The youngest son of Buchi Babu Naidu, the great patriarch of Madras cricket, Cotah Ramaswami was a fine left-handed batsman who had a 27-year first-class cricket career. Tall and sturdily built, Ramaswami played some excellent strokes off the front foot on both sides of the wicket. Early daysRamaswami came from a family of cricketers: other than being the son of Naidu, he had two brothers playing first-class cricket; his son played first-class cricket too, as did four of his nephews and a grand-nephew. Ramaswami played only in the doubles (partnering Dr. Hassan-Ali Fyzee) and won the match 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 against Nicolae Misu and Misu Stern. Post-retirementAfter he quit first-class cricket, Ramaswami remained a significant and respected name in the Madras cricket circuit.

Source: The Nation June 16, 2021 01:52 UTC