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{{Infobox cricket team<br />
|name = Hindus cricket team<br />
|image = <br />
|captain = n/a<br />
|coach = n/a<br />
|founded = 1902<br />
|ground = [[Hindu Gymkhana Ground]]<br />
|owner = [[Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai|Hindu Gymkhana]]<br />
| title1 = [[Bombay tournament]]<br />
| title1wins = <br />
|website = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Hindus cricket team''' was an [[India]]n [[first-class cricket]] team which took part in the annual [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay tournament]]. The team was founded by members of the [[Hindu]] community in [[Bombay]].<br />
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The Hindus joined the Bombay tournament in 1906, when they challenged the [[Europeans cricket team]] and the [[Parsees cricket team]] and the competition was renamed the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Triangular]]. The Hindus continued to participate in the tournament until it was discontinued after the 1945-46 season. They won 11 times.<br />
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Among the noted Hindus players was [[Palwankar Baloo]], who is regarded as India's first great spin bowler.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/766/766.html Hindus cricket team] at CricketArchive<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*[[Vasant Raiji]], ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986<br />
*[[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990<br />
*[[Ramachandra Guha]], ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001<br />
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[[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]<br />
[[Category:Former senior cricket clubs of India]]<br />
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