Jamsaheb K.S. Sir Ranjitsinhji Jadeja

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jamsaheb_K.S._Sir_Ranjitsinhji_Jadeja
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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ranji
Prince of Nawanagar
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Knight_Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkbp:batting_average 56.37
44.95
gptkbp:birthDate 10 September 1872
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sarodar,_Kathiawar,_British_India
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Ranji_Trophy
gptkbp:deathDate 2 April 1933
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Jamnagar,_British_India
gptkbp:debutYear gptkb:Australia
16 July 1896
gptkbp:education gptkb:Rajkumar_College,_Rajkot
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:King
gptkbp:father gptkb:Jiwansinhji
gptkbp:firstClassCenturies 72
gptkbp:firstClassMatches 307
gptkbp:firstClassRuns 24,692
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:Lord's_Cricket_Ground
gptkbp:house gptkb:Jadeja
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jamsaheb K.S. Sir Ranjitsinhji Jadeja
gptkbp:influenced cricket batting style in England
gptkbp:knownFor first Indian to play Test cricket
gptkbp:legacy Ranji Trophy named after him
gptkbp:matchesPlayed 15
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Marylebone_Cricket_Club_(MCC)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableFor leg glance shot
innovative batting techniques
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:cricketer
ruler
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:England_cricket_team
gptkb:Sussex
gptkbp:predecessor Vibhaji II Ranmalji
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Nawanagar_State
1907
gptkbp:ruledUntil 1933
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Digvijaysinhji_Ranjitsinhji
gptkbp:testCenturies 2
gptkbp:testFifties 6
109
gptkbp:testRuns 989
gptkbp:title gptkb:Maharaja_Jam_Sahib_of_Nawanagar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ruler_of_Nawanagar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7