Ebrahim Maka
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was a wicket-keeper
who represented India
in Test cricket
.
Ebrahim Maka appeared at a time when the Indian cricket had many wicket keepers of nearly the same class. His first appearance was in the fourth Test against Pakistan
in 1952-53. The selectors had already tried out Probir Sen
, Nana Joshi
and Vijay Rajindernath
as wicket-keepers in the previous Tests and Maka himself was replaced for the fifth Test.
His other Test was in West Indies
in the same season when he was understudy to Joshi. While batting he had two bones of his right hand broken by fast bowler Frank King
. Vijay Manjrekar
substituted for him and effected a stumping.
Maka came from a poor family. His father was a cargo ship captain who earned Rs.150 a month and had to take care of a family of ten which lived near Crawford Market
in Bombay
.
Maka's whereabouts are not known. Wisden
lists him as 'presumed dead'.
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
who represented India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
in Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
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Ebrahim Maka appeared at a time when the Indian cricket had many wicket keepers of nearly the same class. His first appearance was in the fourth Test against Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
in 1952-53. The selectors had already tried out Probir Sen
Probir Sen
Probir Kumar 'Khokhan' Sen was an Indian cricketer who represented his country in 14 Tests from 1948 to 1952....
, Nana Joshi
Nana Joshi
Padmanabh Govind "Nana" Joshi was a cricket player who kept wicket for India in Test cricket.Joshi was born in Baroda, Gujarat, India in 1926. He first gained attention as a cricket player when he scored 100 notout for Central Province Governor's XI against the touring Commonwealth XI in addition...
and Vijay Rajindernath
Vijay Rajindernath
Vijay Rajindernath Vijay Rajindernath Vijay Rajindernath (born January 7, 1928 in Amritsar, died November 22, 1989 in Chennai was an Indian cricketer.Rajindernath was one of the four wicket keepers that India tried out against Pakistan in the 1952-53 series. He played in the Test at Bombay which...
as wicket-keepers in the previous Tests and Maka himself was replaced for the fifth Test.
His other Test was in West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
in the same season when he was understudy to Joshi. While batting he had two bones of his right hand broken by fast bowler Frank King
Frank King (cricketer)
Frank McDonald King was a West Indian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1953 and 1956.Born in Delamere Land, Brighton, St Michael, Barbados, King was a hostile right-arm fast bowler who opened the bowling for the West Indies in three consecutive home series in the early 1950s...
. Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar is a former Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests. A small man, he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball. He was the father of Sanjay Manjrekar....
substituted for him and effected a stumping.
Maka came from a poor family. His father was a cargo ship captain who earned Rs.150 a month and had to take care of a family of ten which lived near Crawford Market
Crawford Market
Crawford Market is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The Market was later named after Mahatma Jotirao Phule after a long struggle by the President of Mahatma Phule Smarak Samiti, Mukundraoji Bhujbal Patil...
in Bombay
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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Maka's whereabouts are not known. Wisden
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
lists him as 'presumed dead'.