Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan (born 1 December 1924) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1951 to 1957.
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| Full name | Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1924 Tellicherry, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | P. M. Raghavan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 to 1956-57 | Travancore-Cochin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anandan was an opening bowler who made his first-class debut in 1951–52 in what was also Travancore-Cochin's first first-class match. He took five or more wickets in an innings in each of his first three matches: 6 for 100 against Mysore in 1951–52,[1] 5 for 65 against Mysore in 1952–53,[2] and 5 for 38 against Hyderabad in 1953–54.[3]
His older brother P. M. Raghavan also played first-class cricket for Travancore-Cochin.
References edit
- ^ "Mysore v Travancore-Cochin 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Mysore 1952-53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Hyderabad 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
External links edit
- P. M. Anandan at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- P. M. Anandan at ESPNcricinfo
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