Sport in Mumbai - Taschenbuch

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Chapters: Brabourne Stadium, 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, Mumbai Indians, Mumbai Football League, Bombay Quadrangular, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai District Football Association, Kanga League 2009, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai FC, Cricket Club of India, Mumbai cricket team, Mumbai Marathon, Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League, Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Royal Western India Turf Club, Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai Cricket Association, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Cross Maidan, Mumbai Champs, Royal Willingdon Sports Club, Otters Club, Samarth Vyayam Mandir, McDowell's Indian Derby, Pransukhlal Mafatlal Hindu Swimming Bath and Boat Club, Dadaji Kondadev Stadium, Tour de Mumbai, United Services Club, Malabar Hill Club, National Sports Club of India. Excerpt: The Brabourne Stadium (Marathi:¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Mumbai. It is located on 90,000 square yards of reclaimed land along Marine Drive near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai. The stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India (CCI). Brabourne Stadium is India's first permanent sporting (and cricket) venue. The North Stand of the Brabourne also housed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters and the 1983 Cricket World Cup trophy until 2006 when both were moved to the newly built Cricket Centre at the nearby Wankhede Stadium. Brabourne Stadium hosted Test matches from 1948 to 1972, and also the Bombay Pentangular matches. The stadium was known to host crowds beyond capacity. CCI members get to watch all matches from the members only clubhouse free of cost as per the their rights enshrined in the clubs constitution. After disputes over ticketing arrangements with CCI, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) built the Wankhede Stadium, a few hundred metres north of Brabourne. After Wankhede was built, Brabourne was no longer the venue for Test matches although visiting teams played a few first-class matches there. On 2 December 2009, Brabourne hosted the third Test match of the series between India and Sri Lanka. This was the longest interval between hosting of two successive Tests at the same venue - a period of 36 years, 9 months and 21 days. The CCI was incorporated as a company on 8 November 1933, during the MCC's 1933-34 tour of India, with its registered office in New Delhi. R. E. Grant Govan, the President of the BCCI, became the first President of the club. Anthony de Mello, the Secretary of BCCI from its inception until 1937, also served the secretary of CCI from 1933 to 1937. The negotiations for the land for the new cricket stadium took place between de Mello and the Bombay governor Lord Brabourne. The popular story goes that before returning at the end of the meeting, de Mello asked Lord Brabo