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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = L. P. Jai<br />
| image = <br />
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| full_name = Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1902|1|4}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1968|1|29|1902|1|4}}<br />
| death_place = Bombay, [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| nickname = Lallubhai<ref name="death"/><br />
| batting = Right-hand bat<br />
| role = Batsman<br />
| country = India<br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1933<br />
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| onetest = true<br />
| testdebutdate = 15 December<br />
| testdebutyear = 1933<br />
| testdebutagainst = England<br />
| testcap = 13<br />
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| club1 = [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|1920–1941}}<br />
| club2 = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]<br />
| year2 = {{nowrap|1926–1941}}<br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]<br />
| matches1 = 1<br />
| runs1 = 19<br />
| bat avg1 = 9.50<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 19<br />
| deliveries1 = –<br />
| wickets1 = –<br />
| bowl avg1 = –<br />
| fivefor1 = –<br />
| tenfor1 = –<br />
| best bowling1 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches2 = 67 <br />
| runs2 = 3,231<br />
| bat avg2 = 31.99<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 6/19<br />
| top score2 = 156<br />
| deliveries2 = 210<br />
| wickets2 = 3<br />
| bowl avg2 = 44.66<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 1/6<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 26/–<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29667.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
| date = 13 May<br />
| year = 2020<br />
}}<br />
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'''Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai''' {{audio|L._P._Jai.ogg|pronunciation}} (1 April 1902 – 29 January 1968) was a major figure in [[Cricket in India|Indian cricket]] between the wars.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29667.html |title=L.P.Jai|accessdate=13 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
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Jai was a graceful right-handed stroke-player. Most of his finer innings came in the [[Bombay Quadrangular]] competition. He captained [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] to the title in the first ever [[Ranji Trophy]] championship.<br />
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He was selected to tour [[England]] with the [[Indian cricket team|Indian team]] in 1932 but, along with [[Vijay Merchant]] and Champak Mehta, refused on political grounds. His only Test was the first ever in India. He [[Indian cricket team in England in 1936|toured England in 1936]] but a broken finger restricted his appearances.<br />
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He was a selector in the 1950s, before resigning over a dispute during the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 1958–59|1958/59 series]] against [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]]. The trophy awarded to the scorer of the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy every season was named after him.<br />
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==Career==<br />
As was the case with cricketers prior to commercial sponsorships, Jai was employed by the [[Imperial Bank of India]], later [[State Bank of India]], by way of a job for life. This helped to nurture his hobby, [[philately]]. He became an eminent philatelist, being in a position to "rescue" every stamped envelope that came to the bank every day. He specialised in British Empire stamps.<br />
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Jai died on 29 January 1968 in Bombay from [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="death">{{cite newspaper|title=L.P. Jai dead |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=30 January 1968 |page=12}}</ref><br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Martin-Jenkins |first1=Christopher |authorlink1=Christopher Martin-Jenkins |title=The Complete Who's Who Of Test Cricketers |date=1980 |publisher=Rigby Limited |isbn=9780727012623}}<br />
* {{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhishek |title=LP Jai: First captain to lift the Ranji Trophy |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/lp-jai-first-captain-to-lift-the-ranji-trophy-425989 |website=Cricket Country |language=en-us |date=2 April 2016}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Cricinfo}}<br />
* {{Cricketarchive}}<br />
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