The first team from India that travelled to England to play cricket was comprised entirely of Parsis. In many ways, they were the pioneers of Indian cricket. Shiamak Unwalla looks at 10 Parsis who played Test cricket for India. It all started with the Presidency Match — an annual cricket match played between the Europeans of the Bombay Gymkhana and
Read moreSPORTS DAY Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015 Time: 3pm (Prompt) for registration Venue: The Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF), located at 1187 Burnhamthorpe Road East Oakville, Ontario. Canada, Cost: $5 per participant Each participant will be given the following food around 5pm 2 x Hot dogs 2 x Chocolate cookies 1 x Bag of chips 1 x Bottle of water If
Read moreOntario Zoroastrian Community Foundation Date: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 Cricket Start time: 12 Noon Cricket finish time: 5.30pm Dhansak Time: 6pm Cost: $20 for both Cricket and Dhansak or Dhansak only Please do let me know if you would like to take part in either Cricket or just the Dhansak. Contact: Rumi Jasavala on rumijas( @ )hotmail.com or 905-257-7864 905-257-7864 Many
Read moreLet’s hear it for our Super Scouters!!! The East Bombay Bharat Scouts and Guides District Association is proud to have in its midst, three stalwarts who have been conferred the prestigious Silver Elephant (the highest award by The Bharat Scouts & Guides). The three gentlemen are (pictured from left to right) Scouter Dr. Cyrus B. Wadia – District Chief Commissioner
Read moreIn his late 19th-century book A Chronicle of Cricket, writer Shapoorjee Sorabjee vividly described how the Parsis began playing cricket: ‘Some enthusiastic boys at first only gleefully watched from a distance the game played at Fort George, and then hunted after and returned the balls from the field to the players. For such gratis services rendered heartily and joyfully the
Read moreMUMBAI’S OLDEST CRICKET CLUBS Photos by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint In 19th-century Mumbai, the gentleman’s game was often used to show that one’s community was superior to another’s Dustin Silgardo “The Parsee owes his cricket prosperity as much to the civilizing and inspiring influence of British Rule as to his own innate vigour and adaptability. He is a fine product of Persian
Read moreZoroastrian Sports Committee (ZSC) cordially invites you to join us for the 9th Zoroastrian Unity Cup Games in beautiful Redondo Beach, California. We look forward to seeing you for yet another memorable event of Soccer, competition, socializing and meeting with new and old friends during Labor Day Weekend, September 5 and 6, 2015. For more info and to register visit
Read moreFarokh Engineer One may quit cricket, but apparently it cannot be the other way round. This was was well illustrated by Farokh Engineer, a trained pilot, who chose cricket as a career, to represent India in 46 Test matches spanning over 15 years during 1961-1975. Now 78, Engineer is all grace and poise as he was on the grounds during
Read moreEntry form for the FOZAWAC All Parsi Badminton Tournament to be held on 2nd and 3rd May 2015 ADMISSION: 50/- PER EVENT. LAST DATE FOR ENTRIES MONDAY 27TH APRIL 2015.. Tournament will be subject to entries. (IF ADEQUATE ENTRIES are RECEIVED IN ANY OF THE OPEN SINGLE EVENTS FROM GIRLS / LADIES SEPARATE TOURNAMENT WOULD BE HELD FOR THEM) ALL
Read moreDate: Sat. 11 / Sun. 12 April, 2015. Venue: Wodehouse Gymkhana, Opp. MSLTA near Cooperage Ground EVENTS : Men’s Singles & Doubles, Women’s Singles & Doubles, Juniors’ Singles & Doubles, Veterans’ Singles & Doubles, Mixed Doubles – Diff. age groups (combined total of both Partners will be decided later depending on entry’s received). Event will be held only if there are sufficient
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