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'''Paliath Ravi Achan''' ( | |||
'''Paliath Ravi Achan''' (12 March 1928 – 1 April 2024) was an Indian cricketer who represented [[Travancore-Cochin cricket team|Travancore-Cochin]] and [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] in domestic [[first-class cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33453.html|work=espncricinfo|title=Paliath Ravi Achan}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pacer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/sports/2018/03/07/cricket-star-ravi-achan-is-ninety.html|work=manoramanews|title= ജീവിതത്തിൻറെ ഇന്നിങ്സിൽ തൊണ്ണൂറ് തികച്ച് രവി അച്ചൻ}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Achan was the eldest male member of the [[Paliath Achan|Paliam]] royal family of [[Cochin]]. He did his B.Sc. at the [[Annamalai University]] in [[Chidambaram]]. Achan's [[Ranji Trophy]] debut came for [[Travancore-Cochin cricket team|Travancore-Cochin]] against [[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in 1952. It was Travancore-Cochin's second-ever Ranji match. He scored 43 in the match and was the team's highest scorer. When the Travancore-Cochin cricket team was renamed [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] in 1957, after the formation of [[Kerala]] state, Achan played for Kerala. | |||
Achan retired from domestic cricket at the age of 41. His career-high score is 70 which came in his last game against [[Madras cricket team|Madras]] in 1969, while his best bowling figures (6-34) came in 1960 against [[Andhra Pradesh cricket team|Andhra Pradesh]]. He also played in [[Tripunithura]]'s Pooja tournament, one of the world's oldest limited-overs tournaments.<ref name="m074">{{cite web | last=Rayan | first=Stan | title=When Ravi Achan’s weakness turned out to be his strength | website=Sportstar | date=2018-03-11 | url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/indian/when-ravi-achans-weakness-turned-out-to-be-his-strength/article23034342.ece | access-date=2025-02-18}}</ref> Achan played 55 first-class matches for Travancore-Cochin and Kerala teams from 1952 to 1970. Primarily a [[leg-spinner]], he took 125 wickets and scored 1107 runs. He was the first Kerala cricketer to complete the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. He also captained Kerala in several games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Narayanan |title=Ravi Achan: Ravi Achan on a glorious unbeaten 90 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ravi-achan-on-a-glorious-unbeaten-90/articleshow/63238529.cms |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=Times of India |date=9 March 2018}}</ref> The best spin bowler award presented by the [[Kerala Cricket Association]] is named after him. | |||
==Death== | |||
Achan died in [[Thrippunithura]], Ernakulam district on 1 April 2024, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rayan |first1=Stan |title=Former Kerala cricket team captain Ravi Achan passes away |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ravi-achan-passes-away-former-kerala-cricket-team-captain-news/article68017502.ece |access-date=1 April 2024 |publisher=Sportstar |date=1 April 2024}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 12 March 1928 Chendamangalam, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 2024 (aged 96) Thrippunithura, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-handed fast-medium or leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | K Ram Mohan (son) P. Balachandran (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1957 | Travancore-Cochin cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1969 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paliath Ravi Achan (12 March 1928 – 1 April 2024) was an Indian cricketer who represented Travancore-Cochin and Kerala in domestic first-class cricket.[1] He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pacer.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Achan was the eldest male member of the Paliam royal family of Cochin. He did his B.Sc. at the Annamalai University in Chidambaram. Achan's Ranji Trophy debut came for Travancore-Cochin against Mysore in Thiruvananthapuram in 1952. It was Travancore-Cochin's second-ever Ranji match. He scored 43 in the match and was the team's highest scorer. When the Travancore-Cochin cricket team was renamed Kerala in 1957, after the formation of Kerala state, Achan played for Kerala.
Achan retired from domestic cricket at the age of 41. His career-high score is 70 which came in his last game against Madras in 1969, while his best bowling figures (6-34) came in 1960 against Andhra Pradesh. He also played in Tripunithura's Pooja tournament, one of the world's oldest limited-overs tournaments.[3] Achan played 55 first-class matches for Travancore-Cochin and Kerala teams from 1952 to 1970. Primarily a leg-spinner, he took 125 wickets and scored 1107 runs. He was the first Kerala cricketer to complete the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. He also captained Kerala in several games.[4] The best spin bowler award presented by the Kerala Cricket Association is named after him.
Death[edit | edit source]
Achan died in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam district on 1 April 2024, at the age of 96.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Paliath Ravi Achan". espncricinfo.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "ജീവിതത്തിൻറെ ഇന്നിങ്സിൽ തൊണ്ണൂറ് തികച്ച് രവി അച്ചൻ". manoramanews.
- ↑ Rayan, Stan (11 March 2018). "When Ravi Achan's weakness turned out to be his strength". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ S, Narayanan (9 March 2018). "Ravi Achan: Ravi Achan on a glorious unbeaten 90". Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ Rayan, Stan (1 April 2024). "Former Kerala cricket team captain Ravi Achan passes away". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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