Cota Ramaswami

Cotah Ramaswami

Personal information
Born	16 June 1896 Madras
Died	c. January 1990
Batting	Left-hand bat (LHB)
Bowling	Right-arm
International information
National side	Indian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 2 53 Runs scored 170 2,400 Batting average 56.67 28.91 100s/50s 0/1 2/12 Top score 60 127* Balls bowled {{{deliveries1}}} 1,691 Wickets {{{wickets1}}} 30 Bowling average {{{bowl avg1}}} 33.06 5 wickets in innings {{{fivefor1}}} 0 10 wickets in match {{{tenfor1}}} 0 Best bowling {{{best bowling1}}} 4/29 Catches/stumpings 0 33
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Cotah Ramaswami  pronunciation  - sometimes written as Cota or Cotar - (born 16 June 1896, Madras – presumed dead (possibly January 1990)) was a double sports international who represented India in both cricket and tennis.

Ramaswami came from one of the leading sports families in India. He was the youngest son of Buchi Babu Naidu, often considered the father of South Indian cricket. His two brothers, son and four nephews all played first class cricket.

When the only brother of his mother died young, Ramaswami was given in adoption to his maternal grandfather, which led to his family name being different from that of his brothers [2].

He studied in Wesley High School, Wesley College and the Presidency. On one occasion while at Wesley, he put on more than 200 runs for the last wicket to win a match after his team was 50 for nine, himself scoring 188*.

He joined Cambridge University in 1919 where he studied until 1923. In the summer of 1920, he won singles the Doherty Cup tennis tournament open to all students in the university. He won a 'half blue' that year, representing Cambridge in the doubles, and earned a blue in 1921. On a tour of Holland, he won the singles and the doubles partnering S. M. Hadi - another future first class cricketer.

In 1922, Ramaswami represented India in the Davis Cup with Dr. A. H. Fyzee and A. A. Fayzee. India defeated Romania in the first round at Bristol but lost to Spain in Beckenham. Ramaswami played only in the doubles partnering Dr. Fayzee and won both his matches. The Spanish pair of Comte de Gomar and Flaquer, whom they beat in five sets, went on to play the doubles finals at Wimbledon in 1923. In 1922, Ramaswami took part in Wimbledon, reaching the second round. In 1923 he won the singles title at the South of England Championships defeating Gordon Lowe in the final in three sets.

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