[18] By 1825, CC&FC established themselves as one of the formidable sides in Bengal Presidency, alongside British Army-operated cricket teams in the country.

[20][21][22][23] Outside the United Kingdom, it is the oldest patron club that went on to form the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

[24] As per the Amrita Bazar Patrika, club's membership was restricted to people belonging to the upper strata of British middle class.

[25] They later contributed in introducing and developing association football; Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari (founding father of football in India) taught the game to his classmates of prestigious Hare School compound in 1877, after observing British soldiers playing the game in Calcutta FC ground.

[19][34] Sports still being practised at the club include: cricket, football, field hockey, rugby, cycle polo, swimming, tennis, and bridge.

[10][55][56][57][58] On 23 February 1792, Madras Courier reported the schedule of a match between Calcutta Cricket Club and a team from Barrackpore, and the news was later highlighted by Irwin Rosenwater on The London Times.

[59][60] The club later played in annual fixtures against numerous British regimental teams stationed in both Fort William and Barrackpur Cantonment.

[61] According to The Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle, they also played against other visiting teams, consisting Old Etonians, Old Harrovians and alumni of both the Oxford and Cambridge University.

[66][67][68] In 1926–27 season during winter, CC&FC played the key role in bringing Marylebone Cricket Club, which was their second tour to India,[69][70][71][72][73] and MCC was then led by former England captain Arthur Edward Gilligan.

[74][75][76] On 15 August 1950, then club president T. C. Longfield handed over the ownership of Eden Gardens to then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy.

[37][84] Later in the 1970s, wooden pavilion of Calcutta was demolished, while the construction of the new club house (current headquarters of the CAB) began, which was named after Bidhan Chandra Roy.

[86] In the British Raj, Rugby union was introduced and emerged as second most popular winter sport after association football.

[100] Members decided to keep the memory of the club alive by having the remaining 270 silver rupee coins in their bank vault melted down and made into a trophy (the Calcutta Cup) by W.E.

[115] At the 87th edition of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship in Mumbai, CC&FC won the plate final, defeating Magicians Foundation 28–5.

[116] The club also hosted 'Asia Rugby Division 3 – South Region Championship', with backing from Bengal Olympic Association.

[121] It was then consisting of European players, and enjoyed fierce rivalry predominantly with indigenous outfit Mohun Bagan.

[32] The team for the first time was defeated by Mohun Bagan in 1923 in the return leg of CFL, but managed to clinch both the league and IFA Shield titles in that season.

[152] Other individual and team sports being played at the CC&FC are: golf, bridge, volleyball, table tennis, swimming, badminton, squash, and darts.

[180] The present CC&FC ground for cricket is situated in Ballygunge, which serves as one of the venues for prestigious Ranji Trophy matches.

[268][269][270] CC&FC has a reciprocal tie-up with a prestigious indigenous association, the Tollygunge Club, and both the teams share a tradition of facing each other once a year in golf and cricket meets.

[272][273][274] As a prestigious gentlemen's club in the city, alongside sporting activities, CC&FC offers numerous recreational facilities to its members, including gymnasium, multi-cuisine dishes.

[275][276][277] In collaboration with leading daily newspaper The Telegraph (official sponsor of club's Merchant's Cup tournament),[278] CC&FC hosts numerous bonfire parties, European-themed mega carnivals, musical fests and cultural events every single year.

[279][280][281] The club complex is consisting of centenary hall, public library, swimming pool, glassed balcony-bar, and several sporting grounds.

[275] There is also a mini museum of club memorabilia within CC&FC, having jerseys and signed photographs of Stanley Matthews, George Best, Franz Beckenbauer, Gavin Hastings, along with artifacts of colonial antiquities.