Hyderabad, April 20 -- Raman Subba Row, who passed awayrecently at the age of 92, was the oldest surviving Test cricketerfor England untilhis death. During his distinguishedcareer he played a significant role not only as a player but also as an administrator and manager. Due to his initiative, English cricket emerged from an archaic system and acquired amodern outlook.

His father Panguluri Venkata Subba Rao hailed from Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh. The gentleman went to the UK, settled down there and married a lady named Doris Mildred Pinner. So that is why Raman was born in the town of Streatham in the county of Surrey and grew up there. At some point of his school career in the UK, the spelling of his name got changed from Rao to Row and ...