We were in Simla for a short period.
Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
I was a student at Jesus & Mary convent for a few years.
We had no cricket here if I remember correctly.
When we moved to Solan further down in the Simla hills on way to Kalka we had cricket.
In the school we played cricket in the very small ground surrounded by valleys or "khuds".
Near the house there was another small ground and it too was surrounded by deep valleys.
We played enjoyable cricket here too.
The only problem was that if someone hit a good shot it would end up somewhere down the valley.
The fielding side would have a tough job clambering as fast down the valleys and then clambering up as fast as possible huffing and puffing.
The reason being that due to the rules made the batting side would not treat the shot as a four or six but go on taking as many runs as possible till the ball was retrieved and brought to the bowling crease.
Then there was a small ground just below the building of a Marwari Seth which later became the first office of the HP Agricultural University started at solan.
Here I remember playing with a rubber ball and perfecting a shot which took the ball on the rise and sent the ball over ones head and over the wicket keeper's head to the back of the ground usually for a six.