Amar Singh (cricketer)
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| Full name | Nakum AmarSingh Ladhabhai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1910 Rajkot, Gujarat, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 1940 (aged 29) Jamnagar, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lodha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ladha Ramji (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 1) | 25 June 1932 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 August 1936 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 9 May 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amar Singh was an Indian cricketer. His full name was Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh Lodha. He was a right arm fast bowler and an effective lower order batsman. Amar Singh was the first Indian to receive a test cap. He was born in Rajkot, Gujarat on 4 December 1910.[1]
Amar Singh played for the Indian cricket team, Hindus cricket team and various teams in the first class cricket matches. He took 28 wickets and scored 292 runs in 7 Test cricket matches, playing for the Indian cricket team.
Amar Singh died due to typhoid on May 21 1940 in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Amar Singh". Cricinfo.