Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League

Dr. H D 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
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The Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League is a cricket competition in Mumbai, India, inaugurated in 1948.^[1] It is named after Dr. Hormasji Dorabji Kanga, who played 43 First class cricket matches as an all-rounder, and was also a selector for the India national cricket team^[1][2]

Dr H.D. Kanga

As an all-rounder, his first-class cricket career spanned from 1899 to 1921. As an opening batsman, he holds the record of being the first Indian to score a double century in first-class cricket. He was a member of the Indian team that toured England in 1911, under the captaincy of the Maharaja of Patiala.

He captained Parsees, and after retirement, continued his association with the game in the capacity of the President of Mumbai Cricket Association from the 1930-31 to 1934-35 seasons.

He was the Vice-President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1936 to 1945.

He was also the Chairman of the All India Selection Committee from 1932-33 to 1939-40.

A committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Justice S R Tendulkar in 1948, which suggested that an inter-club tournament be started in the city of Mumbai, to perpetuate his memory. And with great pride, we can say that Dr H D Kanga Cricket League Tournament, which commenced in 1948, is being played on various grounds of the city of Mumbai without a break since then.

Dr H D Kanga Memorial Library, the only sports library of its kind in the whole world, was named after him and Mumbai Cricket Association has been managing it very efficiently for the last 55 years.

Overall records of Dr H D Kanga

Tournament	Presidency Matches	Quadrangular Matches	Total
M	10	14	24
Inns	13	23	41
Nos	1	2	3
Runs	586	429	1015
HS	233	150	233
Ave	34.47	20.42	26.72
100's	1	1	2
50's	1	0	1
Ct	8	9	17
St	4	0	4
Balls	23	555	578
Runs	28	216	244
Wkts	1	16	17
Ave	28.00	13.50	14.35
BB	1/19	4/15	4/15

Kanga League Results

			Division
Season			A	Pts	B	Pts	C	Pts
	KANGA LEAGUE 2009		GREATER MUMBAI POLICE SPORTS CLUB	16	CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA	20	SAINATH SPORTS CLUB	22
	2010

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Greats moan dwindling interest in Kanga League". Rediff.com. 11 July 2003. http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/jul/11kanga.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Hormasji Kanga". Cricinfo. Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30435.html. Retrieved 27 June 2010.