Indian Gymkhana Club
Tuesday: 10:00 - 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 23:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 23:00
Friday: 10:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 23:00
About Indian Gymkhana Club
Indian Gymkhana club London, Estd. 1916 is a combined Cricket, Football, Hockey Club, with Restaurant, Banqueting hall, conference room & Gymnasium.
Indian Gymkhana Club Description
The two cricket teams arrived punctually and changed into their flannels. It was a sunny English summer day in Mill Hill. Several celebrities had been invited to see the match as an introduction to the Club team, with the aim of persuading them to help the fund raising effort. The two captains walked to the pitch and tossed a coin. As if on cue, the landlord rushed up with seven strong men and said “No money, No play”. The cricketers were standing on land which they were negotiating to buy for the club and had promised the landlord an advance deposit after the game. M. P. Banjana, a Somerset County Cricketer and team captain, said “Let us play and we will settle the money problem afterward”, but the landlord was having none of that. Tempers rose, the landlord ordered the seven bully boys to march the team off the pitch and the match had ended before it had begun. The two teams and celebrity visitors left feeling humiliated.
The year was 1920.
The incident provoked a strong response from the Indian High Commission and the Indian community. Soon after, Mr. T. B. W. Ramsay, a barrister-at-law practising at the Privy Council, enlisted the help of Lord Hawke, President of the M. C. C. They made an appeal for £15, 000 to purchase a Sports ground for the Club. The heirs to Mahrajas and Nawabs who had been so unceremoniously ousted from the Mill Hill pitch rallied to the cause. The Maharaja of Patiala came forward with a financial guarantee. Others such as the Maharaja of Kapurthala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Cooch Behar and Indor, the Nizam of Hyderabad and Sir Victor Sassoon became “founders and patrons”. Armed with the backing of powerful and wealthy patrons, the Indian Gymkhana Club was housed in permanent premises at Osterly, where it still stands. Lord Hawke became the first President of the Club.
The Club, which had been formed in 1916 without a clubhouse, fielded its own cricket team immediately after inception. At the first match, played on 2nd June 1916, M. P. Banjana scored a century against the Australian team and C. H. Gunasekra, another County cricketer on the tam, pulled off a hat trick. Most prominent cricketers and hockey players from India, and also Pakistan and Ceylon, have played on the Osterley grounds at one time or another, including the Maharaja of Visianagram, President of the Indian Board of Cricket Control, Vijay Merchant, Nazir Ali, Jahangir Khan, Sil Learie Constantine, Vijay Hazare, Polly Umrigar, Vijay Manjrekar, the Nawab of Pataudi, and more recently, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Imran Khan. Rohan Kanhai came to the IGC when his team came to Britain in 1952, along with Sonny Ramadhin and Valentine.
The 1917 Sir James Walked C. I. E. presented the Club with a Challenge Cup for lawn tennis. The Maharani of Cooch Behar followed with a Cricket Shield given in memory of her husband called ‘The Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar Memorial Shield’. Then in 1961 a silver trophy also for cricket, was given in memory of Shri Narottan Morarjee by the Scindia Steamship Co. of Bombay, and it provides a valuable record of the best batsmen and bowlers each year.
The IGC Ltd is open to members of all races and religions. Nor is it’s membership restricted to people of Indian origin. When the Club celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1966, the message was that it aimed to become a multi-racial centre where old and young alike could meet to play sports and foster goodwill between people across generations. That is even more true today.
Reviews
Indian Gymkhana Club Cricket section invites you to come and meet us at the "Colt Cricket Open Day and Registration" for 2018 Summer Cricket on Sunday 8th April 2018 at 9:30 AM
at Indian Gymkhana Club , Thornbury Avenue, Osterley, TW7 4NQ
http://indiangymkhanaclub.co.uk/colts-cri cket-open-day-and…/
The club mentioned by Deputy Mayor of Business Rajesh Agarwal who was here to celebrate Indians in London's Holi on Saturday ! Thanks for mentioning us and it was a pleasure hosting you and Indians in London Orkut Group 🙏🏻
MATV is telecasting our Centenary Event now ! Catch us on MATV
Save the date for the biggest not for profit Holi !
http://indiangymkhanaclub.co.uk/launching -bharatnatyam-fol…/
The Legend donning Indian Gymkhana Sweater !
Kapil Dev's Speech at the Centenary Dinner
Couple of clicks from Centenary dinner ! Watch the space !
What a great place, helpful friendly staff & nothing was too much trouble.we were there for a "Summer party" and the food was fantastic, ...a good time was had by all.
What a great place! ... I was at a wedding yesterday, at the Indian Gymkhana Club. This is a super venue, with great people working there! Everyone has a huge smile and is very friendly, nothing is too much trouble! Had a great time! ... Thank you!
Very nice ground. Attending 70th Independence Day. Mr. Navtej Sarna, High Commissioner of India and Mr. RAMVILLAS PASVAN, Minster of India. Very nice culture programme. Nice stall of food serve free food.
Very cosy and great service with personal touch. Lovely ambience with the era of bygone times
This venue transforms into something wonderful! Very glad I had my wedding here! Food is fantastic! Staff are very helpful and friendly. Tables are dressed perfectly. The LED white dancefloor is a must! Venue is very clean. Wished it could have gone on all night though! Thank you IGK for a fabulous day and eve enjoyed by all of our guests and us! Wendy & Wayne Tisson xxx
Theres nothing like it for Indians anywhere in Europe. A great venue for Sports for Men & Ladies. Also a lovely Restaurant & Bar
The hospitality at the club is amazing and the food is some of the best I've tasted
My Good old days at Gymkhana played cricket as well inviting cricket teams to Birmingham on many occasions. My privilege to share very good times with N.U.Patel, Dhiru Gosai, Kaka, Bhasu, Pranlal Divecha, Jay Gosia, RD Patel Suresh Rawal Late Ashok Amin, CD Patel not forgetting their wives and other good friends.
Lovely venue love the food. Had a lovely day there yesterday
It's a nice place you good club first one free and it's run by a really good guy
I love it ,, nice atmosphere and amazing food they serve at reasonable prices..!its my dad favourite tho��
Happy 100th Birthday 🎁 to Indian Gymkhana. Cheers 🥂 from Ashok Bali.
Great food, always great company , we will be back
Great food great venue lovely staff would recommend this club to everyone
Food is amazing.. best Iv ever tasted
Excellent
Brilliant excellent all round good service first class starters and main meal
A Sikh friend of mine showed me this place. Best Indian food in London!
Good Venue with Great Food and Plenty of parking.
What a great place, helpful friendly staff & nothing was too much trouble.we were there for a "Summer party" and the food was fantastic, ...a good time was had by all.
What a great place! ... I was at a wedding yesterday, at the Indian Gymkhana Club. This is a super venue, with great people working there! Everyone has a huge smile and is very friendly, nothing is too much trouble! Had a great time! ... Thank you!
Very nice ground. Attending 70th Independence Day. Mr. Navtej Sarna, High Commissioner of India and Mr. RAMVILLAS PASVAN, Minster of India. Very nice culture programme. Nice stall of food serve free food.
Very cosy and great service with personal touch. Lovely ambience with the era of bygone times
This venue transforms into something wonderful! Very glad I had my wedding here! Food is fantastic! Staff are very helpful and friendly. Tables are dressed perfectly. The LED white dancefloor is a must! Venue is very clean. Wished it could have gone on all night though! Thank you IGK for a fabulous day and eve enjoyed by all of our guests and us! Wendy & Wayne Tisson xxx
Theres nothing like it for Indians anywhere in Europe. A great venue for Sports for Men & Ladies. Also a lovely Restaurant & Bar
The hospitality at the club is amazing and the food is some of the best I've tasted
My Good old days at Gymkhana played cricket as well inviting cricket teams to Birmingham on many occasions. My privilege to share very good times with N.U.Patel, Dhiru Gosai, Kaka, Bhasu, Pranlal Divecha, Jay Gosia, RD Patel Suresh Rawal Late Ashok Amin, CD Patel not forgetting their wives and other good friends.
Lovely venue love the food. Had a lovely day there yesterday
It's a nice place you good club first one free and it's run by a really good guy
I love it ,, nice atmosphere and amazing food they serve at reasonable prices..!its my dad favourite tho��
Happy 100th Birthday 🎁 to Indian Gymkhana. Cheers 🥂 from Ashok Bali.
Great food, always great company , we will be back
Great food great venue lovely staff would recommend this club to everyone
Food is amazing.. best Iv ever tasted
Excellent
Brilliant excellent all round good service first class starters and main meal
A Sikh friend of mine showed me this place. Best Indian food in London!
Good Venue with Great Food and Plenty of parking.
What a great place, helpful friendly staff & nothing was too much trouble.we were there for a "Summer party" and the food was fantastic, ...a good time was had by all.
What a great place! ... I was at a wedding yesterday, at the Indian Gymkhana Club. This is a super venue, with great people working there! Everyone has a huge smile and is very friendly, nothing is too much trouble! Had a great time! ... Thank you!
Very nice ground. Attending 70th Independence Day. Mr. Navtej Sarna, High Commissioner of India and Mr. RAMVILLAS PASVAN, Minster of India. Very nice culture programme. Nice stall of food serve free food.
Very cosy and great service with personal touch. Lovely ambience with the era of bygone times
This venue transforms into something wonderful! Very glad I had my wedding here! Food is fantastic! Staff are very helpful and friendly. Tables are dressed perfectly. The LED white dancefloor is a must! Venue is very clean. Wished it could have gone on all night though! Thank you IGK for a fabulous day and eve enjoyed by all of our guests and us! Wendy & Wayne Tisson xxx
Theres nothing like it for Indians anywhere in Europe. A great venue for Sports for Men & Ladies. Also a lovely Restaurant & Bar
The hospitality at the club is amazing and the food is some of the best I've tasted
My Good old days at Gymkhana played cricket as well inviting cricket teams to Birmingham on many occasions. My privilege to share very good times with N.U.Patel, Dhiru Gosai, Kaka, Bhasu, Pranlal Divecha, Jay Gosia, RD Patel Suresh Rawal Late Ashok Amin, CD Patel not forgetting their wives and other good friends.
Lovely venue love the food. Had a lovely day there yesterday
It's a nice place you good club first one free and it's run by a really good guy
I love it ,, nice atmosphere and amazing food they serve at reasonable prices..!its my dad favourite tho��
Happy 100th Birthday 🎁 to Indian Gymkhana. Cheers 🥂 from Ashok Bali.
Great food, always great company , we will be back
Great food great venue lovely staff would recommend this club to everyone
Food is amazing.. best Iv ever tasted
Excellent
Brilliant excellent all round good service first class starters and main meal
A Sikh friend of mine showed me this place. Best Indian food in London!
Good Venue with Great Food and Plenty of parking.
More about Indian Gymkhana Club
Tuesday: 10:00 - 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 23:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 23:00
Friday: 10:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 23:00