Former English Test player Raman Subba Row passes away

Raman Subba Row passes away aged 92

After his cricketing career, Subba Row got into business, founding a public relations firm, but he remained connected with the game.

Raman Subba Row, the former England cricketer and ICC match referee, has passed away at the age of 92.

Subba Row officiated in 41 Tests and 119 ODIs from 1992 to 2001. A left-handed batter, he played 13 Tests for England from 1958 to 1961 and scored 984 runs at an average of 46.85, including three centuries. He played 260 first-class matches representing Surrey and Northamptonshire in County Cricket, finishing with 14182 runs, with 30 hundreds and 73 fifties, with a career-best of 300. He also picked up 87 wickets in FC cricket.

After his cricketing career, Subba Row got into business, founding a public relations firm, but he remained connected with the game. He was the manager during England's tour of India and Sri Lanka in 1981. Between 1985 and 1990, he served as the chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board, the predecessor for the England and Wales Cricket Board.👌

"We are extremely saddened to hear of Raman's passing. He was a great cricket man and his remarkable cricket career saw success both on and off the field - as a player, official, administrator and Chair of both Surrey and the Test & County Cricket Board. Our sport owes him an enormous debt of gratitude, and on behalf of the ECB, we would like to send our sincere condolences to Raman's friends and family at this sad time," said ECB Chair Richard Thompson.

Wasim Khan, the ICC general manager, added: "It is sad to hear of the passing of Raman and I would like to extend deepest condolences on behalf of everyone at the ICC. Raman was a respected cricketer of his era, who went on to become the Chair of the Test and County Cricket Board. He was also one of the earliest ICC Match Referees, officiating very ably in different parts of the world."

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