Kowloon Cricket Club
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The Kowloon Cricket Club, also called KCC (Chinese: 九龍木球會), is a members only cricket club and social club situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong Cricket Club, 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 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 World War II, the club did not operate between 1941 and 1946.
The club competed for the Hancock Memorial Shield after 1946.
As of January 2016, its head coach is Ryan Campbell, who is also the batting coach of the Hong Kong national cricket team.
O clube tem um longo e ilustre passado, tendo conquistado o Campeonato de Hong Kong por 10 vezes, a Taça FA de Hong Kong por 3 vezes e a Taça da Liga de Hong Kong por 2 vezes. Também representou Hong Kong em várias competições internacionais, incluindo a Taça dos Campeões da Ásia e a Copa AFC.
O Kowloon Cricket Club é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo rápido e ofensivo, e é considerado um dos clubes mais populares de Hong Kong. Seu estádio, o Kowloon Cricket Club Ground, tem capacidade para 2.800 espectadores e é um dos mais antigos estádios de futebol de Hong Kong.
O clube tem uma forte base de apoio, e seus torcedores são conhecidos por sua paixão e lealdade. O Kowloon Cricket Club é um dos clubes mais bem-sucedidos e populares de Hong Kong, e continua a ser uma força dominante no futebol de Hong Kong.