Madhusudan Rege

Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege pronunciation^ⓘ (18 March 1924 – 16 December 2013) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1949 against the West Indies.^[1] He has the dubious distinction of being the first Indian cricketer to be called for throwing.^[2]

Madhusudan Rege

Personal information
Full name	Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege
Born	(1924-03-18)18 March 1924 Panvel, British India
Died	16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (aged 89)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	India
Only Test (cap 51)	27 January 1949 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 39 Runs scored 15 2,348 Batting average 7.50 37.26 100s/50s 0/0 6/12 Top score 15 164 Balls bowled – 3,159 Wickets – 33 Bowling average – 42.96 5 wickets in innings – 1 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 5/23 Catches/stumpings 1/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 November 2013

He played for Maharashtra from 1944–45 to 1954–55, captaining the team from 1951–52 to 1954–55. His highest score was 164, against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy in 1953–54.^[3]

For Maharashtra against the MCC in 1951–52, he opened the batting and scored 133 out of the team's total of 249. It was in that match that he was called for throwing.^[2]