Shah Nyalchand

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Shah Nyalchand S.
Cricket information
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm medium pace
International information
National side
  • Indian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 57
Runs scored 7 420
Batting average 7.00 7/63
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 33
Balls bowled 387 14,419
Wickets 3 235
Bowling average 32.33 22.57
5 wickets in innings - 15
10 wickets in match - 6
Best bowling 3/97 7/32
Catches/stumpings 0 18
Source: [1]

Shah Nyalchand About this soundpronunciation (help·info) (14 September 1915, Dhrangadhra, Gujarat – 3 January 1997, Junagadh, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets.[1] His only Test match was against Pakistan at Lucknow in 1952/53, which was one of only two occasions that a matting wicket was used for a Test in India. He returned figures of 3 for 97. Frank Worrell once described Nyalchand as the 'king of matting wickets'.[1]

Nyalchand played 24 seasons of Ranji Trophy, half of which were for Saurashtra. He captained Saurashtra for three seasons. His most successful season was 1961/62 when he took 27 wickets, including a split hat-trick against Maharashtra. During this purple patch, he took ten wickets in three consecutive matches across two seasons. Apart from the Test, he appeared for a few times for zonal sides against visiting teams. He toured East Africa with the Sundar Cricket Club of Bombay in 1957.[1]

Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangadhra. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of Gujarat government at Rajkot.[1] He did cricket coaching for a time and was the recipient of an aid from the benefit fund of BCCI. His death was from a massive heart attack.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Shah Nyalchand: India's matting-wicket specialist". Cricket Country. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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