The roots of organisation can be traced to the formation of the Guntur Recreation Club in 1951 which was affiliated to the
Madras Cricket Association. The
Andhra Cricket Association was eventually formed in 1953.
C. K. Nayudu was instrumental in the formation of ACA and was its founder president. Andhra has competed in every Ranji Trophy season since, with the exception of 1961–62, when it was absent. It falls under the South Zone of Indian cricket. After the 2019–20 season Andhra had played 326
first-class matches, with 50 wins, 132 losses and 144 draws. In
List A cricket, Andhra had played 148 matches, with 49 wins, 97 losses and two no-results. Andhra has never featured in a
Ranji Trophy final and has therefore never had a chance to participate in the
Irani Trophy. In the 2007/08 season Andhra, captained by
M. S. K. Prasad, achieved two wins out of six in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, missing out of the semi-finals. In 2019-20 Andhra reached the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, losing to
Saurashtra, who went on to win the trophy. == Notable players ==