
AffiliationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Regional affiliationSouth
HeadquartersDr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
LocationVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
PresidentSri P Sarath Chandra Reddy
CEOSri M V Siva Reddy
DirectorVenugopal Rao
SecretarySri Durga Prasad
Other key staffn/a
Official website
www.andhracricketassociation.com

History

Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was the founder President of the Andhra Cricket Association and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. He was the Indian cricket team Captain and batsman in the 1930s. In the 1960s he was the Indian Cricket Commentator.


The ACA has produced international players namely Mannava Prasad and Venugopal Rao . Many players from the ACA have played for India U-19s including D Sivakumar, Gnaneshwar Rao (Captained India U19s), GVS Prasad, Bodapati Sumanth and more recently Ricky Bhui.

Grounds
Venue City Established Capacity Notes
International Ground
Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam 2003 35,000 [1]
Domestic Grounds
Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports ComplexVizianagram2013n/a[2]
Andhra Cricket Association Women's Cricket Academy GroundGuntur2011n/a
CSR Sarma College GroundOngole2012n/a
Kandula Sreenivasa Reddy Memorial College of Engineering GroundCuddapah2012n/a
Port Trust Diamond Jubilee StadiumVisakhapatnam1993n/ahosted Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005
Rural Development Trust StadiumAnantapur20035,000
YS Raja Reddy StadiumCuddapah201115,000

See also

References
  1. "Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "P.V.G. Raju Sports Complex opened". The Hindu. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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