Sporting clubs [ Associational culture / Clubs & Societies ]
… of cricket in India from the 1720s, there is no record of any club as such before the CCC. Until 1825 there was no fixed venue, and cricket matches were played on part of the Esplanade, a favourite place in Calcutta for promenade and leisure, … its rules only applied to Newmarket but its cultural significance meant that the rules were sometimes copied in other venues. Newmarket dominated the racing scene because there was more racing there than at any other course in the country. …
Colonies | Gambling | Gaming | Horseracing | Rules | Sports
Encyclopedia