Cricket was fun with Bapoo Mama, a reputed statistician of the game
Kersi Meher-Homji
It is 26 years since my friend Bapoo Burjorji Mama (BBM) (pictured) passed away. I still remember him every day, often many times a day. Mama and Anandji Dossa were my gurus who gave me my passion for cricket statistics. Alas, both are no more but their achievements are still treasured by devotees of the game.
When searching for some correspondence in my drawer I came across a pile of letters written by my close friend Mama in his neat handwriting.
As he lived in Panchgani and I in Bombay, and later (since 1970) in Sydney, we corresponded with each via......