<p>India's oldest first-class cricketer and former captain of Mysore - as Karnataka was called till 1974 - B K Garudachar passed away today in the city aged 99.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler, Garudachar made 1126 runs at an average of 29.63 from 27 matches in first-class cricket between 1935 and 1946.<br /><br />Born on January 13, 1917 in Chikamagalur, Karnataka, Garudachar graduated in engineering from the Benares University, and started playing for Mysore before representing United Province and Bombay in the 1940s.<br /><br />As a bowler, Garudachar finished his career with exactly 100 wickets, which included seven five-fors and three ten-wicket match hauls.<br /><br />His only century came against the Holkar team in the 1946 Ranji Trophy semi-final.</p>
<p>India's oldest first-class cricketer and former captain of Mysore - as Karnataka was called till 1974 - B K Garudachar passed away today in the city aged 99.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler, Garudachar made 1126 runs at an average of 29.63 from 27 matches in first-class cricket between 1935 and 1946.<br /><br />Born on January 13, 1917 in Chikamagalur, Karnataka, Garudachar graduated in engineering from the Benares University, and started playing for Mysore before representing United Province and Bombay in the 1940s.<br /><br />As a bowler, Garudachar finished his career with exactly 100 wickets, which included seven five-fors and three ten-wicket match hauls.<br /><br />His only century came against the Holkar team in the 1946 Ranji Trophy semi-final.</p>