This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Tamil Nadu cricket team (formerly called Madras cricket team). Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have played international cricket.
Last updated at the end of the 2015/16 season.
A George Abraham, 1949/50 - 1952/53 Antony Adams, 1975/76 - 1978/79 William Adams, 1936/37 Habib Ahmed, 1961/62 - 1962/63 Balu Alaganan, 1946/47 - 1954/55 Ashique Ali, 1995/96 - 1996/97 Shabir Ali, 1975/76 Bellipadi Chandrahasa Alva, 1944/45 - 1954/55 Bellipadi Sridhar Alva, 1953/54 - 1958/59 Palani Amarnath, 2006/07 - 2012/13 P. B. Anand, 1994/95 A. Ananthanarayanan, 1943/44 - 1946/47 Baba Aparajith, 2011/12 - 2015/16 Thirugnanasambandam Arasu, 1998/99 - 2001/02 V. Aruldass, 1945/46 - 1950/51 Bharat Arun, 1982/83 - 1991/92 Krishnan Arunkumar, 1984/85 - 1988/89 Varadarajan Arunkumar, 2010/11 P. R. Ashokanand, 1961/62 Murugan Ashwin, 201213 - 2015/16 Ravichandran Ashwin, 2006/07 - 2015/16
B R. Babulnath, 1980/81 Hemang Badani, 1996/97-2006/07 Subramaniam Badrinath, 2000/01-2013/14 K. Balaji, 1974/75-1979/80 Lakshmipathy Balaji, 2001/02-2015/16 S. Balaji, 1980/81 M. K. Balakrishnan, 1952/53-1961/62 S. Balakrishnan, 1953/54-1956/57 M. Balasubramaniam, 1953/54-1956/57 M. Baliah, 1935/36-1936/37 H. D. Ballal, 1963/64-1965/66 Prakash Bangara, 1953/54-1958/59 Patamada Belliappa, 1959/60-1973/74 B. S. R. Bhadradri, 1937/38-1943/44 N. Bharathan, 1976/77 C. K. Bhaskaran, 1966/67-1968/69 Rajat Bhatia, 1999/00-2001/02 M. G. Bhavanarayanan, 1952/53-1955/56 M. V. Bobjee, 1945/46-1949/50
C Robert Carrick, 1926/27 D. L. Chakravarti, 1949/50-1956/57 Seetharaman Chandramouli, 1996/97-1997/98 D. T. Chandrasekar, 2014/15-2015/16 V. B. Chandrasekhar, 1986/87-1994/95 R. Chandrasekharan, 1962/63 Cherry Chandy, 1956/57 Thiruvenkati Chari, 1934/35-1939/40 Raghunath Chinnadorai, 1950/51-1958/59 Aswin Crist, 2013/14-2015/16
D Michael Dalvi, 1967/68-1976/77 Safi Darashah, 1930/31 Anthony Das, 2014/15-2015/16 S. G. Deenan, 1937/38-1941/42 Damodaran Devanand, 1995/96-1999/00 V. Devendran, 2006/07 Devarasan Dhandapani, 2001/02-2003/04 P. K. Dharmalingam, 1965/66-1969/70 Patrick Dickinson, 1952/53 Thiruvengala Doraiappan, 1963/64-1970/71 T. M. Doraiswami, 1936/37-1940/41 G. S. Dutt, 1946/47 Dakshina Murthy, 1948/49-1955
E Akbar Ebrahim, 1984/85-1985/86 Lawrence Edmonds, 1972/73-1974/75 Napoleon Einstein, 2006/07-2013/14
F Peter Fernandez, 1980/81 Patrick Furtado, 1951/52-1952/53
G C. Ganapathy, 2003/04-2011/12 C. R. Ganapathy, 1926/27-1935/36 Kaushik Gandhi, 2011/12-2015/16 S. Ganesan, 1949/50-1950/51 M. Gautam, 1977/78-1985/86 Narayanan Gautam, 1988/89-1993/94 Anand George, 1998/99-1999/00 Richard George, 1935/36-1936/37 J. S. Ghanshyam, 1970/71 Dwarkanath Girish, 1984/85-1988/89 T. V. Girish, 1950/51 E. Godfrey, 1935/36 D. J. Gokulakrishnan, 1993/94-2003/04 M. S. Gopal, 1934/35-1943/44 S. Gopalakrishnan, 1969/70-1970/71 M. J. Gopalan, 1926/27-1951/52 C. D. Gopinath, 1949/50-1962/63 Harikrishnan Gopinath, 2006/07-2014/15 Sunny Gupta, 2011/12
H Syed Mohammad Hadi, 1932/33 C. K. Haridas, 1941/42 Sunil Haridas, 1973/74-1974/75 Susheel Haridas, 1971/72-1974/75 Harjinder Singh, 1981/82 J. C. Hart, 1957/58 Jawad Hussain, 1964/65 Najam Hussain, 1966/67-1969/70 Syed Mohammad Hussain, 1926/27-1933/34
I Baba Indrajith, 2013/14-2015/16
J Abdul Jabbar, 1972/73-1986/87 Tanveer Jabbar, 1993/94-1999/00 V. Jagannathan, 1930/31 Jagdish Singh, 1963/64-1968/6 Edward Jeffares, 1948/49 Rajamani Jesuraj, 2003/04-2011/12 C. P. Johnstone, 1926/27-1944/45 Henry Joynt, 1957/58
K B. Kalyanasundaram, 1968/69-1977/78 M. S. Kamath, 1959/60-1961/62 K. S. Kannan, 1941/42-1956/57 N. Kannayiram, 1948/49-1956/57 Kanwaljit Singh, 1986/87 Aashish Kapoor, 1989/90-2006/07 Arun Karthik, 2007/08-2013/14 Dinesh Karthik, 2002/03-2019/20 Karthick Veerabaghu , 2003/04-2007/08 Bahirathan Karthikeyan, 2002/03 M. C. Karthikeyan, 1940/41 Thalaisayanam Karunamurthy, 1995/96-1996/97 Jagannathan Kaushik, 2011/12-2015/16 Guru Kedarnath, 2005/06 Shahrukh Khan, 2013/14-2015/16 Bharat Khanna, 1933/34 J. Kousik, 2015/16 A. G. Kripal Singh, 1950/51-1964/65 Arjan Kripal Singh, 1988/89-1994/95 Swaran Kripal Singh, 1985/86 S. M. Krishnakumar, 1975/76 P. K. Krishnamurthy, 1959/60 K. Krishnappa, 1935/36 A. V. Krishnaswami, 1930/31-1943/44 C. V. Krishnaswami, 1943/44-1946/47 K. Krishnaswami, 1947/48 Ajjampur Krishnaswamy, 1962/63 V. Krishnaswamy, 1970/71-1979/80 K. Bharath Kumar, 1977/78-1982/83 Dharma Kumar, 2010/11 Ganesh Kumar, 1998/99-2003/04 C. Hemanth Kumar, 2000/01-2005/06 M. M. Kumar, 1959/60-1960/61 S. Kumar, 1997/98 Santosh Kumar, 1979/80-1982/83 Shanmugham Senthil Kumar, 2005/06 Valapathy Senthil Kumar, 1997/98 K. Shiv Kumar, 1994/95 Selvam Suresh Kumar, 2007/08-2014/15 Varun Kumar, 2006/07 U. S. Kumar, 1989/90-1991/92 Vaman Kumar, 1955/56-1976/77 Vasant Kumar, 1996/97-1998/99 Vikram Kumar, 2001/02-2004/05 Tamil Kumaran, 2003/04-2009/10 Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran, 1996/97-2001/02 V. J. Kumaraswamy, 1976/77
L C. K. Lakshmanan, 1930/31 John Law, 1940/41-1941/42 Sinderraj Lokenderraj, 1960/61
M Robert McIntosh, 1933/34 John McIver, 1937/38 Jayaraman Madanagopal, 1998/99-2003/04 Kunjiran Madhavan, 1956/57 - 1966/67 N. P. Madhavan, 1980/81-1984/85 Rangachari Madhavan, 1982/83-1989/90 Sadagoppan Mahesh, 1993/94-2002/03 Yo Mahesh, 2004/05-2014/15 Subramani Mani, 1958/59-1960/61 S. V. S. Mani, 1961/62-1970/71 Vikram Mani, 2006/07 S. S. Manoharan, 1937/38 Ramdas Mardi, 1947/48-1949/50 Jakkaladaki Maruthi, 1963/64 Petson Mathew, 2003/04 Satyajit Medappa, 1999/00 Siddharth Medappa, 1998/99 A. G. Milkha Singh, 1958/59-1968/69 Patrick Miller, 1930/31 Rashid Mirza, 1972/73 Ravi Mishra, 1984/85-1985/86 Urmikant Mody, 1968/69 M. Mohammed, 2012/13-2015/16 Syed Mohammed, 2005/06-2010/11 K. Mohanakrishnan, 1939/40-1941/42 P. S. Moses, 1976/77-1984/85 Mujib-ur-Rehman, 1989/90-1991/92 T. M. Murari, 1962/63-1965/66 Abhinav Mukund, 2007/08-2015/16 P. Mukund, 1970/71-1979/80 Kommireddi Murthy, 1966/67-1967/68 M. K. Murugesh, 1953/54-1958/59
N S. Nagaswamy, 1961/62 Ren Nailer, 1926/27-1944/45 C. K. Nainakannu, 1935/36-1941/42 T. S. Narasimhan, 1952/53 S. Narayanan, 1969/70 Ramadoss Naresh, 2003/04-2007/08 S. Nataraj, 1969/70-1975/76 Thangarasu Natarajan, 2014/15 C. K. Nayudu, 1926/27
P Gopal Pai, 1951/52-1953/54 Phiroze Palia, 1933/34 Prasanth Parameswaran, 2014/15 T. S. Parankusam, 1935/36-1944/45 C. D. Parthasarathi, 1935/36-1937/38 Gopalaswami Parthasarathi, 1936/37-1943/44 R. T. Parthasarathi, 1947/48-1955/56 T. V. Parthasarathi, 1943/44 Mandayam Parthasarathy, 1981/82-1982/83 Huzefa Patel, 2004/05-2005/06 Jayantibhai Patel, 1956/57-1966/67 S. K. Patel, 1975/76-1976/77 Reuben Paul, 1995/96-2000/01 Alexander Penfold, 1925/26-1926/27 R. M. Perumal, 1945/46-1949/50 premraj anand, 2022/23-2033/34 Terence Peterson, 1936/37 E. C. Phillip, 1943/44-1947/48 R. Prabhakar, 1966/67-1974/75 Murthy Prabhu, 2009/10-2014/15 M. V. Prakash, 1947/48-1949/50 P. C. Prakash, 1985/86-1989/90 V. Prasad, 1982/83 Ramaswamy Prasanna, 2006/07-2015/16 Hari Prasanth, 1997/98-1998/99 Chelliah Prathiban, 2012/13 Theodore Pritchett, 1930/31
R Udamalpet Radhakrishnan, 1987/88 George Rae, 1936/37-1937/38 R. Raghavan, 1954/55-1959/60 R. Raghavan, 1952/53 R. Raghavan, 1965/66 Raju Raghuram, 2004/05 Mohan Rai, 1955/56-1962/63 Kakkudasam Rajagopal, 1966/67-1969/70 V. Rajagopalan, 1972/73 V. Rajaram, 1963/64-1965/66 K. Rajendran, 1959/60-1967/68 Natarajan Rajendran, 1963/64-1965/66 Padmanabhan Rajesh, 1995/96-1996/97 Immanuel Rajkumar, 1986/87 A. C. Rajmanickam, 1958/59 Padmanabhan Raju, 2002/03-2003/04 Narasimhan Ram, 1965/66 P. S. Ramachandran, 1934/35-1941/42 T. Ramachandran, 1943/44-1945/46 Y. Ramachandran, 1953/54-1957/58 J. Ramakrishnan, 1954/55-1958/59 K. S. Ramamurthi, 1936/37 W. V. Raman, 1982/83-1998/99 P. V. Ramanathan, 1934/35-1935/36 B. V. Ramanujam, 1934/35-1935/36 Cotah Ramaswami, 1926/27-1941/42 Cota Ramaswaroop, 1957/58 Janardhanan Ramdas, 1988/89-1989/90 K. J. Ramadyani, 1978/79 P. Ramesh, 1974/75-1980/81 R. Ramesh, 1970/71 Ran Ramesh, 1963/64-1972/73 Sadagoppan Ramesh, 1995/96-2004/05 Shankaranarayanan Ramesh, 1993/94-1994/95 Srinivasan Ramesh, 1990/91 Ramakrishnan Ramkumar, 2001/02-2007/08 Raja of Ramnad, 1941/42 A. G. Ram Singh, 1932/33-1946/47 C. R. Rangachari, 1938/39-1953/54 Mark Ranganathan, 1934/35-1935/36 T. Ranganathan, 1947/48 Malolan Rangarajan, 2011/12-2015/16 Kolar Ananthaswamy Rao, 1957/58-1959/60 Balaji Rao, 1967/68-1969/70 Balaji Rao, 1994/95-2000/01 (played international cricket for Canada) Ganapathy Rao, 1951/52 B. S. Krishna Rao, 1940/41-1946/47 Madhava Rao, 1938/39-1941/42 Narayanaswami Rao, 1936/37-1939/40 Prabhakar Rao, 1956/57-1966/67 Rammohan Rao, 1978/79-1980/81 Vasudeva Rao, 1960/61 Venkatesh Rao, 1961/62 Vivek Razdan, 1990/91 Bharath Reddy, 1973/74-1985/86 Cyril Reed, 1937/38 Frederick Richardson, 1943/44-1944/45 William Robins, 1937/38-1938/39 Maurice Robinson, 1944/45 Robin Singh, 1985/86-2001/02 Francis Rogers, 1933/34 Ramesh Ravichandran, 2018/20
S Sunil Sam, 2010/11-2014/15 M. Sambandam, 1936/37 Mullassery Sanjay, 1988/89-1995/96 Martin Sanjeev, 2011/12 A. K. Sarangapani, 1949/50-1955/56 Arjun Sarathy, 2004/05 Vasanth Saravanan, 1997/98-2002/03 Thalaivan Sargunam, 2012/13 Harihara Sastry, 1955/56 Rajagopal Sathish, 2000/01-2015/16 A. G. Satwender Singh, 1963/64-1975/76 B. R. Sekhar, 1959/60-1967/68 T. A. Sekhar, 1976/77-1987/88 Mylvahanan Senthilnathan, 1987/88-1997/98 E. H. D. Sewell, 1894/95 Rahil Shah, 2011/12-2015/16 Shahabuddin, 1932/33 Bharath Shankar, 2014/15-2015/16 R. Shankar, 1970/71 Vijay Shankar, 2011/12-2019/20 Sridharan Sharath, 1992/93-2006/07 Arnold Shaw, 1934/35-1935/36 Rajasekhar Shetty, 1953/54 Mumbai Shrinivas, 2000/01-2006/07 Poll Shyamsunder, 1953/54-1955/56 Subramania Siva, 2009/10 Mooverjanthali Sivakumar, 2004/05-2009/10 M. Sivanath, 1932/33 Ramanathan Sivaprakasham, 1990/91 Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, 1981/82-1997/98 Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, 1999/00-2009/10 Venkataraman Sivaramakrishnan, 1973/74-1989/90 Archibald Southby, 1935/36-1936/37 Ralph Spitteler, 1938/39 A. R. Sridhar, 1950/51-1958/59 Mirmisa Sridhar, 1969/70 Veerragha Sridhar, 1957/58-1961/62 Anirudha Srikkanth, 2003/04-2015/16 Krishnamachari Srikkanth, 1978/79-1992/93 Krishnaraj Srinath, 1995/96-1996/97 Aushik Srinivas, 2009/10-2015/16 Krishnamachari Srinivasan, 1993/94 M. O. Srinivasan, 1941/42-1948/49 Muthuswami Srinivasan, 1957/58-1964/65 Rajhamanny Srinivasan, 2007/08 Sampathkumar Srinivasan, 1986/87 Sankaran Srinivasan, 1979/80-1984/85 T. E. Srinivasan, 1970/71-1983/84 Sridharan Sriram, 1993/94-2005/06 S. P. Sriramulu, 1959/60 Anthony Stansfeld, 1938/39-1947/48 John Stephenson, 1930/31 Prathaban Subbiah, 1998/99 M. Subramaniam, 1959/60 Sunil Subramaniam, 1988/89-1997/98 H. Sundaram, 1974/75-1977/78 P. R. Sundaram, 1959/60 Venkat Sunderam, 1973/74 Sunny Singh, 2011/12 Chinnaswamy Suresh, 2006/07-2008/09 Esak Suresh, 2003/04-2007/08 Somasetty Suresh, 1999/00-2004/05 A. P. Sureshkumar, 1986/87-1989/90 C. S. Sureshkumar, 1982/83-1987/88 Laxmesha Suryaprakash, 2014/15 M. Suryanarayan, 1950/51-1955/56 N. Suryanarayan, 1941/42-1948/49 Umashankar Sushil, 2008/09-2014/15 Rangaraj Suthesh, 2008/09-2010/11 M. Swaminathan, 1940/41-1952/53 Swaranjit Singh, 1958/59 N. N. Swarna, 1930/31-1934/35 Samburudeen.MP, 2004/05- 2011/12
T Abhishek Tanwar, 2015/16 Vikram Thambuswamy, 1967/68 George Thomas, 1962/63-1969/70 B. S. Thyagarajan, 1935/36-1936/37
U M. A. Uttappa, 1933/34-1935/36
V K. S. Vaidyanathan, 1964/65-1965/66 S. V. Vaidyanathan, 1952/53-1960/61