A stylish strokeplayer and one of the mainstays of the Madras side in the forties and fifties, Alva played in two `Tests' against the second Commonwealth team in 1950-51. Earning his place following some excellent performances in the Ranji Trophy, Alva had the mortification of being dismissed for a pair in the second game of the five match series at Bombay. Brought back for the fourth `Test' at Madras, he fared better scoring 26 at No 7. Alva, who played 18 games for Madras in the Ranji Trophy, had a particularly good run in 1950-51 when he scored hundreds against both Mysore and Hyderabad.(Partab Ramchand)

Chandrahasa Alva Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	Ct	St
FC	40	64	6	1488	141	25.65	3	22	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5w	10w
FC	40	2149	74	6/111	29.04	4	0

Recent Matches of Chandrahasa Alva

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
South Zone vs C'wealth XI	10 & 15	0/14 & 0/30	10-Feb-1950	Secunderabad	FC
Madras vs Holkar	40 & 0	0/12	17-Feb-1945	Chennai	FC
Madras vs Mysore	0	0/1 & 2/15	20-Jan-1945	Chennai	FC
Madras vs Hyderabad	1 & 36	0/22 & 0/4	24-Dec-1944	Chennai	FC

Debut/Last Matches of Chandrahasa Alva

FC Matches

Span

1944/45 - 1958/59