A. P. M. Gopalakrishnan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian cricketer
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Place of Birth: Thalassery, Kerala, India
About A. P. M. Gopalakrishnan
- Adiyeri Ponnambath Mambilly Gopalakrishnan (born 3 January 1947) is a former Indian cricketer who played at first-class level for Kerala from 1969 to 1972.
- He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner. Gopalakrishnan was born in Tellicherry (now Thalassery), in what was then part of the Madras Presidency but is now in Kerala State.
- He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Kerala in August 1969, against Andhra, and went on to play three more matches during the 1969–70 season.
- In the final two matches of his debut season, he recorded what were to be the two highest scores of his first-class career – 29 not out against Mysore, from ninth in the batting order, and then 33 against Madras, after being promoted to sixth.
- Gopalakrishnan had little batting success in the two other Ranji seasons he played for Kerala.
- During the 1970–71 season, he appeared in three matches, but recorded three ducks to finish with only two runs from five innings, at an average of 0.40.
- Gopalakrishnan was not selected at all the following season, but returned for three matches during the 1972–73 season, where his three matches yielding 19 runs from five innings.Gopalakrishnan's father, P.
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- Anandan, and uncle, P.
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- Raghavan, both played at first-class level for Travancore-Cochin, Kerala's predecessor.
- Two of his cousins, brothers P.
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- Raghunath and P.
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- Mohandas, played for Kerala in the 1970s, with Mohandas and Gopalakrishnan playing several matches together.
- Outside of playing cricket, the family have been prominent in the baking trade in Kerala.
- In 2013, Gopalakrishnan was one of sixteen ex-Ranji players who received a one-off endowment from the Kerala Cricket Association in recognition of their service during the sport's amateur period.
- After retiring from playing, he had been the match referee for a Ranji game between Mumbai and Orissa during the 1997–98 season, in what was his only recorded appearance as a match official in a high-level game.
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