Cricket Club of India
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CCI |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Affiliation | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Headquarters | Brabourne Stadium |
| Location | Mumbai |
| President | Madhumati Lele |
| Other key staff | 17 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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Cricket Club of India (CCI) is a cricket club located on Dinsha Wacha Road, in Churchgate of Mumbai, India. It was conceived as India's counterpart to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[1][2] It is considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the nation. The CCI uses the Brabourne Stadium for cricket games. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Membership is restricted; it is closed to new applications and only the children of current members can attain membership [citation needed]
History
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On 8 November 1933, the Cricket Club of India was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee with its registered office in New Delhi. The principal object of the company was to promote sports in general and cricket in particular throughout the country.
The promoters and some leading men who founded BCCI five years before were the promoters of the Club. Originally, life members, who were later termed as founder members, paid Rs 100 and ordinary members paid Rs 10 for entrance and an annual subscription of Rs 15.
The Cricket Club of India was also the birthplace of the famous Chinese-style dish Chicken Manchurian. Restaurateur Nelson Wang claims to have invented it at the request of a customer in 1975 while working as a cook at the CCI.[3]
BCCI's headquarters were within the CCI until 2007 when it was moved to its current location at the Cricket centre on the premises of Mumbai Cricket Association at the Wankhede stadium. Brabourne Stadium served as the primary home ground of the Mumbai cricket team until the construction of the Wankhede Stadium in 1974.
First-class cricket
[edit]Teams representing the Cricket Club of India played 13 first-class matches between 1935 and 1958, most of them against touring teams. Nine of the matches were played at Brabourne Stadium.[4]
Facilities
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The CCI is situated in the Brabourne Stadium, which the club owns.[2] The CCI is an affiliated member of the BCCI like any other state association but unlike any of the others, it does not conduct cricket in the state. Mumbai Cricket Association, Maharashtra Cricket Association and Vidarbha Cricket Association conduct cricket in Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra respectively. The stadium has one of the best cricket pitches and grounds in the region. It also has tennis courts,[5] a swimming pool,[6] fitness centers, a billiards room, squash courts, badminton courts, table tennis tables, cafes, bars, a library, a reading room and a banquet hall.[7] It is very difficult to get membership of this exclusive club.[8]
Kingfisher Open
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In 2006 and 2007, the CCI tennis courts hosted the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, an ATP Tour tournament, previously held in Shanghai from 1995 to 2004 and in Vietnam in 2005.[5][9] Kingfisher Airlines were the official sponsors. The tournament was presented by the Government of Maharashtra, India. The tournament was played from 25 September 2006 to 2 October 2006.
ICC Champions trophy
[edit]The Cricket Club of India Limited staged 5 matches of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 including the final between Australia and West Indies played on 5 November 2006. [10]
2013 ICC Women's world cup
[edit]The Brabourne Stadium hosted the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup along with the MIG Cricket club in Bandra, Mumbai, the DREIMS ground and the Barabati Stadium both in Cuttack. The Brabourne Stadium hosted the final of the event, where Australia comprehensively beat the West Indies.
Membership scam
[edit]In 2013, an internal inquiry set up by the club concluded that at least 11 members had gained membership of the club in the previous three years through forgery, committed in collusion with a club insider.
Several CCI members later revealed that the fraud was committed by accessing the files of deceased members, whose files were lying dormant, and replacing their personal details with those of the new members.[11]
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police arrested two businessmen, Ketan Thacker and Nimai Agrawal, in connection with the scam.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Bose, Mihir (2006). The magic of Indian cricket. Routledge. p. 102. ISBN 0-415-35691-1. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai". Hindustan Times. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Bhagat, Rasheeda (4 May 2007). "Taste and disdain: A tour of the country's interesting eating habits with a roving journalist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cricket Club of India". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b "From French toast to French tennis". The Hindu. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Catharine Wells (2001). East with ENSA: entertaining the troops in the second world war. The Radcliffe Press. p. 93. ISBN 1-86064-718-9. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Nicolas Kiefer's reverse number". The Hindu. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "New clubs on the block". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "ATP moves event from Mumbai to Bangalore". United Press International. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "BCCI's plan to boost other sports: Four venues confirmed". The Hindu. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "11 dead men return as new members at CCI - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Club crass: two held in CCI membership fraud; 10 more to go - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.