Hormasji Kanga
Dr Hormasji Dorabji Kanga also known as HD Kanga (9 April 1880 – 29 December 1945) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Parsis (sometimes spelt Parsees) cricket team between 1899 and 1921 as an all-rounder and opening batsman. He was the first Indian to score a double century in a first-class match, and the Kanga Cricket League is named after him. His older twin brothers Dinshaw and MD also played first-class cricket for Parsees.
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| Born | 9 April 1880 Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 1945 (aged 65) Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899/1900–1921/22 | Parsees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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