Bensiyon Songavkar

Bensiyon Songavkar
Personal information
Full name Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar
Born (1985-08-16) 16 August 1985
Rajkot, India
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Saurashtra
First-class debut 25 December 2005 Saurashtra v Goa
Last First-class 2 February 2006 Saurashtra v Rajasthan
List A debut 12 February 2006 Saurashtra v Maharashtra
Last List A 14 February 2006 Saurashtra v Mumbai
Career statistics
Competition First class List A
Matches 4 2
Runs scored 141 8
Batting average 35.25 4.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 80* 7
Balls bowled 48 -
Wickets 0 -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 -
Best bowling 0/6 -
Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 13 November 2011
Bensiyon Songavkar
Medal record
Representing  India
Cricket
Maccabiah Games
2009 MaccabiahCricket

Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented Saurashtra.[1] He lives in Rajkot, India, and is Jewish.[2][3]

Playing career

In 2008, Songavkar was included in a special Israel squad that played against India in a special match in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary. Songavkar was a suggested inclusion by then BCCI secretary general, Niranjan Shah, after the Israel Cricket Association requested names of Jewish cricketers in India.[4]

A year later, Songavkar played for Team India which won a silver medal as he was selected player of the tournament for cricket at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5][6] He was Captain of Team India in cricket at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[7]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Guruprasad, KR (13 February 2006). "Saurashtra vs Mumbai: Weary hosts looking for a spirited fightback". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  2. "Rhodes: Israelis' would make great cricketers" | Cricket | ESPN
  3. "Bensiyon completes journey from India" | News | Maccabi AJAX Cricket Club
  4. Shankar, Ajay (23 May 2008). "Rhodes to be part of unique Israel team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  5. "Successful Maccabiah outing for Indian cricketers"
  6. Dwivedi, Sandeep (28 July 2009). "Indian cricketers strike silver at Jewish Olympics, little Moshe first to get a feel". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  7. "Mission Maccabiah: this year in Israel" - The Hindu
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