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KUMAR SHRI DULEEPSINHJI
JADEJA
Wisden Cricketer of the
Year in 1930
The Duleep Trophy of Cricket is named in his honour
Death Anniversary
About:
Name:
- KUMAR SHRI
DULEEPSINHJI JADEJA
- Popularly known as
Mr. Smith
Date & Place of Birth:
- June 13, 1905 at
Kathiawar, Gujarat, India.
Date & Place of Death:
- December 5, 1959 at
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Activity / Profession / Trait / Objective:
Nationality:
Introduction:
- Maharaja of Navanagar
(Jamnagar), Gujarat
- Cricketer played for
England
Personal and family
- Nephew of the great
Ranjitsinhji, the man behind Ranji Trophy.
Achievements
- He played cricket for
England; regarded as the best cricketer ever played for England.
- He went on to achieve
great success as a batsman for Cambridge University, Sussex and
eventually England in a career cut short by recurrent illness. His
Test average of 58.5 ranks him among the best batsmen to have played
Test cricket.
- Following his playing
career, and based on his experience as High Commissioner of India in
Australia and New Zealand, Duleepsinhji was made Chairman of the
Public Service Commission in the State of Saurashtra after his
return to India.
- As Maharaja of
Navanagar (Jamnagar) he took lot of interest in the well being of
his subjects and the State governing.
- The Duleep Trophy is
named in his honour.
- His uncle Kumar Shri
Ranjitsinhji, after whom the Ranji Trophy is named, also played
cricket for England.
Accolades, Awards and Recognitions
- Wisden Cricketer of
the Year in 1930
- The Duleep Trophy is
named in his honour.
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External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumar_Shri_Duleepsinhji
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