Edulji Aibara

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Edulji Aibara


country = India
fullname = Edulji Bujorji Aibara
living =
dayofbirth = 25
monthofbirth = 4
yearofbirth = 1914
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth = India
dayofdeath = 7
monthofdeath = 11
yearofdeath = 2000
placeofdeath = Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh
countryofdeath = India
batting = Right-handed batsman
bowling = -
role = Batsman
club1 = Hyderabad
year1 = 1934-1959
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 71
runs1 = 3819
bat avg1 = 36.72
100s/50s1 = 9/18
top score1 = 144*
deliveries1 = 116
wickets1 = 2
bowl avg1 = 39.50
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/5
catches/stumpings1 = 15/0
date = January 30
year = 1959
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/38/38065/38065.html CricketArchive

Edulji Bujorji Aibara (April 25, 1914 - November 7, 2000) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy. He also went by the name Eddie Aibara

Although most of his first-class games were for Hyderabad (51), Aibara represented several additional sides, the other twenty being divided mostly between the Parsees cricket team and South Zone. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/38/38065/f_Batting_by_Team.html| title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edulji Aibara| publisher=CricketArchive] Aibara was a right handed middle order batsman and often captained Hyderabad. He played a part in both of Hyderabad's two Ranji Trophy wins despite them being 50 years apart, as a player in 1937-38 where he scored the match winning hundred and as coach in 1986-87. His effort in the 1937/38 Final against Nawanagar is what he is best remembered for, his innings of 137 not out came in a game where the next highest score by a player from either team was 67 and it was his maiden first-class hundred. Hyderabad had been dismissed for just 113 in their first innings and were set the task of chasing 310 to win in the fourth innings. Aibara came into bat with his side at 3 for 67 and guided Hyderabad home with just one wicket to spare. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16507.html| title=Hyderabad v Nawanagar Ranji Trophy Final 1937/38| publisher=CricketArchive]

He retired in 1959 after making 2849 runs at 38.50 for Hyderabad with nine hundreds. The highest of those was an unbeaten 144 which he made as captain in a win against Central Provinces and Berar in 1949/50. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19134.html| title=Hyderabad v Central Provinces and Berar 1949/50| publisher=CricketArchive]

Aibara died at the age of 86 in 2000 after he had a fall on the way to a coaching clinic in Vijayawada and his health detiriated in the following months before he slipped into a coma from which he would never wake. [cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/11/08/stories/0708096c.htm| title=Eddie Aibara passes away| publisher=The Hindu]

External links

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/38/38065/38065.html CricketArchive profile]
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/26647.html Cricinfo page for Edulji Aibara]

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