Balkrishna V. Kadbet (4 December 1925 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian

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er who played 11 first-class matches for Associated Cement Company between 1961 and 1971. After attending

Poddar College Rāmniranjan Ānandilāl Podār College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), popularly known as R.A Podar College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, situated in Matunga, Mumbai, India. It is run by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, a ...

, where he captained the cricket team, Kadbet joined Associated Cement Company, working there in administration and playing in the company cricket team for more than 25 years. When the Associated Cement Company team played first-class cricket he played in 11 of its 13 matches, taking 20 wickets and finishing third among the team's wicket-takers behind Bapu Nadkarni (51) and

Polly Umrigar Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar (28 March 1926 – 7 November 2006) was an Indian cricketer. He played in Indian cricket team (1948- 1962) and played first-class cricket for Bombay and Gujarat. Umrigar played mainly as a middle-order batsman ...

(40). His best bowling figures, 4 for 29, came in his first first-class match, against

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during Associated Cement Company's brief tour of Pakistan in 1961-62. In a

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in aid of the national Defence Fund in 1962-63, he was the leading wicket-taker for Associated Cement Company in their victory over the

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Chief Minister's XI, taking 3 for 33 and 2 for 18, and also made his highest score of 16 not out, batting at number 10. He took 4 for 34 (off 35 overs) in the final of the

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against Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI in 1963-64.Associated Cement Company v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI 1963-64
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