# Pochiah Krishnamurthy

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Indian cricketer (1947–1999)

Pochiah Krishnamurthy Personal information Full name Pallemoni Krishnamurthy Born (1947-07-12)12 July 1947 Hyderabad, British India Died 28 January 1999(1999-01-28) (aged 51) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Batting Right-handed Bowling Legbreak Role Wicket-keeper International information National side India Test debut (cap 127) 18 February 1971 v West Indies Last Test 13 April 1971 v West Indies Only ODI (cap 21) 22 February 1976 v New Zealand Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 1 108 4 Runs scored 33 6 1,558 44 Batting average 5.50 6.00 14.98 14.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/8 0/0 Top score 20 6 82 22 Catches/stumpings 7/1 1/1 150/68 2/2 Source: [1], 13 March 2014

**Pallemoni Krishnamurthy**, also known as Pochiah Krishnamurthy, [pronunciation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/Pochiah_Krishnamurthy.ogg/Pochiah_Krishnamurthy.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pochiah_Krishnamurthy.ogg) (12 July 1947 – 28 January 1999) was an Indian [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played in five [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) in 1971 against West Indies and one [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) in 1976 against New Zealand.

He toured England in 1971 as Farokh Engineer's backup, and New Zealand and West Indies in 1976 as Kirmani's deputy. He played first class cricket for Hyderabad for most of 1970s, after making debut in 1967. He batted at all 11 slots in Ranji Trophy. He is also the only batsman to be associated in a century partnership batting as number 1 and as number 11.[1] He worked for State Bank of India and was part of their star studded side in local cricket.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Krishnamurthy, India's wicketkeeper dies (28 January 1999)"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23255132).

## External links

- [Pochiah Krishnamurthy](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30135.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

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