Rangy Nanan
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| Born | 29 May 1953 Preysal, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 2016 (aged 62) Couva, Trinidad and Tobago[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 174) | 8 December 1980 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972/73–1990/91 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 18 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rangy Nanan
Early life
Born in Preysal Village,
Senior cricket career
Playing for Trinidad and Tobago for almost two decades, Nanan was the most successful bowler in West Indies domestic cricket history, taking 366 first-class wickets at 23.[2] Included in the West Indies squad for the 1980 tour of Pakistan,[4] Nanan played his only Test match, against Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in December 1980, taking four wickets.[5][6][7]
In the 1982 domestic
Nanan captained Trinidad and Tobago, including in the 1984 match against the touring
Nanan also played as a professional in the United Kingdom, including for
Post-cricketing retirement
In addition to his role as a professional cricketer, Nanan was a policeman and later served as the liaison officer for the West Indies team.[10]
Nanan suffered a stroke in 2012[11] from which he never recovered, and died of a heart attack at the Couva Hospital in Caroni on 23 March 2016, survived by his wife Martha and two sons.[11] Brian Lara paid tribute to Nanan, saying he learnt a lot about the art of playing spin from Nanan,[11] while former West Indies fast bowler Tony Gray said Nanan was a consummate professional who was difficult to score off and was in love with cricket and West Indies cricket.[12]
Nanan's uncle Nirmal Nanan and nephew Magnum Nanan also played first-class cricket.[13]
During April 2021 The Preysal Recreation Ground that's located in Preysal, Couva was renamed in Nanan's honour.[14]
Notes
- ^ While Wisden Cricketers' Almanack gives "Rangy" as his first name, the West Indies Cricket Annual 1982 gives his first name as "Ranjie".
References
- ^ "WICB regrets passing of Rangy Nanan". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Cozier, Tony. "Remembering Rangy". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d Benson & Hedges West Indies Cricket Annual 1982, "Five Cricketers of the Year", Caribbean Communications: Christ Church, Barbados, p. 7.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, "West Indies name tour squad", 8 October 1980, p. 42.
- ^ Rangy Nanan: The only Test cricketer with a palindromic surname
- ^ May 19, 2008 Where spin is a sin
- ^ Carew criticises Ramdin's appointment
- ^ The Canberra Times, "Farcical end to match blamed on Hughes", 14 March 1984, p. 44.
- ^ The 1991 Miller Guide to Scottish Cricket, ed. Leitch, N. (1991), Scottish Cricket Union: Edinburgh, p. 126.
- ^ Clarke, Nicholas (10 September 2010). "Keep spot-fixing out of Windies cricket". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Guardian Media. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Beckles, Jelani (24 March 2016). "Lara says Nanan was visionary". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Guardian Media. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Bhoolai, Veersen. "Tony Gray: 'People didn't know about my battles'". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Rangy Nanan". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Rangy Nanan honored in hometown Preysal". loopnews.com. Loop News. 9 April 2021.