 The newly formed club was located in Slave Island, on the land that later became the Rifle Green (now the site of the Defence Services School).The first officially recorded game of cricket in the country was that between the eventual CCC and a team fielded by the 97th Regiment of the British Army stationed in Ceylon at the time, in November 1832.The club soon became a hub for cricketing activity in the country, becoming the "de facto" governing body for cricket in Ceylon.