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===BCCI President and Secretary=== | ===BCCI President and Secretary=== | ||
De Mello served as the Secretary of BCCI from 1928–29 to 1937-38 and President from 1946–47 to 1950–51. In the meeting of the cricket board in [[Shimla|Simla]] in the summer of 1934, De Mello submitted the proposal for the national championship and a sketch of the proposed trophy which became the [[Ranji Trophy]]. <br /> | De Mello served as the Secretary of BCCI from 1928–29 to 1937-38 and President from 1946–47 to 1950–51. In the meeting of the cricket board in [[Shimla|Simla]] in the summer of 1934, De Mello submitted the proposal for the national championship and a sketch of the proposed trophy which became the [[Ranji Trophy]]. <br /> | ||
De Mello courted controversy later in his career (in 1951; reviewing his time as the BCCI President, ''[[The Times of India]]'' called him a 'dictator'). His tenure as the President of BCCI ended with a defeat to [[J. C. Mukherjee]], the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, by 12 votes to 5, in the Board meeting held at the Imperial Hotel in Delhi on 1951-08-05. He had not been in good terms with the Bengal association for some time. When in 1949, De Mello came up with serious allegations against the Indian captain [[Lala Amarnath]], the 'Bengal lobby' had strongly supported Amarnath.<ref>Boria Majumdar, ''Twenty-two yards to freedom'', Penguin, 2004, p. 275</ref> Amarnath threatened to sue the board for one lakh rupees but the matter was then settled with Amarnath tendering a qualified apology to the board. De Mello made another attempt at the presidency in 1952 but withdrew on finding that his chances were slim. | De Mello courted controversy later in his career (in 1951; reviewing his time as the BCCI President, ''[[The Times of India]]'' called him a 'dictator'). His tenure as the President of BCCI ended with a defeat to [[J. C. Mukherjee]], the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, by 12 votes to 5, in the Board meeting held at the Imperial Hotel in Delhi on 1951-08-05. He had not been in good terms with the Bengal association for some time. When in 1949, De Mello came up with serious allegations against the Indian captain [[Lala Amarnath]], the 'Bengal lobby' had strongly supported Amarnath.<ref>Boria Majumdar, ''Twenty-two yards to freedom'', Penguin, 2004, p. 275</ref> Amarnath threatened to sue the board for one lakh rupees but the matter was then settled with Amarnath tendering a qualified apology to the board. De Mello made another attempt at the presidency in 1952 but withdrew on finding that his chances were slim. | ||