Kowloon Cricket Club

Kowloon Cricket Club

The Kowloon Cricket Club (Chinese: 九龍木球會) is a members only cricket club and social club situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, on Cox's Road.

The KCC was established on 4 October 1904 and obtained land from the government in King's Park. The KCC did not operate during World War II (from 1941 onwards) and resumed play in 1946.

Cricket was introduced into Hong Kong during British rule (from 1843 to 1997) and first played in 1851.

KCC competed with local clubs like:

* Hong Kong Cricket Club
* Craigengower Cricket Club
* Parsee Cricket Club
* Royal Engineers, Army Ordinance Corps CC
* Civil Service CC

RAMC and HMS "Tamar" also played with KCC for the South China Morning Post Shield. KCC competed for the Hancock Memorial Shield after 1946.

Apart from 1996 and 1997, it has been the venue of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes since that tournament's origins in 1992.

External links

* [http://www.kcc.org.hk Kowloon Cricket Club Website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gun Club Hill Barracks — (Chinese: 槍會山兵房 or 槍會山軍營) are barracks in King s Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was the camp of British Army during British rule in Hong Kong and after 1st July 1997 it is garrisoned by People s Liberation Army. The barracks are bounded by Austin… …   Wikipedia

  • Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes — The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is an annual 10 team international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club and fully sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The tournament is made for television, with rules and a venue that… …   Wikipedia

  • ISixes Cricket — The iSixes World Series is a new circuit of four elite six a side cricket tournaments to be held in leading Asian cities. It was launched in Singapore on May 8 and will feature some of the biggest names in world cricket, ensuring action packed… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School - West Kowloon — Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (Traditional Chinese: 官立嘉道理爵士中學(西九龍)) is a government school in Hong Kong. It was named after the renowned Iraqi Jews Hongkong based businessman and philanthropist Sir Ellis Kadoorie. chool… …   Wikipedia

  • KCC — may refer to: *KCC Chemical, a Korean chemical manufacturer *KCC Software, a Korean software company *Korea Computer Center, the leading North Korean government computer research center *Kowloon Cricket Club, a cricket club and social club in… …   Wikipedia

  • Tuanku Ja'afar Cup — The Tuanku Ja afar Cup was a cricket tournament contested by the national sides of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is named in honour of Tuanku Jaafar, the current Yang di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and Yang di Pertuan Agong …   Wikipedia

  • John William Hansen — DCNZM (b: 1945) is a judge of the New Zealand High Court and a member of the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct Commission. [http://icc cricket.yahoo.com/media release/2008/january/media release20080128 49.html John Hansen s briefing… …   Wikipedia

  • DeA Tigers RFC — 第一號猛欖球會 Full name DeA Tigers Rugby Football Club Founded 197? as Kai Tak Mini RFC Location King s Park, Kowloon Ground(s) King s Park Sports Ground …   Wikipedia

  • Cox's Road, Hong Kong — Cox s Road (traditional Chinese: 覺士道; simplified Chinese: 觉士道; pinyin: Juéshì Dào; Cantonese Yale: gok3 si6 dou6) is a road in Jordan, Hong Kong between Austin Road and Jordan Road. It is bordered on its east side for most of its length by the… …   Wikipedia

  • King's Park, Hong Kong — Fact|date=June 2007. LocationIt is bounded approximately by Waterloo Road to the north, the East Rail Line line to the east, Austin Road to the south, and Nathan Road to the west, although nothing on Nathan Road or Waterloo Road is considered to… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”