Retrievers cricket team

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Retrievers were an Indian first-class cricket team that took part in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1934-35, playing two matches.

After the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram's team the Freelooters won the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1931-32 and 1932–33, his cricket-promoting rival the Maharaja of Patiala established his own team, Retrievers, for the next tournament in 1934-35.^[1]

Captained by the Maharaja's son the Yuvraj of Patiala and consisting of 10 Indian Test players along with the Australian leg-spinner Frank Warne, the Retrievers dominated their semi-final against Hyderabad Cricket Association XI,^[2] and met Freelooters in the final. Thanks to a century by Lala Amarnath and the bowling of Mohammad Nissar (eight wickets) and C. K. Nayudu (seven wickets), they won by three wickets.^[3] Neither Retrievers nor Freelooters played again.

References[edit]

↑ Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, pp. 92-93.
↑ Hyderabad Cricket Association XI v Retrievers 1934-35
↑ Freelooters v Retrievers 1934-35

External links[edit]

Matches played by Retrievers at CricketArchive

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[1] Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, pp. 92-93.

[2] Hyderabad Cricket Association XI v Retrievers 1934-35

[3] Freelooters v Retrievers 1934-35

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