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In addition to his role as a professional cricketer, Nanan was a policeman and later served as the liaison officer for the West Indies team.
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Trophy for being the most outstanding all rounder at the 1972 West Indies Youth
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in 1975, and was named one of the five "Cricketers of the Year" by the
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Rangy Nanan: The only Test cricketer with a palindromic surname
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on 23 March 2016, survived by his wife Martha and two sons.
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608:References
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