K. Jayaraman

Kuttikat Jayaraman (8 April 1956 – 15 July 2023), also known as K. Jayaram, was an Indian cricketer who played 46 first-class matches between 1977 and 1989.^[1]

K. Jayaraman

Personal information
Full name	Kuttikat Jayaraman
Born	(1956-04-08)8 April 1956 Ernakulam, Travancore–Cochin, India
Died	15 July 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 67) Kochi, Kerala, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977-78 to 1988-89	Kerala
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 46 Runs scored 2358 Batting average 29.47 100s/50s 5/10 Top score 133 Balls bowled 375 Wickets 1 Bowling average 116.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/11 Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2020

Jayaraman was a prominent player for Kerala in the 1980s. He gained national coverage in 1986–87, when he scored four hundreds in five matches in the Ranji Trophy and became the first Kerala player to come close to Indian team selection.^[2][3][4]

Jayaraman was Kerala's captain, and served as Kerala cricket's chairman of selectors.^[5] He also served as a national junior selection committee member.^[6]

K. Jayaraman died on 15 July 2023, at the age of 67.^[7]