What was the Quadrangular Tournament in Imperial India?

Answer 1

The Quadrangular Tournament in Imperial India was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay, India (now known as Mumbai) from 1912 to 1936. The tournament was held throughout World War I, but poor weather at the end of the monsoon season rained out four of the six finals played up until 1916. In 1917, the Quadrangular was moved to November/December to avoid such problems. In 1917, the neutral umpires were used for the first time.

The 1921 tournament attracted particular attention, as Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales visited Bombay during it. His arrival sparked three days of political rioting in Bombay, but did not disrupt the tournament. After the riots had ended, he attended the first day of the final, accepting cheers from a pro-European crowd, who eventually witnessed the Parsis prevail over the Bombay Gymkhana.

In 1930, Gandhi's campaign reached a climax with the Salt Satyagraha, provoking Civil Disobedience and the arrests of 60,000 Indians. Amidst this political turmoil, the Quadrangular tournament was cancelled. It was not held again until 1934, when the cricket-starved public enthusiastically supported its reinstatement. In 1935, the sports editor of the nationalist Bombay Chronicle, J. C. Maitra, suggested the Quadrangular be replaced with a geographic-zone-based tournament, to remove the racial and religious overtones.