Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai (born on April 1, 1902, Bombay

Mumbai

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 - died on January 29, 1968, Bombay) was a major figure in Indian cricket

Cricket in India

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 between the wars.

Jai was a graceful right-handed stroke-player. Most of his finer innings came in the Bombay Quadrangular

Bombay Quadrangular

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 competition. He captained Bombay

Mumbai cricket team

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 to the title in the first ever Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy

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 championship.

He was selected to tour England

England

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 with the Indian team

Indian cricket team

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 in 1932 but, along with Vijay Merchant

Vijay Merchant

Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhavji Thakersey was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first class cricket for Mumbai cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951...

 and Champak Mehta, refused on political grounds. His only Test was the first ever in India. He toured England in 1936 but a broken finger restricted his appearances.

He was a selector in the 1950s, before resigning over a dispute during the 1958/59 series against West Indies

West Indian cricket team

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. The trophy awarded to the scorer of the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy every season was named after him.