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{{Short description|Indian monsoon season cricket league}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Kanga Cricket League
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| administrator = [[Mumbai Cricket Association]]
| cricket format = Two-Innings
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]]
| host = [[Mumbai]]
| champions = Greater Mumbai Police Sports Club
| participants = 98
| matches =
| most runs =
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The '''Kanga Cricket League''' (officially the '''Dr. H. D. Kanga Memorial Cricket League''') is a cricket competition in [[Mumbai]], India, inaugurated in 1948.<ref name="Rediff.com_11Jul2003_Cricket_KangaLeague">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/jul/11kanga.htm
|title=Greats moan dwindling interest in Kanga League
|date=11 July 2003
|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]
|accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref> It is named after [[Hormasji Kanga]], who played 43 [[First class cricket]] matches as an [[all-rounder]], and was also a [[Selector (sport)|selector]] for the [[India national cricket team]]<ref name="Rediff.com_11Jul2003_Cricket_KangaLeague"/><ref name="Cricinfo.com_Hormasji Kanga">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30435.html
|title=Hormasji Kanga
|work=[[Cricinfo]]
|accessdate=27 June 2010}}</ref>

==Origins==
The Kanga League was founded in 1948, and is held in [[Mumbai]] between July and October, during the Indian [[monsoon season]]. As such, the grounds are very unpredictable, and can often be very wet, meaning the ball can "stop, shoot, skid and swing - all in a day's play."<ref name=Cricbuzz>{{cite web| url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/81889/spotlight-the-romance-and-relevance-of-kanga-league-cricket-by-aayush-puthran| title= Kanga League - The romance and relevance of Mumbai's toughest| last=Puthran| first=Aayush| publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=WI>{{cite web| url= http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/fading-charm-kanga-league/125658| title= The fading charm of the Kanga League| last=Shetty| first=Disha| publisher=[[Wisden India]]| date=7 September 2014| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> [[Shishir Hattangadi]] has remarked that "If a batsman scored 30 or 50 runs, it would be considered equivalent to an 80 or a 100."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/668691.html| title= The Kanga League, where '50 equals 100'| work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]| date=5 September 2013| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> [[Vijay Merchant]] has been suggested as the founder of the league,<ref name=Waingankar>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bLHRBgAAQBAJ&dq=kanga+league+history| title= A Million Broken Windows: The Magic and Mystique of Bombay Cricket| last=Waingankar| first= Makarand| publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers India]]| date=January 2015| isbn= 9789351365358| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> and the league was named after Bombay cricketer [[Hormasji Kanga]]. Kanga played five [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[Indian national cricket team|India]], and was the first Indian to score a [[Century (cricket)|double century]] in a [[first-class match]]. He also worked as the President of the [[Bombay Cricket Association]] and was the vice-president of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QKmNCgAAQBAJ&dq=Hormasji+Kanga| title= The Forgotten Political Avatar| last=Gulati| first=Mahinder| publisher=Partridge Publishing| date=September 2015| isbn= 9781482856781| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The league has featured many Indian [[Test cricket]]ers, including [[Buck Divecha]], [[Dattu Phadkar]] and [[Sunil Gavaskar]].<ref name=WI/> Aged 11, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] appeared in the league representing John Bright Cricket Club, and in 1985–86, he played the whole season aged 12.<ref name=WI/><ref name=Waingankar/><ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CoAaAwAAQBAJ&dq=kanga+league+history| title= Chak De !! Tendlya: Its Just Not About Cricket| last=Chavan| first=Aniket| publisher=First Step Publishing| date=February 2014| isbn= 9789383306145| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> Sachin's son Arjun made his Kanga League debut aged 13 in 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-sachin-tendulkar-s-son-arjun-makes-kanga-league-debut-1886362| title= Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun makes Kanga League debut| last=Bhattacharyya| first=Wriddhaayan| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]| date=9 September 2013| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arjun-sachin-tendulkar-kanga-league-debut-yuvraj-singh/1/308887.html| title= Tendulkar junior's Kanga League debut lasts all of 12 balls| work=[[India Today]]| date=8 September 2013| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] and [[Indian national cricket team|Indian]] [[Test cricket|Test]] batsman [[Madhav Apte]] played in every Kanga League between 1948 and 2002, and [[wicket-keeper]] [[Mehli Irani]] played in the Kanga League for 50 years, retiring at the age of 68.<ref name=TC/><ref name=WI/><ref name=Waingankar/> [[Zaheer Khan]] debuted in the 1996 Kanga League aged 18, and bowled 10 consecutive [[Over (cricket)#Maiden over|maiden overs]] in a match.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/mentors-recall-zaheer-s-mumbai-entry/story-jkTzG1mOhoFYHRD5EhxpuK.html| title= Mentors recall Zaheer's Mumbai entry| last=Samyal| first=Sanjjeev| work=[[Hindustan Times]]| date= 16 October 2015| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> In a Kanga League Division A match in November 2014, [[Pardeep Sahu]] took all ten wickets in an innings, becoming the fourth bowler to do so in the league.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rizvi|first1=Taus|title=Pardeep Sahu becomes fourth bowler in Kanga League to take 10 wickets in an innings|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-pardeep-sahu-becomes-fourth-bowler-in-kanga-league-to-take-10-wickets-in-an-innings-2033620|work=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=11 April 2016|date=10 November 2014}}</ref> The 2013 and 2014 Kanga Leagues were scheduled at the end of the monsoon season, but the league was moved back into the monsoon season in 2015.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-kanga-league-returns-to-old-format-2098641| title= Kanga League returns to old format| last=Risvi| first=Taus| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]| date=25 June 2015| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

==Records==
[[Vithal Patil]] holds the record for most wickets in the Kanga League, with 759 wickets for the Dadar Union Cricket Club between 1952 and 1984.<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=V317BwAAQBAJ&dq=kanga+league| title= The Shorter Wisden 2015: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2015| last=Booth| first=Lawrence| publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]| date= April 2015| isbn= 9781472915214| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/751489.html| title= Former Mumbai cricketer Vithal Patil dies aged 86| last=Gollapudi| first= Nagraj| work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]| date=10 June 2014| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> [[Aditya Tare]] is the only batsman to have ever scored a [[Century (cricket)|double century]] in a Kanga League match; Tare scored 201 in a 2013 match for Victory Cricket Club against Fort Vijay Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-aditya-tare-creates-history-by-scoring-double-ton-in-kanga-league-1906374| title= Aditya Tare creates history by scoring double ton in Kanga League| last=Krishnan| first=G| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]| date=21 October 2013| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Neil Narvekar made 100 runs off 29 balls, the fastest [[Century (cricket)|century]] in Kanga League history.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-not-bid-for-in-ipl-but-he-scores-100-of-29-balls-in-kanga-league-2038235| title= Not bid for in IPL, but he scores 100 of 29 balls in Kanga League| last=Risvi| first=Taus| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]| date=25 November 2014| access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>

== Competition Format ==
98 teams play in the Kanga League; they are divided into 7 groups of 14 teams.<ref name=TC>{{cite web| url= http://www.thatscricket.com/in-focus/2007/10/05/kanga-not-rolling-league.html| title= Kanga Not 'Rolling' League | publisher=That's Cricket| date=5 October 2007| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

=== Points System ===
The points systems for the Kanga League is as follows:<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Kanga_League.php#Payments| title= DR. H. D. KANGA CRICKET LEAGUE RULES| publisher=[[Mumbai Cricket Association]]| accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Result of match
!Points
|-
|Outright win
|5 Points
|-
|First Innings win but no outright result
|3 Points
|-
|Loss on First Innings
|0 Point
|-
|Tie on First Innings without outright result
|1 Point
|-
|Tie on both Innings
|2 Points
|-
|Outright loss
| –1 Point
|-
|First Innings result not obtained with or without weather interference
|1 Point
|-
|Innings Win / Win by 10 wickets
|1 Bonus Point
|}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dr Hd Kanga Memorial Cricket League}}
[[Category:Cricket in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian domestic cricket competitions]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 1948]]

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->Joseph2302 at 13:16, 5 April 2021