Mumbai, Sept. 5: A film on K.S. Ranjitsinhji will be shown in London on Thursday, according to cricket historian David Frith. The film will focus on historic footage, from 1897 to the 1960s and the ‘Archive Cricket Evening’ will also include films on W.G. Grace, Don Bradman, Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Jim Laker, Fred Trueman, Les Ames, and C.B. Fry.

The event is to be staged at the National Film Theatre, on London’s South Bank.

Ranji was probably one of the finest batsmen of all time, not only in terms of runs scored but also because he brought new strokes to the game.

Away from cricket, Ranji became Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar in March 1907, and was by all accounts a popular and benevolent ruler. "When Ranji passed out of cricket," wrote Sir Neville Cardus, "a wonder and a glory departed from the game forever."

David Frith is one of the foremost cricketing writers and historians of modern times, who has become know for his insights into world cricket and its development.