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Ebrahim Suleman Maka (5 March 1922 – 7 November 1994) was a wicket-keeper who represented India in Test cricket. He was born in Daman, at the time part of Portuguese India.

Ebrahim Maka

Personal information
Full name	Ebrahim Suleman Maka
Born	(1922-03-05)5 March 1922 Daman, Portuguese India
Died	7 November 1994(1994-11-07) (aged 72) Daman India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 67)	28 November 1952 v Pakistan
Last Test	19 February 1953 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 34 Runs scored 2 607 Batting average – 15.56 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 2* 66* Catches/stumpings 2/1 58/27
Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2022

Maka appeared at a time when the Indian cricket had many wicket-keepers of nearly the same class. His first appearance was in the fourth Test against Pakistan in 1952-53. The selectors had already tried out Probir Sen, Nana Joshi and Vijay Rajindernath as wicket-keepers in the previous Tests and Maka himself was replaced for the fifth Test.^{[citation needed]}

His other Test was in West Indies in the same season when he was understudy to Joshi. While batting he had two bones of his right hand broken by fast bowler Frank King. Vijay Manjrekar substituted for him and effected a stumping.^{[citation needed]}

Maka came from a poor family. His father was a cargo ship captain who earned Rs.150 a month and had to take care of a family of ten which lived near Crawford Market in Bombay.

References

• ^ Richard Cashman, Patrons, Players and the Crowd (1979), p. 93

External links

• Ebrahim Maka at ESPNcricinfo
• "Ebrahim Maka: Stumper whose batting held him back"

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