| Narain Swamy | |
| Fullname: | Venkatraman Narayan Swamy |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Kozhikode, British India (now in Kerala, India) |
| Death Place: | Dehra Dun, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | – |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | – |
| Top Score1: | – |
| Deliveries1: | 108 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 19 |
| Runs2: | 201 |
| Bat Avg2: | 14.35 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 53 |
| Deliveries2: | 2936 |
| Wickets2: | 68 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 22.16 |
| Fivefor2: | 4 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 6/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| International: | true |
| Onetest: | yes |
| Country: | India |
| Testdebutfor: | India |
| Testcap: | 76 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testdebutdate: | 19 November |
| Testdebutyear: | 1955 |
| Lasttestdate: | 19 November |
| Lasttestfor: | India |
| Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
| Lasttestyear: | 1955 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1031/1031.html |
Venkatraman Narayan Swamy (23 May 1924 in near Kozhikode, Kerala – 1 May 1983 in Dehra Dun, India) was an Indian Test cricketer.
Swamy made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1955/56 and played in the first match of the series. He opened the bowling with Dattu Phadkar, took no wickets, did not bat, and was dropped. India tried out different opening bowling pairs in every match of that series.[1]
Swamy started his first-class career with five wickets in an innings in each of his first two matches. He played for Services in the Ranji Trophy from 1951/52 to 1958/59 and took 58 wickets at an average of 19.98.
Swamy did his studies in Madras. He joined the army in 1944 and retired as a major. After his retirement he was on the staff of the Regiment of Artillery association in the Nasik road camp. He was first Kerala-born cricketer to play Tests.