Bapoo Mama

Bapoo Burjorji 'B.B.' Mama (born April 8, 1924 in Bombay - died March 18, 1995 in Bombay) was a cricket statistician.

Bapoo Mama was a major figure in Indian cricket statistics in the second half of the twentieth century. In the 1970s and eighties, he contributed columns like "Follow 'em with BBM", "Figures are Fun", "Factfile" and "Down the Memory Lane" to prominent periodicals like the "Sportstar", "Sportsweek", "Times of India" and "Pakistan Cricket International". He was also a regular contributor to the Indian sections in the Wisden. He served as the official statistician of the national channel Doordarshan from 1973 to 1988.

Mama was educated in Bombay but moved to Panchgani in Maharashtra in 1948 for reasons of health. He lived most of the rest of his life there. He died following a short illness of intestinal and lung complications.

References

* Obituary in Indian Cricket 1996