Arani Jayaprakash: Karnataka, First-class cricket, Umpire (cricket), Test cricket, Ranji Trophy, Karnataka cricket team

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Arani Velayudham Jayaprakash (born 20 June 1949, Arani, Karnataka) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and Test cricket umpire. Jayaprakash played 79 matches of first-class cricket, starting with 3 matches for Mysore in the 1971/72 and 1972/73 Ranji Trophy, and continuing when the team was renamed Karnataka until 1984/85. He played in 6 Ranji Trophy finals for Karnataka, winning in 1973/4, 1977/78 and 1982/3, and losing the final to Bombay in 1974/5, and to Delhi in 1978/9 and 1981/2. An all-rounder, he scored 3,727 runs in 125 innings, at an average of 35.49, including 6 centuries and 21 half-centuries. He reached his top score of 150* in the Ranji Trophy quarter final against Bengal in February 1979, having also scored 69 in the first innings. As a bowler, he took 60 wickets at an average of 37.13, with best bowling of 3-12 opening the bowling against Andhra in November 1978.[2] In the same match, he scored 150, and then took 2-38 in Andhra's second innings.