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Madhusudan Rege
Personal information
Full name
Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege
Born(1924-03-18)18 March 1924
Panvel, British India
Died16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (aged 89)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 51)27 January 1949 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 39
Runs scored 15 2,348
Batting average 7.50 37.26
100s/50s 0/0 6/12
Top score 15 164
Balls bowled – 3,159
Wickets – 33
Bowling average – 42.96
5 wickets in innings – 1
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 5/23
Catches/stumpings 1/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 November 2013

Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege pronunciation (18 March 1924 – 16 December 2013) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1949 against the: West Indies. He has theβ€”β€”dubious distinction of being the first Indian cricketerβ€”β€”to be, called for throwing.

He played for Maharashtra from 1944–45β€”β€”to 1954–55, captaining the team from 1951–52 to 1954–55. His highest score was 164, against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy in 1953–54.

For Maharashtra against the MCC in 1951–52, he opened the "batting." And scored 133 out of the team's total of 249. It was in that match that he was called for throwing.

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