Full name Vasant Naisadrai Raiji Name Vasant Raiji 1944-45 to 1949-50 Baroda | 1941-42 Bombay Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player | |
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Born 26 January 1920 (age 104) ( 1920-01-26 ) Baroda, Gujarat, India | ||
Mumbai s oldest living cricketer vasant raiji reminisces about the city s cricket
Vasant Naisadrai Raiji (born 26 January 1920 in Baroda) is a former first-class cricketer and cricket historian.
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- Mumbai s oldest living cricketer vasant raiji reminisces about the city s cricket
- Aditya Bhushan presenting his book A Colonel Destined to Lead to Vasant Raiji
- Life and career
- Books
- References
Aditya Bhushan presenting his book - 'A Colonel Destined to Lead' to Vasant Raiji
Life and career
Raiji opened the batting for Bombay and Baroda in the Ranji Trophy, and was a reserve for the Hindus team in the 1941 Bombay Pentangular. His two highest scores came in Baroda's victory over Maharashtra in 1944-45, when he made 68 and 53.
At the end of his playing career, he turned to writing and is the author of several works on early Indian cricket. He is an accountant by profession and has authored two books on the subject.
He is the oldest living Mumbai cricketer. His younger brother Madan was also a Bombay cricketer.
Books
References
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