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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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| fullname          = Kamraj P. Kesari
| fullname          = Kamraj P. Kesari
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1922|10|24|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1922|10|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Nagpur]], [[British India]]
| birth_place      = Nagpur, [[Central Provinces and Berar]], [[British India]]
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1985|3|26|1922|10|24|df=y}}
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1985|3|26|1922|10|24|df=y}}
| death_place      = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
| death_place      = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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| date              = 17 September 2017
| date              = 17 September 2017
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'''Kamraj Kesari''' (24 October 1922 – 26 March 1985) was an [[India|Indian]] [[cricketer]] who played 33 matches of [[first-class cricket]] for several teams in [[India]] from 1941 to 1959.
'''Kamraj Kesari''' (24 October 1922 – 26 March 1985) was an Indian [[cricketer]] who played 33 matches of [[first-class cricket]] for several teams in India from 1941 to 1959.


A middle-order batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, he took 7 for 55 and 2 for 41 for [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] when they lost by three runs to [[Western India cricket team|Western India]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1945-46.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17519.html | title = Western India v Gujarat 1945-46| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 17 September 2017}}</ref> He took 6 for 62 and scored 142, his only first-class century, for [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] in a drawn match against [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] in 1948-49.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20911.html | title = Holkar v Central Provinces and Berar 1948-49| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 17 September 2017}}</ref>  
A middle-order batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, Kesari took 7 for 55 and 2 for 41 for [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] when they lost by three runs to [[Western India cricket team|Western India]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1945–46.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17519.html | title = Western India v Gujarat 1945-46| publisher=CricketArchive| access-date = 17 September 2017}}</ref> He took 6 for 62 and scored 142, his only first-class century, for [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] in a drawn match against [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] in the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1948-49/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/HOLKAR_CP-BERAR_RJI_03-06DEC1948.html |title = Holkar v Central Provinces and Berar 1948-49| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date = 16 January 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Kamraj Kesari
Personal information
Full nameKamraj P. Kesari
Born(1922-10-24)24 October 1922
Nagpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died26 March 1985(1985-03-26) (aged 62)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 33
Runs scored 1307
Batting average 25.13
100s/50s 1/7
Top score 142
Balls bowled 3584
Wickets 58
Bowling average 24.43
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/55
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 September 2017

Kamraj Kesari (24 October 1922 – 26 March 1985) was an Indian cricketer who played 33 matches of first-class cricket for several teams in India from 1941 to 1959.

A middle-order batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, Kesari took 7 for 55 and 2 for 41 for Gujarat when they lost by three runs to Western India in the Ranji Trophy in 1945–46.[1] He took 6 for 62 and scored 142, his only first-class century, for Central Provinces and Berar in a drawn match against Holkar in the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy.[2]

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  1. "Western India v Gujarat 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. "Holkar v Central Provinces and Berar 1948-49". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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