Former first-class cricketer Raghunath Chandorkar on Saturday turned hundred years old.
Chandorkar played seven first-class games, representing Maharashtra (1943-44 to 1946-47) and Bombay (1950-51). The wicket-keeper batsman had scored 155 runs in seven games. He also effected three catches and two stumpings. Prof. D B Deodhar (1892-1993) and Vasant Raiji (1920-2020) are the only other Indian cricketers to celebrate 100 birthdays.
The pandemic may preclude birthday celebrations, but the importance of the occasion is not lost on Maharashtra’s cricket fraternity.
A middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler, Chandorkar played five Ranji Trophy matches for Maharashtra from 1943-44 to 1946-47. In the 1950-51 season, he turned out for Mumbai. Chandorkar now lives a quiet life in the Mumbai suburb of Dombivli.
confined to bed for the last six years, Chandorkar has lost his memory to Alzheimer’s, though watching cricket on TV is among the few things that piques his interest said daughter-in-law Vinita. “We don’t know what is going through his mind but he does watch cricket on TV,” she said.
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