Oriental Cricket Club
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The Oriental Cricket Club was a cricket
club established by the Parsee community in Mumbai
(formerly Bombay) in 1848. The Parsee community viewed these clubs as a way of cementing ties with the British
colonial powers. Though the club was the first to be organised by Indians, it was closed a few years later.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club established by the Parsee community in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
(formerly Bombay) in 1848. The Parsee community viewed these clubs as a way of cementing ties with the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colonial powers. Though the club was the first to be organised by Indians, it was closed a few years later.