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P. M. Anandan

P. M. Anandan
Personal information
Full name Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan
Born (1924-12-01) 1 December 1924 (age 92)
Tellicherry, Kerala, India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-pace
Relations P. M. Raghavan (brother)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1951-52 to 1956-57 Travancore-Cochin
1957-58 Kerala
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 158
Batting average 9.87
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Balls bowled 1703
Wickets 30
Bowling average 23.20
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/100
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2016

Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan (born 1 December 1924) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1951 to 1957.

Anandan was an opening bowler who made his first-class debut in 1951-52 in what was also Travancore-Cochin's first first-class match. He took five or more wickets in an innings in each of his first three matches: 6 for 100 against Mysore in 1951-52, 5 for 65 against Mysore in 1952-53, and 5 for 38 against Hyderabad in 1953-54.

His older brother P. M. Raghavan also played first-class cricket for Travancore-Cochin.


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