A 20th century Parsi cricketer
In the early 20th century he was a star cricketer in Los Angeles.His name was Maneckji Jamsetji Bhumgara. He was a Parsi cricketer who came from Surat.Though a rich businessman yet his love for cricket made him a star for the Los Angeles Cricket Club.He was a spin bowler and his name was well known in Southern California. The Los Angeles Times, a premier newspaper, praised his skill in the game in its September 22, 1907 edition. The article further mentioned that he played in St Louis, New York, San Francisco, Portland etc. He captured 20 wickets by giving away only 5.2 runs in the 1st series of interleague matches against Santa Monica eleven. He died in Paris ( age 66 ) in the year 1944.