L. P. Jai
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| Full name | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1902 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1968 (aged 66) Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lallubhai[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 13) | 15 December 1933 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920–1941 | Hindus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1941 | Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 May 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai (1 April 1902 – 29 January 1968) was a major figure in Indian cricket between the wars.[2]
Jai was a graceful right-handed stroke-player. Most of his finer innings came in the Bombay Quadrangular competition. He captained Bombay to the title in the first ever Ranji Trophy championship.
He was selected to tour England with the Indian team in 1932 but, along with Vijay Merchant and Champak Mehta, refused on political grounds. His only Test was the first ever in India. He toured England in 1936 but a broken finger restricted his appearances.
He was a selector in the 1950s, before resigning over a dispute during the 1958/59 series against West Indies. The trophy awarded to the scorer of the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy every season was named after him.
Career
As was the case with cricketers prior to commercial sponsorships, Jai was employed by the Imperial Bank of India, later State Bank of India, by way of a job for life. This helped to nurture his hobby, philately. He became an eminent philatelist, being in a position to "rescue" every stamped envelope that came to the bank every day. He specialised in British Empire stamps.
Jai died on 29 January 1968 in Bombay from cardiac arrest.[1]
Further reading
- Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (1980). The Complete Who's Who Of Test Cricketers. Rigby Limited. ISBN 9780727012623.
- Mukherjee, Abhishek (2 April 2016). "LP Jai: First captain to lift the Ranji Trophy". Cricket Country.
References
External links
- L. P. Jai at ESPNcricinfo
- L. P. Jai at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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