Phiroze Palia

Phiroze Palia
	Palia in 1936, before the start of tour of England
Personal information
Full name	Phiroze Edulji Palia
Born	5 September 1910; Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	9 September 1981 (aged 71); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Batting	Left-hand bat
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
International information
National side	India (1932-1936);
Test debut	25 June 1932 v England
Last Test	15 August 1936 v England
Career statistics
	Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 10 May 2020

Phiroze Edulji Palia pronunciation (help·info) (5 September 1910 – 9 September 1981) was an early Indian cricketer.^[1] His first name is sometimes written as other orthographic variations including Phiroz. Palia represented Indian in his first ever Test match at Lord's in 1932. He suffered an injury while fielding. In the second innings he was hardly in a position to walk, but batted as the last man. He again toured England in 1936 and played at Lord's.

He represented United Provinces in Ranji Trophy and Parsis in the Bombay Pentangular. His highest score was 216 made against Maharashtra in 1939–40 in a losing cause. He was an attractive left hand batsman and a useful spinner.

For a time, Palia was in the service of the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram. Later in life, he established a timber and furniture business in Bangalore. His father was a prominent figure in the business circles in Bombay in the 1920s.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Phiroz Palia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Phiroze Palia at Wikimedia Commons
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers
Phiroze Palia at ESPNcricinfo
Phiroze Palia at CricketArchive

[Bio-1] "Phiroz Palia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

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