TRIVANDRUM CRICKET

Cricket was relatively an unknown game in Kerala until it was brought here by the British who colonized the State and left behind their indelible mark in the history of this Southern State. The game was played mostly by the British officers and soldiers in their spare time. The natives learned the game by watching them play and some on the staff of the offices were fortunate enough to be taught by the British themselves... But cricket was frowned upon as a vestige of western culture and football and volleyball remained the favourites sports in Kerala. It would continue to be the same for decades. But game of cricket was popular in certain pockets which had an undue influence of foreigners. When India became free in 1947, Kerala was made up of two princely states, Travancore and Cochin and Malabar which was under the direct administration of the British and Latin. With the reorganisation of the States in 1956, Travancore-Cochin and Malabar were united to form the State of Kerala.....