Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League
| Administrator(s) | Mumbai Cricket Association |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Two-Innings |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
| Host(s) | Mumbai |
| Champions | Greater Mumbai Police Sports Club |
| Participants | 98 |
The Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League is a cricket competition in Mumbai, India, inaugurated in 1948.[1] It is named after Dr. Hormasji Dorabji Kanga, who played 43 First class cricket matches as an all-rounder, and was also a selector for the India national cricket team[1][2]
Dr H.D. Kanga
As an all-rounder, his first-class cricket career spanned from 1899 to 1921. As an opening batsman, he holds the record of being the first Indian to score a double century in first-class cricket. He was a member of the Indian team that toured England in 1911, under the captaincy of the Maharaja of Patiala.
He captained the Parsees, and after retirement, continued an association with the game in his capacity as President of the Mumbai Cricket Association from the 1930-31 to 1934-35 seasons.
He was the Vice-President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1936 to 1945.
He was also the Chairman of the All India Selection Committee from 1932-33 to 1939-40.
A committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Justice S R Tendulkar in 1948, which suggested that an inter-club tournament be started in the city of Mumbai, to perpetuate his memory. The Dr H D Kanga Cricket League Tournament, which commenced in 1948, has been played on various cricket grounds in the city of Mumbai without a break since then.
The Dr H D Kanga Memorial Library, the only sports library of its kind in the world, was named after him, and the Mumbai Cricket Association has been managing it efficiently for the last 55 years.
Overall records of Dr H D Kanga
| Tournament | Presidency Matches | Quadrangular Matches | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Inns | 13 | 23 | 41 |
| Nos | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Runs | 586 | 429 | 1015 |
| HS | 233 | 150 | 233 |
| Ave | 34.47 | 20.42 | 26.72 |
| 100's | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 50's | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ct | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| St | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Balls | 23 | 555 | 578 |
| Runs | 28 | 216 | 244 |
| Wkts | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Ave | 28.00 | 13.50 | 14.35 |
| BB | 1/19 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Premier players who have played the league
Many Indian cricketers have played this Mumbai's primere club cricket league,before starting their International cricket career.In 1987,Sachin Tendulkar had represented John Bright Cricket Club in the Kanga League, and later went on to play for the Cricket Club of India.
2013 season
The 2013 season started on 8 September.[3][4][5]
Kanga League results
| Division | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | A | Pts | B | Pts | C | Pts | |||||||||||
| 2009 | GREATER MUMBAI POLICE SPORTS CLUB | 16 | CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA | 20 | SAINATH SPORTS CLUB | 22 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Greats moan dwindling interest in Kanga League". Rediff.com. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ↑ "Hormasji Kanga". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arjun-sachin-tendulkar-kanga-league-debut-yuvraj-singh/1/308887.html
- ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/sep/080913-8-year-old-musheer-khan-set-to-break-brother-sarfaraz-kanga-league-record.htm
- ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/caught-on-camera-kanga-league/high-grass/