Former India pacer Raman Surendranath no more

He was 75.

Surendranath was a tireless medium pacer who could swing the ball prodigously and his bowling was ideally suited to English conditions.

He was a success on the 1959 tour to England and he took 79 wickets in first-class games, next only to Subash Gupte's 95. He played in all five Tests, heading the Test averages with 16 wickets (26.62) and taking five wickets in an innings at both Old Trafford and the Oval.

Surebdranath did well at home too. Against Pakistan in 1960-61, he was outstanding in the third Test in then Calcutta, where he picked up four for 93 from 46 overs in the first innings.

 

In the next Test at Madras, his last match, he got just one wicket and he was discarded for good.

In his 11-Test career from 1959 to 1961, he took 26 wickets, 16 of these coming from the England tour. He continued to play first class cricket for Services till 1969.