Cotah Ramaswami
Cotah Ramaswami
pronunciation - sometimes written as Cota or Cotar - (born 16 June 1896, Madras - presumed dead (possibly January 1990)) was a double sports international who represented India in both cricket and tennis.
Family and early life
Ramaswami came from one of the leading sports families in India. He was the youngest son of Buchi Babu Naidu, often considered the father of Madras cricket. His two brothers, son and four nephews all played first class cricket.
When the only brother of his mother died young, Ramaswami was given in adoption to his maternal grandfather, which led to his family name being different from that of his brothers .
He studied in Wesley High School, Wesley College and the Presidency. On one occasion while at Wesley, he put on more than 200 runs for the last wicket to win a match after his team was 50 for nine, himself scoring 188*.
Cambridge
He joined Cambridge University in 1919 where he studied until 1923. In the summer of 1920, he won singles the Doherty Cup tournament open to all students in the university. He won a 'half blue' that year, representing Cambridge in the doubles, and earned a blue in 1921. On a tour of Holland, he won the singles and the doubles partnering S. M. Hadi - another future first class cricketer.