Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan
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| Full name | Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1930 Madras, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 to 1962-63 | Mysore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 to 1961-62 | South Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 4 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan (born 12 October 1930, Madras, India) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1948 to 1963.
Kasturirangan was an opening bowler who bowled "sharp inswingers ... off the wrong foot".[1] He played cricket for the Mysore University team in the Rohinton Baria Trophy from 1947-48 to 1950-51, taking three wickets in the final in his last season, when Mysore University won.[2]
He made his first-class debut in 1948-49 for Mysore in the Ranji Trophy. In 1951-52 Ranji Trophy matches he took 12 wickets at an average of 10.33.[3] He was selected to tour the West Indies with India in 1952-53 but declined the invitation and was replaced by N. Kannayiram.[4]
He continued to play for Mysore, and captained the team from 1960-61 until his retirement after the 1962-63 season. His best figures were 6 for 42 (8 for 98 in the match) against Hyderabad in 1961-62.[5]
References
- ^ Sujit Mukherjee, Playing for India, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1988, p. 60.
- ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan
- ^ Ranji Trophy bowling 1951-52
- ^ Mukherjee, p. 60.
- ^ Hyderabad v Mysore 1961-62