Lall Singh

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Lall Singh
country = India
dayofbirth = 16
monthofbirth = 12
yearofbirth = 1909
placeofbirth = Kuala Lumpur
countryofbirth = Federated Malay States
dayofdeath = 19
monthofdeath = 11
yearofdeath = 1985
placeofdeath = Kuala Lumpur
countryofdeath = Malaysia
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm slow-medium
role = Batsman
international = true
testdebutdate = 25 June
testdebutyear = 1932
testdebutagainst = England
testc

lasttestdate = 25 June
lasttestyear = 1932
lasttestagainst = England
club2 = Paitala
year2 = 1933-1936
clubnumber1 =
club1 = Southern Punjab
year1 = 1935-1936
clubnumber2 =
club3 = cr|India
year3 = 1932-1936
clubnumber3 =
club6 = Hindus
year6 = 1934-1935
clubnumber4 =
club4 = Maharaja of Patiala's XI
year4 = 1935
clubnumber5 =
club5 = Cricket Club of India
year5 = 1935
clubnumber6 =
club7 = Retrievers
year7 = 1934
clubnumber7 =
club8 = Possibles
year8 = 1932
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = Test
matches1 = 1
runs1 = 44
bat avg1 = 22.00
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 29
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
column2 = First-class
matches2 = 32
runs2 = 1123
bat avg2 = 24.95
100s/50s2 = 1/5
top score2 = 107*
deliveries2 = 80
wickets2 = 1
bowl avg2 = 59.00
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = 0
best bowling2 = 1/9
catches/stumpings2 = 23/0
date = 1 January
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/594/594.html CricketArchive

Lall Singh audio|Lall_Singh.ogg|pronunciation (born December 16, 1909, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - died November 19, 1985, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia) was an early Indian Test cricketer.

Lall Singh's fame rests on his brilliant fielding which he displayed in India's first Test tour of England in 1932. He played in the only Test of the series and ran out Frank Woolley. In the second innings, he scored 29 and added 74 runs in 40 minutes with Amar Singh. He was an aggressive batsman with an uncertain defense.

He had been invited to attend the Test trials by the Indian cricket board in 1931. The Indians in Malaysia raised a fund to send him for the trials in Patiala. Even though he was not qualified to play for India on birth or residential qualifications, the Imperial Cricket Conference decided to waive the rules but for this action 'not to be regarded as a precedent'. ref|PPC As of 2006, he is the only Malaysian-born Test cricketer. ^{[http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/236845.html]}

When England toured India in 1933/34, Singh was ruled ineligible even though he had been in India for two years. He played for Southern Punjab for two seasons, and returned to Malaysia where he lived out his life as a groundsman. He played 13 matches for the Federated Malay States and Malaya, scoring 722 runs and taking 34 wickets.ref|EWC

He was one of oldest players to attend the Golden Jubilee Test in Bombay in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of BCCI.

Notes

According to Cashman ref|PPC, after playing for Southern Punjab for a few years, Singh left to Paris where he opened a night club with his wife, a singer from the Taj Mahal Hotel, before returning to Malaysia. But Mihir Bose ref|Bose rejects this story. He writes that "there were stories of his running a nightclub in Paris. The truth was more prosaic. He lived out his life as a groundsman in Kuala Lampur".

References

* Richard Cashman, "Patrons, Players and the Crowd : The Phenomenon of Indian Cricket"
*Mihir Bose, "A History of Indian Cricket" (1990 edition)
* Roy Morgan, "Encyclopedia of World Cricket"
* Christopher Martin-Jenkins, "A Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers"
* [http://content-search.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/30743.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/594/594.html Cricketarchive Profile]