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Full name Raman Subba Row
Born January 29, 1932, Streatham, London
Current age 76 years 177 days
Major teams England,Cambridge University,Northamptonshire,Surrey
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Referee
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Whitgift School, Croydon; Cambridge University
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
13
22
1
984
137
46.85
3
4
1
5
0
First-class
260
407
65
14182
300
41.46
30
73
176
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
1
6
2
0
-
-
-
2.00
-
0
0
0
First-class
260
6243
3363
87
5/21
38.65
3.23
71.7
2
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jul 24-29, 1958 scorecard
Last Test
England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 17-22, 1961 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1951 - 1961
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 18-23, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (SSC), Nov 29-Dec 3, 2001 scorecard
Test matches
41
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, Apr 7, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Dec 19, 2001 scorecard
ODI matches
119
ODI statistics
Profile
London-born and educated at Whitgift School, Raman Subba Row was a solid left-hand opener who could also bat in the middle order. Initially very leg-sided, he adapted his style and finished his career as a punishing driver and stealer of singles. He was also a legspinner, used more as a shock weapon than a regular bowler, but he was good enough to take 5 for 21 in the 1951 Varsity match. He was in the Cambridge side for three years (1951-53) and also won a Blue at fives. He was also a fine slip fielder who could also more than hold his own in the deep. Although he played two seasons for Surrey, he blossomed after moving to Northamptonshire and won the first of his 13 Test caps in 1958, making a hundred in his first Test overseas and then scoring centuries in the first and last Ashes Tests in 1961. His retirement at the end of that summer (after which he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year) at the age of 29 to concentrate on his public relations business was a great loss. He remained close to the game, and was the chairman of the Test & County Cricket Board and an ICC match referee.
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