Amar Singh (cricketer)
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Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh pronunciationⓘ (4 December 1910 – 21 May 1940) was an Indian Test cricketer.[1] A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh Ladha played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches. He was the first Indian Fast bowler and All-rounder, and the first Indian to receive a Test cap. He also scored India's first half-century in Test cricket, in India's first Test.
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Full name | Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1910-12-04)4 December 1910 Rajkot, Gujarat, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 May 1940(1940-05-21) (aged 29) Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ladha Ramji (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 1) | 25 June 1932 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 15 August 1936 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 May 2020 |
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