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Madras Cricket: First Inter-Garrison Match — Madras v Trichinopoly, 1824

Madras vs Trichinopoly

1824-12-04

On 4-5 December 1824 the Madras garrison played a touring Trichinopoly side at the Island Ground in Madras — the earliest documented inter-garrison fixture in southern India and the first preserved Madras two-day cricket match. The fixture marks the maturation of cricket in the Madras Presidency from informal play to organised inter-station competition.

#roundarm-era#madras#british-india

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Earliest Documented Cricket at Madras and Bombay — East India Company Garrisons, 1812

Officers vs Civilians

1812-12-15

By the close of 1812 cricket was being played regularly in both Madras and Bombay — the earliest documented fixtures in either Presidency. Garrison officers and civilian East India Company servants ran the matches; the Madras Gazette and Bombay Courier preserved the earliest scoresheets. The Calcutta game (documented 1804) had been joined by all three Presidency capitals.

#regency-cricket#underarm#madras

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Old Etonians v Calcutta — The Earliest Documented Match in British India, January 1804

Old Etonians vs Calcutta

1804-01-15

In January 1804 a side of Old Etonian East India Company officers played a representative Calcutta XI on the Old Course in Calcutta — the earliest match for which a substantial scoresheet survives in British India. The Calcutta Cricket Club had been founded in 1792, but the 1804 fixture is the oldest with a recorded individual scorecard. It is the foundational document of Indian cricket history.

#regency-cricket#underarm#lord-s-old-ground