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.[1][2]
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| Born | 9 April 1880 Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 1945 (aged 65) Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899/1900–1921/22 | Parsees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
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]
Legacy edit
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 edit
- ^ "Dinshaw Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "MD Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Kanga Not 'Rolling' League". That's Cricket. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Gulati, Mahinder (September 2015). The Forgotten Political Avatar. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482856781. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "India in British Isles 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links edit
- Hormasji Kanga at ESPNcricinfo
- Hormasji Kanga at CricketArchive (subscription required)