Travancore-Cochin cricket team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Last match | 1957 |
| Home ground | University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Mysore in 1951 at Central College Ground, Bangalore |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
The Travancore-Cochin cricket team represented the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin in the Ranji Trophy from 1951–52 to 1956–57.[1][2] After the state was reorganised and expanded to form the new state of Kerala in 1956, the Travancore-Cochin team was superseded by the Kerala cricket team, beginning with the 1957–58 Ranji Trophy.[3]
Playing record[edit]
Travancore-Cochin played seven Ranji Trophy matches in six seasons, losing five matches and drawing two.
1951–52[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin 150 and 85 lost to Mysore 322 by an innings and 87 runs. P. M. Anandan took 6 for 100 for Travancore-Cochin, which remained the team's best bowling figures.[4] Ajjampur Krishnaswamy took 7 for 73 in the first innings for Mysore, which remained the best figures against Travancore-Cochin. All the Travancore-Cochin players except for M. Balan Pandit were making their first-class debuts.
1952–53[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin 86 and 86 lost to Mysore 220 by an innings and 48 runs. Anandan took 5 for 65.[5]
This was Travancore-Cochin's first home game, and also the first first-class match at the University Stadium, Trivandrum, which was to become one of Kerala's main home grounds.[6]
1953–54[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin 241 and 171 for 4 declared drew with Hyderabad 125 and 104 for 4. Anandan took 5 for 38, and in the first innings Pandit scored 106, which was Travancore-Cochin's first individual score of 50 or more, and remained the team's only century.[7] There was no play on the second day owing to rain. With their first innings lead in a drawn match, Travancore-Cochin proceeded to the next round.
- Madras 275 and 336 for 5 declared defeated Travancore-Cochin 147 and 148 by 316 runs. Karsandas Bhatia took 5 for 56 in Madras's first innings before top-scoring in Travancore-Cochin's with 44.[8]
1954–55[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin 247 and 141 for 6 drew with Madras 414 for 9 declared.[9] A. G. Kripal Singh scored 208 for Madras, the highest score made against Travancore-Cochin. Pandit top-scored in each innings with 81 and 46.
This was the first first-class match at Maharaja College Ground, Ernakulam, where Kerala later played three times.
1955–56[edit]
1956–57[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin 180 and 185 lost to Andhra 171 and 197 for 3 by seven wickets. Sandy Aaron, on his first-class debut, took 5 for 77 and 1 for 40 for Travancore-Cochin and, batting at number nine, top-scored in each innings with 29 not out and 40.[11]
Leading players[edit]
P. M. Anandan was the most successful bowler. He played in all seven matches and took 24 wickets at an average of 24.62.[12] Balan Pandit was the most successful batsman, with 404 runs at an average of 28.85 in the seven matches. He also kept wickets, taking 15 catches and a stumping.[13] In 1959–60 he also set the record score for Kerala of 262 not out, which stood for 48 seasons.[14]
Anandan's elder brother P. M. Raghavan captained the team in four matches, Anandan in two matches and Pandit in one.
References[edit]
- ^ Mathur 1966, pp. 22.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin cricket association to be formed", 15 August 1950, Indian Express.
- ^ Bose 1990, pp. 388.
- ^ "Mysore v Travancore-Cochin 1951–52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Mysore 1952–53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "First-class matches played at the University Stadium, Trivandrum". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Hyderabad 1953–54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Madras v Travancore-Cochin 1953–54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Madras v Travancore-Cochin 1953–54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Andhra 1955–56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Andhra v Travancore-Cochin 1956–57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "First-class bowling for each tem by Ponnabeth Anandan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding for each tem by Balan Pandit". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Most runs in an innings for Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
Bibliography[edit]
- Mathur, L. N. (1966). The Encyclopaedia of Indian Cricket, 1965. Rajhans Prakashan. OCLC 1075795206.
- Bose, Mihir (1990). A History of Indian Cricket. Rupa & Company. ISBN 9780233985633.
External links[edit]
- Travancore-Cochin cricket team at CricketArchive
- First-class matches played by Travancore-Cochin at CricketArchive