Anurag Singh (cricketer, born 1975)

Anurag Singh (born 9 September 1975) is a British former first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler.

Anurag Singh

Personal information
Born	(1975-09-09) 9 September 1975 (age 49) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offspin
Relations	Rudi Singh (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2000	Warwickshire
1996–1998	Cambridge University
2001–2003	Worcestershire
2004–2006	Nottinghamshire
FC debut	27 July 1995 Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
Last FC	27 April 2006 Nottinghamshire v Durham UCCE
LA debut	26 April 1996 British Universities v Kent
Last LA	25 June 2006 Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 108 116 3 Runs scored 5,437 3,031 59 Batting average 32.17 28.06 19.66 100s/50s 11/24 1/20 0/0 Top score 187 123 35 Balls bowled 101 – – Wickets 0 – – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 42/– 29/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 July 2014

Singh was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, but moved to England and attended King Edward's School, Birmingham where he played alongside Mark Wagh. He began his cricketing career at Warwickshire and represented England at U-19 level in 1994 and 1995 alongside players such as Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff. Singh later attended the University of Cambridge and captained Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1997 and 1998, playing in the annual Oxford vs Cambridge varsity match at Lord's. He divided his time between them and Warwickshire and captained the British Universities cricket team during this period.

However, Singh struggled to live up to his initial promise, and having failed to establish himself at Warwickshire, he moved to Worcestershire in 2000 in search of new opportunities. In 2003, he was signed by Nottinghamshire as a replacement for Usman Afzaal. He was released by Nottinghamshire at the end of the 2006 season.

Singh's top score from a decade's worth of cricket is 187, and he has a career average of 32.

External links

• Anurag Singh at ESPNcricinfo