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Madras Presidency Matches

Index Madras Presidency Matches

The Madras Presidency Matches were annual first-class cricket matches played in Madras (now Chennai) from the 1915–16 season to 1951–52 between the cricket teams of Indians and the Europeans (i.e., Europeans who were living in India). [1]

19 relations: A. G. Ram Singh, C. K. Nayudu, C. P. Johnstone, Chennai, Europeans cricket team, First-class cricket, Hat-trick, Humphrey Ward, Indian Cricket (annual), Indian cricket team in England in 1936, Indians cricket team, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, M. Buchi Babu Naidu, Madras Presidency, Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, Phiroze Palia, Thai Pongal, Venkatraman Ramnarayan, World War II.

A. G. Ram Singh

Amritsar Govindsingh Ram Singh (14 July 1910 – 11 August 1999) was an Indian first-class cricketer.

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C. K. Nayudu

Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu ((31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967), also known as CK, was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches. He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68. In 1923, the ruler of Holkar invited him to Indore and made him a Captain (land and air) in his army, conferring on him the honour of a Colonel in Holkar's Army. Arthur Gilligan led the first MCC tour to India in the 1926–27 season. For the Hindus at Bombay Gymkhana, Nayudu hit 153 in 116 minutes with 11 sixes. One of the sixes, off Bob Wyatt, landed on the roof of the Gymkhana. The MCC presented him with a silver bat in recognition of that innings. He was also the first Indian cricketer to endorse a brand (Bathgate Liver Tonic) in 1941. The Government of India awarded him the third highest (then second highest) civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956.

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C. P. Johnstone

Conrad Powell Johnstone (19 August 1895 – 23 June 1974), known as CP Johnstone or Con Johnstone, was an English businessman and amateur sportsman who played first-class cricket between 1919 and 1948.

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Chennai

Chennai (formerly known as Madras or) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Europeans cricket team

The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket.

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Hat-trick

A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three.

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Humphrey Ward

Humphrey Plowden Ward (20 January 1899 – 16 December 1946) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played for Oxford University (1919–1921), Europeans (India) (1921/22–1945/46), Madras (1926/27–1938/39), H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI (1931), Indian XI (1933/34) and the Madras Governor's XI (1941/42) and in one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1920.

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Indian Cricket (annual)

Indian Cricket was a cricket yearbook published by The Hindu from 1946–47 to 2004.

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Indian cricket team in England in 1936

The India cricket team toured England in the 1936 season and played 28 first-class fixtures, winning only four whilst losing 12 and drawing 12.

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Indians cricket team

The Indians cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Madras Presidency Matches against the Europeans cricket team, commencing in December 1915.

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M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

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M. Buchi Babu Naidu

Mothavarapu Buchi Babu Naidu (1868–1908) was an Indian socialite and cricket pioneer who organised cricket clubs for native Indians.

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Madras Presidency

The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St.

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Maharajkumar of Vizianagram

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju (28 December 1905 – 2 December 1965), better known as the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy, was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician.

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Phiroze Palia

Phiroze Edulji Palia (5 September 1910 – 9 September 1981) was an early Indian cricketer.

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Thai Pongal

Thai Pongal (தைப்பொங்கல்)is a harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God.

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Venkatraman Ramnarayan

Venkatraman Ramnarayan (born 8 November 1947, in Madras) is a former Indian first-class cricketer and current journalist, editor, translator and teacher.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Presidency_Matches

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