Father of Chennai Cricket

It was Buchi Babu Nayudu ,known as the Father of South Indian Cricket ,who conceived the idea of the Presidency Match. Buchi Babu found the Madras United Club (MUC),and dream of an annual fixture between the rulers and the ruled .with the co-operation of Henry king and P.W.Partridge of the MCC,the match known as the Presidency Match became the ‘Match of the Year’.but sadly ,Buchi Babu died a few months before the first ,rain –interrupted game in 1908