C. R. Rangachari

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C.R. Rangachari India (IND)

Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm fast
	Tests	First-class
Matches	4	62
Runs scored	8	480
Batting average	2.66	7.74
100s/50s	0/0	0/1
Top score	8*	60
Balls bowled	846	10,908
Wickets	9	199
Bowling average	54.77	26.11
5 wickets in innings	1	14
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	5/107	7/34
Catches/stumpings	1	42
Test debut: 23 January 1948 Last Test: 9 December 1948 Source: [1]

Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari pronunciation (help·info) (born April 14, 1916, Mamandur, Madras - died October 9, 1993, Madras ) was a fast bowler who represented India in Test cricket.

Rangachari was a medium pace bowler who bowled with a slight round-arm action and moved the ball away from the batsman. He was a student of the Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. When the Madras cricket league was started in 1932, he for Chepauk United Club and then switched to Triplicane CC. Here he former a fearsome partnership with M.J. Gopalan.

Rangachari first claimed the spotlight when he took 9 for 45 against Mysore in an inter-association junior match in 1938. The same year he was selected to the Ranji team. Ranga was also a fine fielder, and fielding usually at silly mid-off, formed a nice combination with the spinner A.G. Ram Singh.

He was selected for the tour of Australia in 1947/48. He took a hat-trick in the match against Tasmania. On his debut at Adelaide he took 4 for 107, dismissing Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Ian Johnson. His career best bowling was 5 for 107 against West Indies at Madras, which included a first spell in which he dismissed Allan Rae, Jeff Stollmeyer and George Headley. In his first five innings in Tests, his scores were 0*, 0, 0, 0,* and 0.

He played unofficial Tests against Australian Services Team in 1945/46 and against the first Commonwealth team in 1949/50, and two M.J. Gopalan Trophy matches. He captained Tamil Nadu in two matches in 1952/53. He managed several Tamil Nadu and South Zone teams and was a state selector. He took 104 wickets for Madras in Ranji Trophy. His son C.R. Vijayaraghavan was a first class umpire.

He worked in the police department and retired as the Deputy Superintendent. He died from a cardiac failure.