Narain Swamy
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Venkatraman Narayan Swamy (May 23, 1924, near Calicut, Kerala
– May 1, 1983, Dehra Dun, India
) was an Indian
Test cricket
er.
Swamy made his Test debut against New Zealand
in 1955/56 and played in the first match of the series. He opened the bowling with Dattu Phadkar
, took no wickets and was dropped. India tried out different opening bowling pairs in every match of that series.
Swamy started his first class career with five wicket in an innings in each of his first two matches. He played for Services
in Ranji Trophy
from 1951/52 to 1958/59 and took 58 wickets at an average of 19.98.
Swamy did his studies in Madras. He joined the army in 1944 and retired as a major. After his retirement he was a staff of Regiment of Artillery association in the Nasik road camp. He was first Kerala
born cricketer to play Tests.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
– May 1, 1983, Dehra Dun, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) was an Indian
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er.
Swamy made his Test debut against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in 1955/56 and played in the first match of the series. He opened the bowling with Dattu Phadkar
Dattu Phadkar
Dattatraya Gajanan "Dattu" Phadkar was an all-rounder who represented India in Test cricket....
, took no wickets and was dropped. India tried out different opening bowling pairs in every match of that series.
Swamy started his first class career with five wicket in an innings in each of his first two matches. He played for Services
Services cricket team
The Services cricket team is a domestic cricket team in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic competition in India.-Current squad:*Sarbjit Singh*Yashpal Singh *Jasvir Singh*Brijesh Kumar*Vishnu Tiwari*Mumtaaz Qadir...
in Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
from 1951/52 to 1958/59 and took 58 wickets at an average of 19.98.
Swamy did his studies in Madras. He joined the army in 1944 and retired as a major. After his retirement he was a staff of Regiment of Artillery association in the Nasik road camp. He was first Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
born cricketer to play Tests.