Suri Gopalakrishna Explained

Suri Gopalakrishna
Country:India
Birth Date:26 June 1943
Birth Place:Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium pace
Club1:Bihar
Year1:1965-66
Club2:Kerala
Year2:1967-68 – 1977-75
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:19
Runs1:948
Bat Avg1:27.08
100S/50S1:1/2
Top Score1:100
Deliveries1:216
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:39.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/14
Catches/Stumpings1:7/0
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35778/35778.html CricketArchive
Date:6 February 2017

Suri Gopalakrishna (born 26 June 1943) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1965 to 1974.

Gopalakrishna was born in Mysore, where he grew up,[1] but he made his first-class debut for Bihar, playing two matches for them in 1965–66.[2] He moved to Kerala to work with the State Bank of Travancore, and after playing for the bank's cricket team in the local competition he was selected to play for Kerala in 1967–68.[1]

He had his best season in 1969–70, when he opened the innings and scored 359 runs in the Ranji Trophy at an average of 51.28, dominating Kerala's batting.[3] He top-scored in five of Kerala's eight innings, and in the match against Madras he scored his only century.[4] [1]

He played for Kerala till 1974–75. He now lives in Hyderabad.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Hindu. P. K.. Ajith Kumar. 6 February 2017. Memories of a great hundred and more . 2 June 2013.
  2. Web site: First-class matches played by Suri Gopalakrishna . CricketArchive. 6 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Kerala . CricketArchive. 6 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Madras v Kerala 1969-70 . CricketArchive. 6 February 2017.