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Cricket
| Cricket can claim a longer history than any other team
game. Historians have attempted to trace its origin in various ball
games played by ancient races and, even if some of these derivations
are a little far fetched, we can at least say that 250 years ago the
game was being played in a form not so very dissimilar from that of
today. Hampshire, particularly the village of Hambledon, Surrey and
Kent really pioneered this game that was later to be taken so seriously
at the other end of England, though the great days of the Hambledon
cricketers were somewhat later than our late 17th century starting
point. Cricket, like Hockey, was brought to the Indian sub-continent by the British. There are references to cricket having being played in India in the early parts of the 18th century. By the beginning of the 19th century the game was being played in the cities of Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai. The presidency matches began in 1892-93 between Parsis and Europeans and the tournament became the Bombay Triangular, with the Hindus fielding a team in 1907-08. In 1912-13, the tournament became quadrangular with the entry of Muslims in the field. With the efforts of several Princes, H E Grant-Gloven and A S de Mellow, the national championship, the Ranji Trophy began in 1935. India played its first official Test against England in 1932. Contact for Enquires / Admissions : 91+9942899555, 9842430308, 9842226662; Email : generalbooking@gmail.com |
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