Janardan Navle

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Janardan Navle
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat (RHB)
bowling style = n/a
tests = 2
test runs = 42
test bat avg = 13.00
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 13
test balls = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 1
FCs = 65
FC runs = 1,976
FC bat avg = 19.18
FC 100s/50s = 0/9
FC top score = 96
FC balls = -
FC wickets = -
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 100/36
debut date = 25 June
debut year = 1932
last date = 15 December
last year = 1933
source = http://pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/0/596/596.html

Janardan Gyanoba Navle audio|Janardan_Navle.ogg|pronunciation (pronounced Naav-lay) (born December 7, 1902, Fulgaon, Maharashtra, India - died September 7, 1979, Poona, now Pune) was an early Indian Test cricketer.

To Navle goes the credit of facing the first ball for India in Test cricket. He opened in both innings at Lord's in 1932 and also kept wickets. A small man, Wisden called him "a first-rate wicket-keeper, very quick in all that he did". He played for Indians against Arthur Gilligan's MCC team in 1926-27 and Jack Ryder's Australians nine years later. For many years he kept wickets for Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular and Pentangular tournaments. He made his debut for Hindus at the age of 16.

In his later life he worked as a security guard in a sugar mill and lived in a humble two room flat in Poona. He had his schooling at the Bhave School in Poona.

References

* [http://pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/0/596/596.html Cricketarchive Profile]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/31806.html Cricinfo Profile]