Raman Subba Row

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Raman Subba Row
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Legbreak googly
tests = 13
test runs = 984
test bat avg = 46.85
test 100s/50s = 3/4
test top score = 137
test balls = 6
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 5/-
FCs = 260
FC runs = 14182
FC bat avg = 41.46
FC 100s/50s = 30/73
FC top score = 300
FC balls = 6243
FC wickets = 87
FC bowl avg = 38.65
FC 5s = 2
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = 5/21
FC catches/stumpings = 176/-
debut date = 24 July
debut year = 1958
last date = 22 August
last year = 1961
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20406.html

Raman Subba Row, born January 29, 1932, was a cricketer who played for England, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire.

Subba Row was born in Streatham and educated at Whitgift School and Cambridge. He was a left-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin and googly bowler, Subba Row was a member of the powerful Cambridge side of the early 1950s and played a few games for Surrey before joining Northamptonshire. Taking over as captain in 1958, he led the side for four seasons and achieved considerable success as a batsman, scoring the county's highest ever innings, 260 not out, in 1955 and then bettering it with 300 against Surrey, the Champions, at The Oval in 1958, when he shared a record sixth wicket stand of 376 with Albert Lightfoot.

Subba Row played in 13 Test matches for England, opening the batting regularly from 1959 to 1961. He scored centuries in his first Test against the Australians in 1961 and in his last match against them at The Oval.

He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1961.

At the end of the 1961 season he retired rather abruptly from first-class cricket to go into business. In later years, he was Chairman of Surrey (1974-1978) and an influential figure at Lord's. He also served as Chairman of the TCCB.