Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (; 18 April 1914 â 22 November 2002) was an Indian cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1934 to 1952. He was an allrounder, and had a distinguished Ranji Trophy career between 1931âÂÂ32 and 1961âÂÂ62. He was the younger brother of the cricketer C. K. Nayudu.
Cottari Subbanna Nayudu was born on 18 April 1914 in Nagpur to a Telugu-speaking Kapu family. His parents were Cottari Surya Prakash Rao Nayudu and Mahalaxmi. C. S. Nayudu's ancestors hailed from Machilipatnam town in Andhra Pradesh. C. S. Nayudu's older brother C. K. Nayudu was the first captain of Indian national cricket team.
C. S. Nayudu played his first first-class match in 1932 when he was 17, and his last in 1961 when he was 46. He played 56 Ranji Trophy matches, representing eight teams and captaining four of them. In the 1942âÂÂ43 Ranji Trophy tournament, he became the first bowler to take forty wickets in one season in India. In the final of the 1944âÂÂ45 Ranji Trophy, he bowled a record of 917 balls in one Ranji Trophy match.
Nayudu made his test debut in the test against England at Calcutta, 5âÂÂ8 Jan 1934, and played his last test against England at Kanpur, 12âÂÂ14 Jan 1952