FULL NAME: Nabhi Subba Rao
BORN: August 1, 1939 at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
FAMILY: Late N Narayana Rao (father), Late Bhanumati (Mother), N Rama Murty (elder brother).
HOME ADDRESS: Berhampur, Orissa, India
TELEPHONE: 1-925-671-9581
E-MAIL: nabhi_subha@hotmail.com
EDUCATION: Did all his education in Berhampur. Passed Bachelor of Arts from Khallikote College in 1959 and did Masters degree from Allahabad University in Medivial Indian History (1959-1961).
PROFESSION: Joned Indian Airforce on 1st July 1961. Commissioned on June 23rd, 1962 as Pilot Officer in to Administrative branch. Sought pre-mature retirement from Airforce after 18 1/2 yrs of service and migrated to US in Nov of 1980 to join his family, which emigrated in Feb, 1979. Worked in the US from 1982 till March 2005.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Opening  batsman.
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played five first-class and one miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from 1957-58 to 1960-61.
*     Played all five first-class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played the lone miscellaneous match in Rohinton Baria Trophy.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: Five match, 10 innings, 2 not outs, 110 runs, highest score 37, average 13.75, catches 2.
Bowling: Did not bowl.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
2, 5 rtht: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Gauhati Town Club, Gauhati, 7-9 January, 1961.
37, 13: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-18 Dec, 1960.
4, 10: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 10-12 Dec, 1960.
1, 3: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Gandhi Maidan, Patna, 31 Jan-1 Feb, 1959.
0, 35*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 13-1 Dec, 1958.

DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE:
3, 7: Utkal University vs Baroda University, Rohinton Baria Trophy, South Zone match, SJ New Field, Bangalore, 18-20 Dec, 1957.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     He was coached by Kartik Bose in 1954-55 at Barabatti Stadium, which was under construction those days.
*     Played for Utkal University as vice-captain (NN Swamy was the captain) in the Inter-Universities championship at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.
*     Continued his cricket career while in service and played for Airforce in the Inter-Services Championships and was selected for the Services team for Ranji Trophy in the year 1963 to play in Srinagar.
*     However, his the then Commanding Officer did not release him to play.
* His father died in 1956 and mother in 2001.
* His father was a famous tennis player and played at national level in forties and fifties.
* His eldest sister lives in Bhubaneswar with her husband A Sita Rama Rao, a famous football player who played for Orissa.
* His elder brother N Rama Murty died in 2010 and a was singles tennis champion for many years.

PROFILE FIRST POSTED: 16 November, 2011
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 7 June, 2020