Sport Cricket Abbreviation ACA Regional affiliation South | Jurisdiction Andhra Pradesh, India Founded 1953 (1953) | |
Affiliation Board of Control for Cricket in India | ||
Andhra Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Andhra region of the Andhra Pradesh state of India and the Andhra cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was the founder President of Andhra Cricket Association and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. He was the Indian cricket team Captain and batsman in 1930's. In 1960's he was the Indian Cricket Commentator.
He was the first person in Andhra to develop Cricket and take it to the masses, as said by Sri DV Subba Rao, Present ACA - President, and Sri Gokaraju Ganga Raju - General secretary - ACA BCCI- Vice President). Later Dr. PVG Raju Garu became the president of ACA and served a lot for cricket development in Andhra Pradesh. Sri P.S.Venkateswara Rao served in the capacity of Secretary, ACA.
Most recently the Andhra Under-19s won the South Zone One Day Trophy last year.
The ACA has produced very few international players namely Ambati Rayudu who later shifted to Hyderabad, Baroda played for India in ODI Matches. Mannava Prasad and Venugopal Rao. Many players from the ACA have played for India U-19s including D Sivakumar, Gnaneshwar Rao (Captained India U19s), GVS Prasad, Bodapati Sumanth and more recently Ricky Bhui.