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UP and Maharashtra cricket teams, 1936



Date:
1953
Object Number:
AX.2016.7.40
Material
paper
Size
HT X W: 37.4 X 25.3 cm
Object name
photograph
Object category
picture

Description

Black and white photograph. Players lined up for a photograph, all in whites, many wearing blazers. Far left man is smoking a pipe. The two captains are seen sitting in the middle, Professor Deodhar, Maharashtra Team Captain, is on the left of Palia, the U.P. Team Captian. Masud Salahuddin is sitting third from the left.
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Display caption

Two Indian states, where cricket was very popular during the pre-partition days, were the UP and Maharashtra. The two captains are seen sitting in the middle, Professor Deodhar, Maharashtra Team Captain, is on the left of Palia, the UP Team Captian. Photographed in 1936. Professor Deodhar played first class cricket until late into his fifties , a unique record in itself. Masud Salahuddin is sitting third from the left. Masud Salahuddin and Palia both played for the All Indian Cricket Team. Masud Salahuddin continued to serve the game even after the partition as an official of the Pakistan cricket board.
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Association:
Dinkar Balwant Deodhar (subject)
Phiroze Edulji Palia (subject)
Masud Salahuddin (subject)
U.P. Cricket Team (subject)
Maharashta Cricket Association (subject)