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Bombay
Tue, August 28 2018
John Trask: Played first First-Class match in India, army doctor who died in active service
John Trask also played for Somerset, and was a surgeon.
Wed, August 08 2018
Google honours Dilip Sardesai with doodle
On that historic West Indies tour, Sardesai scored 642 runs at 80.25 with 3 hundreds. Before that, when asked at the customs on arrival whether he had anything to declare, Sardesai had announced: "I have come here with runs and I'll go back with more."
Thu, August 04 2016
Naren Tamhane: Gloveman extraordinaire
Before his place was usurped by Farokh Engineer, no Indian wicketkeeper had played more Tests than Naren Tamhane (21).
Fri, June 17 2016
SM Kadri: First to score a century in each innings of a Ranji Trophy match
Kadri's only 2 centuries came in the same match.
Thu, June 09 2016
Charlie Stayers: West Indian fast bowler who helped Bombay win Ranji Trophy
Charlie Stayers played a mere 17 First-Class matches (mostly for British Guiana), 4 of which were Tests, all in the same series.
Sat, May 28 2016
KC Ibrahim: Titan among Indian batting giants
KC Ibrahim scored runs with relentless consistency for over a decade in domestic cricket eventually attaining an astounding average of 61.24 in First-Class cricket. It places him eighth on the all-time list.
Fri, May 13 2016
LP Jai: First captain to lift the Ranji Trophy
One of the early superstars of Bombay cricket, Laxmidas Purshottamdas ‘LP’ Jai, led them to the first ever Ranji Trophy title. Unfortunately, Jai did not not play more than a solitary Test for India.
Mon, December 12 2016
Ghulam Guard: First left-arm seamer to open bowling for India
Ghulam Guard was also a Superintendent of Police. At 6'3" he was also the tallest Indian Test cricketer in the 65-year period between Ladha Ramji and Abey Kuruvilla.
Thu, October 12 2017
Vijay Merchant: 22 alluring facts to know about the Bradman of India
A stalwart of First-Class cricket from Bombay, Merchant has an astounding record at domestic level but unfortunately Second World War ruined his international career.
Wed, March 16 2016
Ranji Trophy 1973-74 semi-final: Karnataka stop Bombay’s 15-year run
The quartet of EAS Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Gundappa Vishwanath, and Brijesh Patel that played key role in Karnataka's fabled victory over Bombay.