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Indian cricketer

Hormasji Kanga
Personal information
Born(1880-04-09)9 April 1880
Bombay, India
Died29 December 1945(1945-12-29) (aged 65)
Bombay, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899/1900–1921/22Parsees
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 1,905
Batting average 26.83
100s/50s 3/5
Top score 233
Balls bowled 1410
Wickets 37
Bowling average 20.56
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 8/14
Catches/stumpings 32/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2018

Dr Hormasji Dorabji Kanga also known as HD 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.

Career

In his cricketing career, Kanga played 43 first-class matches between 1899 and 1921. 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. 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. Kanga also played for the Hampstead Cricket Club in England.

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.

Legacy

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.

References

  1. "Dinshaw Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "MD Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Kanga Not 'Rolling' League". That's Cricket. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ Gulati, Mahinder (September 2015). The Forgotten Political Avatar. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482856781. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. "India in British Isles 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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