Former international venue · West Bengal

Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, Kolkata

Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal. Stadium guide with history, famous matches and records.

Capacity 15,000
Opened 1792

Photo: Day & Son / After Percy Carpenter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Calcutta Cricket and Football Club: key facts

Calcutta Cricket and Football Club is a historic multi-sport club in Ballygunge, Kolkata. Its cricket ground hosted one women’s Test, India v England in November 1995, but is no longer an international venue. The club traces its cricket origins to 1792 and moved from the Eden Gardens area to Ballygunge through a series of club changes.

Location: Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal
Capacity: 15,000Capacity is listed for the Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground.
Opened: 1792
First international: 17 November 1995India Women v England Women, 1st Test
Home teams: Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
Floodlights: No
Former names: Calcutta Cricket Club; Calcutta Football Club; Ballygunge Cricket Club
Status: Former international venue

International matches hosted

1Women's Tests

Counts up to 6 June 2026; first international 17 November 1995, last 17 November 1995.

History of Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

The cricket institution that underpins the club was reported in the Madras Courier on 23 February 1792. It initially played on open ground around the Esplanade and Hooghly river. In 1825 it obtained a Maidan plot, and in 1841 it was allowed to fence the ground. Pressure from the military later pushed the club towards the eastern end of the Auckland Circus Gardens, where it built a pavilion at Eden Gardens in the nineteenth century.

The present club took shape in Ballygunge after the older Calcutta Cricket Club received the Ballygunge Cricket Club lease and the latter dissolved. Calcutta Football Club had moved part of its Maidan operation in 1963; it merged with the cricket club in 1965. The Ballygunge cricket ground hosted the sole recorded women’s Test there, India v England from 17 to 20 November 1995. It remains a club and domestic sports site, but the ground’s international use ended after that match.

Milestones

1792
The Calcutta Cricket Club was documented in a 23 February report of fixtures against Barrackpore and Dum Dum.
1825
The cricket club obtained a permanent plot on Kolkata’s Maidan.
1860s
The club used the eastern end of the Auckland Circus Gardens, later known as Eden Gardens.
1950
Eden Gardens was handed over to the National Cricket Club after Independence.
1965
Calcutta Football Club merged with Calcutta Cricket Club in Ballygunge to form the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.
1995
The Ballygunge ground staged its only recorded women’s Test, India Women v England Women.

Famous matches at Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

17 November 1995
India Women v England Women, 1st Test
The four-day match was drawn after England made 209/5 declared and 28/2, while India made 314/6 declared. Anju Jain scored 110 for India.

How to reach Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

Nearest airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is Kolkata’s main airport; continue by road to Ballygunge.
By train: The club address is in Ballygunge; check the best local rail connection before travel.
By road: Use Gurusaday Road in Ballygunge and the club’s official address for road navigation.
Address: 19/1 Gurusaday Road, Beckbagan, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700 019

Calcutta Cricket and Football Club: questions and answers

When was Calcutta Cricket and Football Club founded?

The club traces its cricket origins to 1792. The present combined Calcutta Cricket and Football Club was formed in 1965 when Calcutta Football Club merged with Calcutta Cricket Club in Ballygunge.

What international match was played at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground?

India Women played England Women in a women’s Test from 17 to 20 November 1995. The match was drawn, and it is the ground’s only recorded international match.

Where is the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club ground?

The club is in Ballygunge, Kolkata, at 19/1 Gurusaday Road, Beckbagan, Kolkata 700 019.

Does the ground still host international cricket?

No. Its recorded international cricket ended with the 1995 women’s Test. The club continues to operate in Ballygunge and the ground has been used for domestic cricket.

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