Kanga 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 Kanga Cricket League (officially the Dr. H. D. Kanga Memorial Cricket League) is a cricket competition in
First class cricket matches as an all-rounder, and was also a selector for the India national cricket team[1][2]
Origins
The Kanga League was founded in 1948, and is held in
Bombay Cricket Association and was the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[7]
History
The league has featured many Indian
Indian Test batsman Madhav Apte played in every Kanga League between 1948 and 2002, and wicket-keeper Mehli Irani played in the Kanga League for 50 years, retiring at the age of 68.[11][4][6] Zaheer Khan debuted in the 1996 Kanga League aged 18, and bowled 10 consecutive maiden overs in a match.[12] In a Kanga League Division A match in November 2014, Pardeep Sahu took all ten wickets in an innings, becoming the fourth bowler to do so in the league.[13] The 2013 and 2014 Kanga Leagues were scheduled at the end of the monsoon season, but the league was moved back into the monsoon season in 2015.[14]
Records
Vithal Patil holds the record for most wickets in the Kanga League, with 759 wickets for the Dadar Union Cricket Club between 1952 and 1984.[15][16] Aditya Tare is the only batsman to have ever scored a double century in a Kanga League match; Tare scored 201 in a 2013 match for Victory Cricket Club against Fort Vijay Cricket Club.[17] In 2014, Neil Narvekar made 100 runs off 29 balls, the fastest century in Kanga League history.[18]
Competition format
98 teams play in the Kanga League; they are divided into 7 groups of 14 teams.[11]
Points System
The points systems for the Kanga League is as follows:[19]
| Result of match | Points |
|---|---|
| Outright win | 5 Points |
| First Innings win but no outright result | 3 Points |
| Loss on First Innings | 0 Point |
| Tie on First Innings without outright result | 1 Point |
| Tie on both Innings | 2 Points |
| Outright loss | –1 Point |
| First Innings result not obtained with or without weather interference | 1 Point |
| Innings Win / Win by 10 wickets | 1 Bonus Point |
References
- ^ a b "Greats moan dwindling interest in Kanga League". Rediff.com. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Hormasji Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Puthran, Aayush. "Kanga League - The romance and relevance of Mumbai's toughest". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Wisden India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "The Kanga League, where '50 equals 100'". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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- ^ Bhattacharyya, Wriddhaayan (9 September 2013). "Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun makes Kanga League debut". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Tendulkar junior's Kanga League debut lasts all of 12 balls". India Today. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Kanga Not 'Rolling' League". That's Cricket. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Samyal, Sanjjeev (16 October 2015). "Mentors recall Zaheer's Mumbai entry". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Rizvi, Taus (10 November 2014). "Pardeep Sahu becomes fourth bowler in Kanga League to take 10 wickets in an innings". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Risvi, Taus (25 June 2015). "Kanga League returns to old format". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ISBN 9781472915214. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (10 June 2014). "Former Mumbai cricketer Vithal Patil dies aged 86". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Krishnan, G (21 October 2013). "Aditya Tare creates history by scoring double ton in Kanga League". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Risvi, Taus (25 November 2014). "Not bid for in IPL, but he scores 100 of 29 balls in Kanga League". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "DR. H. D. KANGA CRICKET LEAGUE RULES". Mumbai Cricket Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016.