Hormasji Kanga
Dr Hormasji Dorabji Kanga (9 April 1880 - 29 December 1945) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Parsis (sometimes spelt Parsees) cricket team between 1899 and 1921 as an all-rounder and opening batsman. He was the first Indian to score a double century in a first-class match, and the Kanga Cricket League is named after him. His older twin brothers Dinshaw and MD also played first-class cricket for Parsees.[1][2]
Career
In his cricketing career, Kanga played 43 first-class matches between 1899 and 1921.[3] In a match between Parsis and a Europeans cricket team at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Kanga scored his career best score of 233. In doing so, he became the first Indian to score a double century in a first-class match.[3][4] In 1911, Kanga was part of the All Indian team that toured the British Isles; the team played a number of county cricket and other first-class teams.[3][5] Kanga also played for the Hampstead Cricket Club in England.[3]
After his retirement, Kanga was the President of the Bombay Cricket Association 1930-31 and 1934-35, and was also vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1936 until his death in 1945.[4] In 1948, three years after his death, the Bombay Cricket Association created the Kanga Cricket League, a monsoon season cricket tournament that they named after Hormasji Kanga.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Dinshaw Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "MD Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kanga Not 'Rolling' League". That's Cricket. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Gulati, Mahinder (September 2015). The Forgotten Political Avatar. Partridge Publishing. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "India in British Isles 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2016.