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Pochiah Krishnamurthy

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Pochiah Krishnamurthy
Personal information
Full name
Pallemoni Krishnamurthy
Born(1947-07-12)12 July 1947
Hyderabad, British India
Died28 January 1999(1999-01-28) (aged 51)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 127)18 February 1971 v West Indies
Last Test13 April 1971 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 21)22 February 1976 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 1 108 4
Runs scored 33 6 1,558 44
Batting average 5.50 6.00 14.98 14.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/8 0/0
Top score 20 6 82 22
Catches/stumpings 7/1 1/1 150/68 2/2
Source: [1], 13 March 2014

Pallemoni Krishnamurthy, also known as Pochiah Krishnamurthy, pronunciation (12 July 1947 – 28 January 1999) was an Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1971 against West Indies and one One Day International in 1976 against New Zealand.

He toured England in 1971 as Farokh Engineer's backup, and New Zealand and West Indies in 1976 as Kirmani's deputy. He played first class cricket for Hyderabad for most of 1970s, after making debut in 1967. He batted at all 11 slots in Ranji Trophy. He is also the only batsman to be associated in a century partnership batting as number 1 and as number 11.[1] He worked for State Bank of India and was part of their star studded side in local cricket.

References

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  1. ^ "Krishnamurthy, India's wicketkeeper dies (28 January 1999)".
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