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Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram
The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram in 1936
Personal information
Full name
Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju
Born
(1905-12-28)28 December 1905 British India[N 1]
Died
2 December 1965(1965-12-02) (aged 59) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nickname
Vizzy
Batting
Right-handed
International information
National side
India (1936)
Test debut (cap 23)
27 June 1936 v England
Last Test
18 August 1936 v England
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1934–1935
United Provinces
Career statistics
Competition
Test
First-class
Matches
3
47
Runs scored
33
1,228
Batting average
8.25
18.60
100s/50s
0/0
0/5
Top score
19*
77
Balls bowled
0
168
Wickets
–
4
Bowling average
–
34.75
5 wickets in innings
–
0
10 wickets in match
–
0
Best bowling
–
1/1
Catches/stumpings
1/–
18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2021
Lt. Col. Pusapati Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju (28 December 1905 – 2 December 1965), better known as the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy, was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician.[3][4]
^Cite error: The named reference Cricinfo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Sources which provide Vizzy's place of birth as Vizianagram include Mihir Bose's A History of Indian Cricket (p. 547 of the 1990 edition) and the almanacs brought out by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Scorers of India (ACSSI) (p. 461 of the 1990–91 edition, for instance).
^"Maharajkumar of Vizianagram". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^"Royalty on the cricket field". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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