Gundibail Sunderam

Infobox Historic Cricketer

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nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = G. R. Sunderam
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
tests = 2
test runs = 3
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 3*
test balls = 396
test wickets = 3
test bowl avg = 55.33
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 2/46
test catches/stumpings = -/-
FCs = 47
FC runs = 558
FC bat avg = 14.68
FC 100s/50s = -/-
FC top score = 52
FC balls = 6940
FC wickets = 127
FC bowl avg = 26.10
FC 5s = 3
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 6/64
FC catches/stumpings = 23/-
debut date = 16 December
debut year = 1955
last date = 28 December
last year = 1955
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34154.html

Gundibail Rama Sunderam audio|Gundibail_Sunderam.ogg|pronunciation (born March 29, 1930, Udupi, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1955.

G.R. Sunderam was a right arm fast medium bowler and a right hand batsman. He underwent training in the cricket school run by Alf Gover in 1953. [Sujit Mukherjee, "Playing for India", Orient Longman (1988), p. 61 ] He represented India in the unofficial 'Test' against the Silver Jubilee Overseas Cricket team later that year before appearing in Ranji matches.

His two Test matches were against New Zealand in 1955-56. He took one of the two wickets when New Zealand made 450 for 2 in the Delhi Test and two more wickets in the next one. But the presence of medium pacers like G. S. Ramchand and Dattu Phadkar, who were much better batsmen, limited his chances.

Sunderam represented Bombay and Rajasthan in the Ranji trophy. His son Pradeep Sundaram opened the bowling for Rajastan in the 1980s and once took 10 wickets in an innings. [ [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/46/46619.html Rajasthan v Vidharbha, 1985-86] ]

Sunderam was born in Udipi in Southern Karnataka and had Tulu as his mother-tongue. [ Richard Cashman, "Patrons, players, and the crowd", Orient Longman (1980), p.189. Cashman actually puts his mother tongue as 'Kannada(Tulu)'] .

References

External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34154.html Cricinfo player profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1036/1036.html Cricketarchive player profile]