List of Indians cricketers (Madras Presidency)

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This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who played first-class cricket for the Indians cricket team, a side which played matches in India, almost all of which were played against the Europeans cricket team. The teams played an annual series of matches, known as the Madras Presidency Matches, between the 1915/16 season and 1951/52, with most of the matches given first-class status. [lower-alpha 1] These matches were all played on the Madras Cricket Club Ground in the Madras Presidency, present day Chennai. [1]

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Two other matches were played in India by teams named Indians, both at the Bombay Gymkhana Ground. [lower-alpha 2] One, in November 1922, was also played against a team named Europeans, and one in December 1926 where a touring English side which represented the Marylebone Cricket Club were the opposition. Players who appeared for Indians in both of these matches have been included in the list. Those who played in matches played by touring Indian sides, which play under the name Indians when not playing against other national sides, have not been included. [1]

The details are the player's name followed by the years in which he was active as a first-class player for the side. Note that many players represented other first-class teams besides the Indians. [2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ No matches were played in 1948/49 and 1949/50 following Independence from the United Kingdom. The matches played in 1950/51 and 1951/52 were played over two days and, as a result, are not considered first-class matches. Those cricketers who played only in these matches are not listed here.
  2. ↑ Madras is over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from Bombay, modern day Mumbai.
  3. ↑ A. Alagarathnan played one first-class match for the side in December 1920. No other biographical details are known. [3]
  4. ↑ A. Ananthanarayanan played one first-class match for the side in December 1943. He also played for Madras in the Ranji Trophy. His first-class career lasted nine matches, and included two centuries. No other biographical details are known. [4]
  5. ↑ T. P. Aruvumudu played one first-class match for the side in January 1925. No other biographical details are known. [5]
  6. ↑ T. Bangarababu played two first-class matches for the side. No other biographical details are known. [6]
  7. ↑ B. S. R. Bhadradri played six first-class matches for the side. He also played for Madras in the Ranji Trophy. His first-class career lasted 13 matches. No other biographical details are known. [7]
  8. ↑ K. S. Bhandari played one first-class match for the side in January 1925. No other biographical details are known. [8]
  9. ↑ B. Bhaskar Rao played five first-class match for the side in between January 1918 and January 1926. He claimed one five wicket haul. No other biographical details are known. [9]
  10. ↑ R. Charry played one first-class match for the side in January 1917. No other biographical details are known. [10]
  11. 1 2 3 Only played for the team in the match against MCC in 1925/26.
  12. ↑ S. G. Deenan played two first-class matches for the side. He also played for Madras and Andhra in the Ranji Trophy. He was born on 1 June 1918, but no other biographical details are known. [11]
  13. ↑ R. Dorairajan played one first-class match for the side in January 1948. No other biographical details are known. [12]
  14. ↑ T. M. Doraiswami played one first-class matches for the side in January 1939. He also played for Madras in the Ranji Trophy. His first-class career lasted eight matches. He was born in 1911 and died in May 1977, but no other biographical details are known. [13]
  15. ↑ M. Ethirajulu played one first-class match for the side in December 1915. No other biographical details are known. [14]
  16. ↑ S. Gopalaswami played one first-class match for the side in January 1948. No other biographical details are known. [15]
  17. ↑ S. Gopalaswami played one first-class match for the side in January 1926. Apart from his last name, no other biographical details are known. [16]
  18. ↑ P. S. Grant played one first-class match for the side in January 1923. No other biographical details are known. [17]
  19. ↑ V. Jagannathan played two first-class matches for the side, taking a five wicket haul and ten wickets in a match in one of his matches. He also played twice for Madras. No other biographical details are known. [18]
  20. ↑ Jagannatha Rao played two first-class matches for the side. No other biographical details are known. [19]
  21. ↑ P. Janardhan played two first-class matches for the side. No other biographical details are known. [20]
  22. ↑ Both of T. K. Sukumarin's first-class matches were for the side. He is also known to have played once for Madras Cricket Club in 1926 and in five matches for the Federated Malay States cricket team against Straits Settlements between 1930 and 1940. Other than his name, no biographical details are known. [21]

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  1. 1 2 First-Class Matches played by Indians, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Indians players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ First-Class Matches played by A. Alagarathnan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ First-Class Matches played by A. Ananthanarayanan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ First-Class Matches played by T. P. Aruvumudu, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ First-Class Matches played by T. Bangarababu, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  7. ↑ First-Class Matches played by B. S. R. Bhadradri, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  8. ↑ First-Class Matches played by K. S. Bhandari, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ First-Class Matches played by B. Bhaskar Rao, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ First-Class Matches played by R. Charry, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ First-Class Matches played by S. G. Deenan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ First-Class Matches played by R. Dorairajan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  13. ↑ First-Class Matches played by T. M. Doraiswami, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  14. ↑ First-Class Matches played by M. Ethirajulu, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  15. ↑ First-Class Matches played by S. Gopalaswami, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  16. ↑ First-Class Matches played by Grandhi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  17. ↑ First-Class Matches played by P. S. Grant, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  18. ↑ First-Class Matches played by V. Jagannathan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  19. ↑ First-Class Matches played by Jagannatha Rao, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  20. ↑ First-Class Matches played by P. Janardhan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
  21. ↑ T. K. Sukumaran, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2022. (subscription required)
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