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Guy Le Marchand
Harold 'Guy' Markham Le Marchand (15 December 1901 — 31 December 1990) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and a trade commissioner for Australia. The son of M. Le Marchand, a native of Devon, he was born in British India at Chennai, Madras. He was educated in Australia at Launceston Church Grammar School, Launceston Grammar School. Returning to India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team between 1922 and 1934, making five appearances in the Madras Presidency Matches. As a batsman, he scored 55 runs in his five matches at an batting average (cricket), average of exactly 11 and with a high score of 32. As a bowling (cricket), bowler, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of exactly 47, with best figures of 3 for 36. Later returning to Australia, he held a number of trade commissioner posts for the Australian government. He was Trade_commissioner#Australia, trade commissioner to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1957 to 1960, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
