Chandu Sarwate
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Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break, Leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 20 July 1946 v england | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate
However, in first-class cricket, he had a long career, spanning 32 years, during which he represented Central Provinces and Berar, Maharashtra, Hindus, Bombay, Holkar, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha. His most famous innings was for the Indians against Surrey at The Oval in 1946, when he and Shute Banerjee put on 249 for the last wicket, more than the first nine wickets put together. It is the only time in first-class cricket when the last two batsmen have both scored centuries.[1] It remains the highest partnership in first-class cricket between number ten and eleven batsmen.[2] His highest score was 246 for Holkar against Bengal in 1951, and his best bowling in an innings was 9 for 61 for Holkar against Mysore in 1946. His overall batting average in first-class cricket was 32.73, and his bowling average was 23.54.
Sarwate was a national selector for three years in the early 1980s, and was one of the selectors who picked the Indian team that won the World Cup in England in 1983. Besides being the secretary of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, he was also the chairman of its selection committee on number of occasions. Sarwate held degrees in arts and law and was a fingerprint expert by profession.
References
- ↑ "Sting in the tail". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
External links
- Chandu Sarwate at ESPNcricinfo
- Chandu Sarwate at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Transcript of interview with Chandu Sarwate