List of Hindus cricketers

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This is an incomplete list of cricketers who played for the former Hindus team in first-class matches. Hindus was an active team in Bombay for forty years from 1906 to 1946, and took part in the annual Bombay Tournament. Seasons given are the first and last in which each player represented Hindus, but they may not have played in all the interim seasons and many played for other senior teams besides Hindus. Players in bold played international cricket.

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† Names preceded by the dagger symbol are the players who took part in Hindus' inaugural first-class match on 8–10 February 1906. [1]

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