Kelappan Thampuran (Travancore-Cochin cricketer)

Kerala Varma Kelappan (born 19 July 1937) is a former Indian first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Travancore-Cochin.^[1] He was born in Thrippunithura in Cochin Royal Family.

Kelappan made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1951–52 season, against Mysore, at the young age of 14. He scored only one run in the two innings he batted. He took bowling figures of 1-17 from 12 overs of bowling.

References edit

^ "Cricket community to celebrate birth centenary of Kelappan Thampuran, the father of limited-overs game". The New Indian Express.

External links edit

ESPNcricinfo profile
Kerala Varama Kelappan at CricketArchive

[1] "Cricket community to celebrate birth centenary of Kelappan Thampuran, the father of limited-overs game". The New Indian Express.

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