In the history of cricket, Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji as Indian cricketer (1895-1966).
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji was born in 1895. His recorded nationality is Dominion of India.
Sport professionalised and internationalised around this time; the modern Olympics were young and national federations were only beginning to matter.
Sport is the rare field that publishes its own evidence: the result is the argument.
Formal honours included the Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (1939), Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1947) and Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1935).
That the career was built from Dominion of India matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji died in 1966, aged 71. The results remain in the record, which is the only permanent form of an athletic career.
Achievements
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire — 1939
- Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India — 1947
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India — 1935
- Discipline: cricket
