Hormasji Kanga

Dr Hormasji Dorabji Kanga also known as HD Kanga (9 April 1880 – 29 December 1945) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Parsis (sometimes spelt Parsees) cricket team between 1899 and 1921 as an all-rounder and opening batsman. He was the first Indian to score a double century in a first-class match, and the Kanga Cricket League is named after him. His older twin brothers Dinshaw and MD also played first-class cricket for Parsees.[1][2]

Hormasji Kanga
Personal information
Born(1880-04-09)9 April 1880
Bombay, India
Died29 December 1945(1945-12-29) (aged 65)
Bombay, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899/1900–1921/22Parsees
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 1,905
Batting average 26.83
100s/50s 3/5
Top score 233
Balls bowled 1410
Wickets 37
Bowling average 20.56
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 8/14
Catches/stumpings 32/3
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2018

Career

In his cricketing career, Kanga played 43 first-class matches between 1899 and 1921.[3] In a match between Parsis and a Europeans cricket team at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Kanga scored his career best score of 233. In doing so, he became the first Indian to score a double century in a first-class match.[3][4] In 1911, Kanga was part of the All Indian team that toured the British Isles; the team played a number of county cricket and other first-class teams.[3][5] Kanga also played for the Hampstead Cricket Club in England.[3]

After his retirement, Kanga was the President of the Bombay Cricket Association 1930–31 and 1934–35, and was also vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1936 until his death in 1945.[4]

Legacy

In 1948, three years after his death, the Bombay Cricket Association created the Kanga Cricket League, a monsoon season cricket tournament that they named after Hormasji Kanga.[3][4]

References
  1. "Dinshaw Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "MD Kanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Kanga Not 'Rolling' League". That's Cricket. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. Gulati, Mahinder (September 2015). The Forgotten Political Avatar. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482856781. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. "India in British Isles 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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