Phiroze Palia

Phiroze Palia

Personal information
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
International information
National side	Indian
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	2	100
Runs scored	29	4,536
Batting average	9.67	32.40
100s/50s	0/0	8/19
Top score	16	216
Balls bowled	42	13,565
Wickets	0	208
Bowling average	-	24.06
5 wickets in innings	-	7
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	-	7/109
Catches/stumpings	0	40
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Phiroze Edulji Palia  pronunciation (help·info) (born on September 5, 1910, Bombay - died on September 9, 1981, Bangalore) was an early Indian cricketer. His first name is sometimes written as Phiroz.

Palia represented Indian in her first ever Test match at Lord's in 1932. He suffered an injury while fielding. In the second innings he was hardly in a position to walk, but batted as the last man. He again toured England in 1936 and played at Lord's.

He represented United Provinces in Ranji Trophy and Parsis in the Bombay Pentangular. His highest score was a 216 made against Maharashtra in 1939/40 in a losing cause. He was an attractive left hand batsman and a useful spinner.

For a time, Palia was in the service of the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram. Later in life, he established a timber and furniture business in Bangalore. His father was a prominent figure in the business circles in Bombay in the 1920s.

References

• Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers'
• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricketarchive Profile

Persondata
Name	Palia, Phiroze
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 5, 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	September 9, 1981
Place of death