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The birth of Ranjitsinhji, celebrity cricketer

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1

Ranji’s Revenge

By W. G. Grace

Cricketing legend W. G. Grace tells a story illustrating how fellow-batsman K. S. Ranjitsinhji set about winning the hearts of English cricketers.

Posted December 20 2020

2

A Page Out of Pageantry

By Ronald Wild

In 1932, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession, the Jam Sahib brought vanished days back to Nawanagar with a lavish hand.

Posted August 19 2020

3

The Millionaire

By A. G. Gardiner

In the year that Ranjitsinhji put aside his bat to concentrate on being the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, journalist A. G. Gardiner looked back on his dazzling career.

Posted August 17 2020

4

Hooked

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

The great British public leaves a German tourist speechless during a county match at the Oval in London.

Posted July 7 2017

5

A Many-Chorded Lyre

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

Stylish batting in cricket is about variety, invention and frankly anything that works, and we have Dr W.G. Grace to thank for it.

Posted July 7 2017

6

Ranji

By Clay Lane

A young Indian student from Cambridge was selected for England’s cricket team after public pressure.

Posted January 22 2017