Nirmal Nanan (19 August 1951 – 4 December 2021) was a West Indian

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er active from 1969 to 80 who played for

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and in Trinidad. Nanan was born in

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. Nanan's nephew

Rangy Nanan Rangy Nanan (29 May 1953 – 23 March 2016) was a West Indian cricketer who played as a right arm off spinner. Nanan played for both Trinidad and Tobago and for the West Indies cricket team. He captained T&T for several years, steering the side ...

played

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for

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. He died on 4 December 2021, at the age of 70.

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* 1951 births 2021 deaths Nottinghamshire cricketers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate cricketers in England People from Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Trinidad and Tobago cricketers {{Trinidad-cricket-bio-stub