| P. M. Anandan | |
| Fullname: | Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Tellicherry, Kerala, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
| Family: | P. M. Raghavan (brother) |
| Club1: | Travancore-Cochin |
| Year1: | 1951-52 to 1956-57 |
| Club2: | Kerala |
| Year2: | 1957-58 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 158 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.87 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 1703 |
| Wickets1: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.20 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/100 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35759/35759.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 30 October 2016 |
Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan (born 1 December 1924) is an Indian former cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1951 to 1957.
Anandan was an opening bowler who made his first-class debut in 1951–52 in what was also Travancore-Cochin's first first-class match. He took five or more wickets in an innings in each of his first three matches: 6 for 100 against Mysore in 1951–52,[1] 5 for 65 against Mysore in 1952–53,[2] and 5 for 38 against Hyderabad in 1953–54.[3]
His older brother P. M. Raghavan also played first-class cricket for Travancore-Cochin.