The Sheesh Mahal Cricket Tournament is India's oldest summer cricket tournament and in its hey day was a most prestigious one which attracted teams from all parts of India.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
A bubbling youth and a cricket maniac rolled in one, M.Askari Hasan in 1951 thought cricket confined to winter months was not enough. To satiate his thirst for more cricket and an extended cricket season he stumbled upon the idea of organising a cricket tournament in summers. He made a small beginning but met with instant success when within a few years, teams from Kanpur and adjoining districts started vying for participating in this Sheesh Mahal Summer Cricket Tournament.
The first name that comes to mind is of late Lallan Sahib who rendered such singular assistance to M.Askari Hasan that it would be fair to say that but for the yeoman services of late Lallan Sahib, Askari Hasan's job would indeed have been hazardous. Lallan Sahib prepared the pitches, spread and marked the malting, in vogue then and consequently for matches to start at 6 a.m. his day began at 3 a.m.!
As the tournament started attracting more and more teams, its requirements grew and Askari Hasan was indeed lucky as his bunch of friends came in handy and turned out to be devoted and selfless in their service. Some of the notable original members of the club included late Mr. A. L. Bose and late Mr. Wali Ahmad. A. L. Bose can be credited for mooting the idea of bringing out a tournament souvenir which might fetch some funds, through advertisements.
Askari Hasan's service in the U. P Civil Secretariat was a great boon for the success of the tournament. The senior officers took keen interest, encouraged, and patronized in all possible ways and this patronage continues to be forthcoming even to this day although so many of them have retired. The Secretariate also proved to be a very fertile institution which provided a set of exceedingly sincere, devoted and selfless assisting hands to the tournament helping it to flourish and bloom in what it is today.
The first tournament was organized away back in 1951 and the club operated primarily from the old city of Lucknow.
Lucknow is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and is also the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. It is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry.
Aslam Agha and Asad Zaidi Were Also Active Member In The SheeshMahal Tournament.
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