Raghunath Chandorkar, India's oldest living first-class cricketer, turns 100

Raghunath Chandorkar, who featured in seven first class games for Maharashtra and Bombay, turned 100 on Saturday.

Published : Nov 21, 2020 13:34 IST

Born in Karjat in 1920, Chandorkar played for Maharashtra and Bombay between 1943 and 1950-51.

Raghunath Chandorkar, who featured in seven first class games for Maharashtra and Bombay, turned 100 on Saturday, becoming the third Indian cricketer to complete a century of birthdays.

Born in Karjat in 1920, Chandorkar played for Maharashtra between 1943-44 and 1946-47. He later played for Bombay in 1950-51. The wicket-keeper batsman had scored 155 runs in seven games.

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