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and social club situated in Kowloon,

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, on Cox's Road.

History

The Cricket Club was established on 4 October 1904 and was provided land from the government in King's Park. It competed with local clubs like the

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, the Craigengower Cricket Club, the Parsee Cricket Club, Royal Engineers, the Army Ordnance Corps CC and the Civil Service CC Royal Army Medical Corps and HMS ''Tamar'' soldiers played with KCC in the South China Morning Post Shield. The foundation stone of the first Clubhouse was laid on 18 January 1908 by the President and benefactor, Sir Hormusjee N. Mody, who was later presented with an engraved silver trowel to mark the occasion. The Kowloon Cricket Club Pavilion was opened by the Governor H.E. Sir Frederick Lugard on 11 July 1908. Due to

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, the club did not operate between 1941 and 1946. The club competed for the

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after 1946. As of January 2016, its head coach is

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, who is also the batting coach of the

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Facilities

The KCC has its own cricket pitch. Since 1992 it has been the venue of the

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(apart from the 1996 and 1997) editions. It also has a full-size

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References

External links

Kowloon Cricket Club Website
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