Overview
Rustomji Jamshedji (1892–1976) was an Indian cricketer. He is recorded among the early generation of Indian first-class cricketers active in the period when the country's domestic cricket structure was taking shape.
Key facts
| Name | Rustomji Jamshedji |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
Background
Jamshedji belonged to the early twentieth-century cohort of Indian cricketers, a period during which Indian cricket was organised largely around regional and communal teams before the consolidation of the Ranji Trophy in the mid-1930s. Cricketers from this era often featured in fixtures associated with the Bombay cricket scene, which was one of the principal centres of the game in colonial India.
Significance
As a cricketer whose career spanned the formative years of organised Indian cricket, Jamshedji is part of the documented record of players who contributed to the sport in the decades preceding and surrounding India's entry into Test cricket in 1932.