Hindu Gymkhana Ground

PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground is a multi purpose club ground in Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. [1]

PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground
Full namePJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground
LocationMarine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra
OwnerHindu Gymkhana
OperatorHindu Gymkhana
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground1878
Opened1878
Website
Cricketarchive

The gymkhana ground itself was inaugurated by then Governor of Bombay, Lord Harris on 5 May 1894. At that time it was located on Marine Lines, which was the only access as Marine Drive was yet to be reclaimed.

Hindu Gymkhana was responsible for fielding the Hindus cricket team in the Bombay Quadrangular and its successor Bombay Pentangular cricket tournaments.[2][3] The gymkhana is one of the founder members of the Bombay Cricket Association.[4] Hindu Gymkhana organises several tournaments such as Purshottam Shield Cricket Tournament which is the oldest tournament statrt in 1912 that it organises.[5]

The Gymkhana has been identified as a Heritage Grade IIA structure.[6] As the gymkhana land belongs to the collector, one of its lease conditions is that the grounds should be accessible by the general public and non-sporting activities.

Sachin Tendulkar gave his first television interview to Tom Alter at the Hindu Gymkhana grounds.[7] Indian Batsman Eknath Solkar was the son of a groundsman at Hindu Gymkana.[8]

References
  1. Other matches
  2. Majumdar, Boria (2006). Lost Histories of Indian Cricket: Battles Off the Pitch. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 0415358868.
  3. Aruṇa Ṭikekara, Aroon Tikekar (2006). The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai. Popular Prakashan. p. 74. ISBN 8179912930.
  4. "History of Gymkhana". Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2003). Sport in Asian Society: Past and Present. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 071465342X.
  6. "Dilip Kumar's Pali bungalow delisted". Daily News and Analysis. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. "Tendulkar, entertainer par excellence". Times of India. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  8. "Solkar passes away". The Telegraph. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

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