Vasant Raiji

Vasant Raiji
Personal information
Full name
Vasant Naisadrai Raiji
Born(1920-01-26)26 January 1920
Baroda, Baroda State, Indian Empire (Now Vadodara, Gujarat, India)
Died13 June 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 100)
Walkeshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
RelationsMadan Raiji (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1941–42Bombay
1944–45 to 1949–50Baroda
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 277
Batting average 23.08
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 68
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 28 January 2015

Vasant Naisadrai Raiji (26 January 1920 – 13 June 2020) was an Indian first-class cricketer and cricket historian.[1] He featured in nine first class matches between 1939 and 1950.[2]

  1. ^ "Vasant Raiji, the world's oldest first-class cricketer, dies aged 100". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Bhushan, Aditya (25 January 2018). "Vasant Raiji - One of India's oldest living First-Class cricketer". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.