Shah Nyalchand

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Shah Nyalchand
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Left-arm medium pace
tests = 1
test runs = 7
test bat avg = 7.00
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 6*
test balls = 387
test wickets = 3
test bowl avg = 32.33
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 3/97
test catches/stumpings = 0
FCs = 57
FC runs = 420
FC bat avg = 7/63
FC 100s/50s = 0/0
FC top score = 33
FC balls = 14,419
FC wickets = 235
FC bowl avg = 22.57
FC 5s = 15
FC 10s = 6
FC best bowling = 7/32
FC catches/stumpings = 18
debut date = 23 October
debut year = 1952
last date = 23 October
last year = 1952
source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/940/940.html

Shah Nyalchand audio|Shah_Nyalchand.ogg|pronunciation (born September 14, 1919, Dhrangadhra, Gujarat - died January 4, 1997, Junagadh, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets. His only Test match was against Pakistan at Lucknow] in 1952/53, which was one of only two occasions that a matting wicket was used for a Test in India. He returned figures of 3 for 97. Frank Worrell once described Nyalchand as the 'king of matting wickets'.

Nyalchand played 24 seasons of Ranji Trophy, half of which were for Saurashtra. He captained Saurashtra for three seasons. His most successful season was 1961/62 when he took 27 wickets, including a split hat-trick against Maharashtra. During this purple patch, he took ten wickets in three consecutive matches across two seasons. Apart from the Test, he appeared for a few times for zonal sides against visiting teams. He toured East Africa with the Sundar Cricket Club of Mumbai in 1957.

Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangdhara. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of Gujarat government at Rajkot. He did cricket coaching for a time and was the recipient of an aid from the benefit fund of BCCI. His death was from a massive heart attack.

References

* Obituary in "Indian Cricket 1998"

External links

* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31830.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/940/940.html Cricketarchive Profile]