Vijay Merchant

Cricketer, India Test Cap 15

Born: 12th October 1911, Bombay, British India

Died: 27th October, 1987, Bombay, India

Vijay Merchant's cricketing days were over long before our time (in the 1950s). However, he was a familiar name in school circles because of his involvement with the National Association for the Blind (NAB). Our school used to support NAB through "Blind cards" and sponsored walks.

I found Vijay Merchant's address in an encyclopedia in the Baldwin School library and I wrote to him requesting for his autograph. He sent me not only a signed letter, but also an autographed photo. I would have been in Std VIII but his letter mistakenly says Std V.