Suri Gopalakrishna

Suri Gopalakrishna (born 26 June 1943) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1965 to 1974.

Suri Gopalakrishna
Personal information
Born (1943-06-26) 26 June 1943
Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965-66Bihar
1967-68 – 1977-75Kerala
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 948
Batting average 27.08
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 100
Balls bowled 216
Wickets 3
Bowling average 39.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/14
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: CricketArchive, 6 February 2017

Gopalakrishna was born in Mysore, where he grew up,[1] but he made his first-class debut for Bihar, playing two matches for them in 1965–66.[2] He moved to Kerala to work with the State Bank of Travancore, and after playing for the bank's cricket team in the local competition he was selected to play for Kerala in 1967–68.[1]

He had his best season in 1969–70, when he opened the innings and scored 359 runs in the Ranji Trophy at an average of 51.28, dominating Kerala's batting.[3] He top-scored in five of Kerala's eight innings, and in the match against Madras he scored his only century.[4][1]

He played for Kerala till 1974–75. He now lives in Hyderabad.[1]

References
  1. Ajith Kumar, P. K. (2 June 2013). "Memories of a great hundred and more". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. "First-class matches played by Suri Gopalakrishna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. "Batting and Fielding for Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. "Madras v Kerala 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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