L.P. Jai India (IND)
Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	n/a
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	67
Runs scored	19	3,231
Batting average	9.50	31.99
100s/50s	0/0	6/19
Top score	19	156
Balls bowled	-	210
Wickets	-	3
Bowling average	-	44.66
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	-	1/6
Catches/stumpings	0	26
Test debut: 15 December 1933 Last Test: 15 December 1933 Source: [1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (988x659, 8 KB) // Main article Flag of India Template:Shachin tendulkar Licence This image is a national, governmental, military, royal/vice-regal or historical flag. ... Image File history File links Cricket_no_pic. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... In the sport of cricket there are two categories of bowler: pace bowler and spin bowler. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai (born on April 1, 1902, Bombay - died on January 29, 1968, Bombay ) was a major figure in Indian cricket between the wars. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mumbai (Hindi/Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated metropolitan population of about 12 million (As of 2005). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Cricket is the unofficial national sport of India, and its development has been closely tied up with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as race, caste, religion and nationality. ...

Jai was a graceful righthanded stroke-player. Most of his finer innings came in the Bombay Quadrangular competition. He captained Bombay to the title in the first ever Ranji Trophy championship. The Bombay Quadrangular was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay (now known as Mumbai) from 1912 to 1936. ... The Mumbai cricket team is one of the top cricket teams in the Ranji Trophy, Indias top domestic competition. ... The Ranji Trophy is the domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between state and city sides, equivalent to county cricket in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia, and also denotes the trophy that is awarded to the winner. ...

He was selected to tour England with the Indian team in 1932 but, along with Vijay Merchant and Champak Mehta refused on political grounds. His only Test was the first ever in India. He toured England in 1936 but a broken figure restricted his appearances. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant (born October 12, 1911 in Bombay; died October 27, 1987, Bombay) was an Indian cricketer. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was a selector in the 1950s, before resigning over a dispute during the 1958/59 series against West Indies. The trophy awarded to the scorer of the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy every season was named after him. Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ...

References

• Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers'
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