Rangy Nanan

Rangy Nanan (29 May 1953 – 23 March 2016) was a Trinidadian cricketer who played as a right arm off spinner for West Indian cricket team. Nanan played for both Trinidad and Tobago and for the West Indies cricket team. He captained T&T for several years, steering the side to a 1985 Red Stripe Cup title. Nanan picked up a sum of 366 wickets in 94 first class games for T&T. Included in the West Indies squad for the 1980 tour of Pakistan, Nanan played his only Test match, against Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in December 1980, taking four wickets.

In the 1982 domestic Shell Shield season, Nanan took 32 wickets in five matches, breaking the previous record of 27 wickets by Inshan Ali in 1975, and was named one of the five "Cricketers of the Year" by the West Indies Cricket Annual. He notched his solitary first class hundred, 125 which came in 1983 against the Leeward Islands which comprised a bowling attack with pacers Andy Roberts and Eldine Baptiste.

Nanan also played as a professional in the United Kingdom, including for Durham County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship in 1983 and Scottish team Kirkcaldy Cricket Club, where in the 1990 season he scored 615 runs at 32.37 and took 81 wickets at 13.49.

Post-cricketing retirement 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.

Nanan suffered a stroke in 2012 Brian Lara paid tribute to Nanan, saying he learnt a lot about the art of playing spin from Nanan,

Nanan's uncle Nirmal Nanan and nephew Magnum Nanan also played first-class cricket.

During April 2021 The Preysal Recreation Ground that's located in Preysal, Couva was renamed in Nanan's honour.