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Graham Skinner (cricketer)
Alfred Graham Skinner (11 August 1910 – 19 January 1997) was an English cricketer. Skinner was a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Calcutta and educated at Oundle School in England. Skinner made his debut for Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club, Buckinghamshire against the Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Second XI in 1927. He played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, Minor counties cricket on a regular basis up to 1933, even making two first-class cricket, first-class appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team, Minor Counties in 1933, against Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University and the touring West Indies cricket team, West Indians. While serving in the British Raj, Raj in 1935, Skinner made his debut for the Europeans cricket team, Europeans against the Muslims cricket team, Muslims. Early the following year he made his debut for Bengal cricket team, Bengal against Central Provinces and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of East India, Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the List of cities in India by population, seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
