Ranga Sohoni

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Ranga Sohoni
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat (RHB)
bowling style = Right-arm fast, Right arm off-break
tests = 4
test runs = 89
test bat avg = 16.60
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 29*
test balls = 532
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 101.00
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 1/16
test catches/stumpings = 2
FCs = 109
FC runs = 4,037
FC bat avg = 28.71
FC 100s/50s = 8/20
FC top score = 218*
FC balls = 15,634
FC wickets = 232
FC bowl avg = 32.96
FC 5s = 11
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 7/20
FC catches/stumpings = 69
debut date = 20 July
debut year = 1946
last date = 14 December
last year = 1951
source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/757/757.html

Sriranga Wasudev 'Ranga' Sohoni audio|Ranga_Sohoni.ogg|pronunciation (born March 5, 1918, Nimbahera, Rajasthan - died May 19, 1993, Thana, Maharashtra) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Sohoni toured England in 1946 and Australia in 1947/48 with the Indian team. He opened the bowling against England is the two Tests that he played in the former tour, though he was hardly quick. At Old Trafford the last wicket partnership of Dattaram Hindlekar and Sohoni hung around for 13 minutes to avoid a defeat. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/17/f17000.html]

Sohoni played for Bombay, Maharashtra, and Baroda in the Ranji Trophy. He was the captain in eleven matches and lead Bombay to the Ranji title in 1953/54. He played for the Bombay University side between 1939/39 and 1940/41 and captained them in the second of those years. He appeared in one unofficial Test.

His finest season in Ranji was 1940/41. Against Western India, he scored a career best 218* and put on 342* for the fourth wicket with Vijay Hazare, then an Indian record for any wicket. In the last innings of the final against Madras, he hit 104 on a crumbling wicket. He scored 655 runs in the Ranji season at an average of 131, and 808 in all first class matches with five hundreds.

Sohoni "was tall, fair skinned and light eyed" with "film star looks".ref|Bose He was offered a role in movies by V. Shantaram ref|PPC.

He was a pro in Lancashire League with Lower House Club. He did B.A(Hons) and served in various government departments before retiring as a class I officer in the government of Maharashtra.

His death was due to a heart attack.

References

* Obituary in Indian Cricket 1993
* Mihir Bose, "A History of Indian Cricket"
* Richard Cashman, "Patrons, Players and the Crowd"

External links

* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/34081.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/757/757.html Cricketarchive Profile]