Varsity fixture record still has an Indian tune!
Updated On: 25 September, 2022 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Gulu Ezekiel
That mark stood for 74 years till it was broken by Delhi-born Salil Oberoi of Oxford in 2005 with a score of 247.That in turn was overtaken by Agra-born Samish (Sam) Sunil Agarwal for Oxford in 2013 with 313 not out
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A record that has been in the hands of three Indian-born cricketers since 1931 has finally passed to an English-born player. Or has it?
The record in question is the highest score in the Oxford v Cambridge annual match—known as the Varsity Match, one of the world’s oldest continuous cricket fixtures which began in 1837 at Lord’s. At least till the 1940s, it was considered one of the most prestigious matches in the English domestic season, attracting a full house at Lord’s and has produced many legends and English captains including Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Ted Dexter, and Mike Brearley as well as Pakistanis Majid Khan and Imran Khan. There have however been changes in the status of the match over the years and a loss of prestige to go with it.
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