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DR. HORMASJI DORABJEE KANGA

(b. 9th April, 1880 – d. 29th December, 1945)

As an all-rounder, his first-class cricket career spanned from 1899 to 1921 and as an opening batsman, holds the record of being the first Indian to score a double century in first-class cricket. He was a member of the Indian team that toured England in 1911, under the captaincy of the Maharaja of Patiala.

OVERALL

Tournament	Presidency Matches	Quadrangular Matches	Total
M	10	14	24
INGS	13	23	41
NO	1	2	3
RUNS	586	429	1015
HS	233	150	233
AVE	34.47	20.42	26.72
100's	1	1	2
50's	1	0	1
CT	8	9	17
ST	4	0	4
BALLS	23	555	578
RUNS	28	216	244
WKTS	1	16	17
AVE	28.00	13.50	14.35
BB	1/19	4/15	4/15

100's

Sr No	Runs	Team	V/S	Venue	Season
1.	233	Parsees	Europeans	Pune	1905-06
2.	150	Parsees	Muslims	Mumbai	1912-13

Best Bowling

Sr No	Wkts/Runs	Team	V/S	Venue	Season
1.	4/15	Parsees	Hindus	Mumbai	1912-13

He captained Parsees, and after retirement, continued his association with the game in the capacity of the President of Mumbai Cricket Association from 1930-31 to 1934-35.

He was the Vice-President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1936 to 1945.

He was also the Chairman of the All India Selection Committee from 1932-33 to 1939-40.

A committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Justice S R Tendulkar in 1948, which suggested that an inter-club tournament be started in the city of Mumbai, to perpetuate his memory. And with great pride, we can say that Dr H D Kanga Cricket League Tournament, which commenced in 1948, is being played on various grounds of the city of Mumbai without a break since then.

Dr H D Kanga Memorial Library, the only sports library of its kind in the whole world, was named after him and Mumbai Cricket Association has been managing it very efficiently for the last 55 years.