Most of the players of that era remained satisfied with club cricket and showed not much interest in selection process, and also kept shy off official echelons. Players like Mani, Moorthy, Venkitesh, Raja, Sarathi, Hariharan and Sreenivasan made substantial contributions in the early years.Д«y this time, the club had gained enough reputation and recognition to be invited to various tournaments taking place in Southern Kerala, in places like Thiruvalla, Pandalam, Ettumanoor, Kanjirapally and Adoor. The club rose to prominence very quickly and in the very next year became runner-up in the A division league. In 1977, Murugan C C was affiliated with Thiruvananthapuram District Cricket association for taking part in league matches. Soon they started playing matches with other teams and in a short span of time become the leading cricket club in their area.В After a while, these youngsters decided to play the real cricket, with leather ball, and shifted their playing arena to the nearby Sree Chithira Thirunal Park. Heeding the advice of the well-wishers, the youngsters formed a cricket club, and named it Murugan Cricket Club, in respect and honour of the deity under whose graceful glance they were playing until then, mostly with soft balls. All these led to wider promotion of the game and these youngsters become a source of inspiration for many who wished to take up cricket.ДЄ few elders who were closely following the spirited cricketing activities of these youngsters, encouraged them to form a club so that they can improve their game through regular and organised practice, and further horn their skills by competing with other teams. So they got their kin and kith also involved in the game at the earliest. That it is a useful vehicle to develop, nurture and expand friendship. It did not take much time for these youngsters to realise one important aspect of cricket. These youngsters were mostly from the Agraharams doting the Southern side of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Way back in the year 1967, strong desire to play cricket brought together a group of youngsters, then not yet into their teens, in the small piece of open space in front of the Lord Muruga temple at South Street.

Lord muruga memorial