Shantanu Sugwekar

Shantanu Sugwekar
Personal information
Full name Shantanu Sharad Sugwekar
Born (1966-12-18) 18 December 1966
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm off-break
Role Middle order batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987-2001 Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 85 46
Runs scored 6563 1319
Batting average 63.10 37.68
100s/50s 19/26 1/9
Top score 299* 110
Balls bowled 2715 1350
Wickets 18 25
Bowling average 66.61 40.04
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/20 4/30
Catches/stumpings 45/0 14/0
Source: CricketArchive, 6 December 2001

Shantanu Sharad Sugwekar (born 18 December 1966 in Pune) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for his home state Maharashtra from 1987 to 2001. Despite his first-class average of 63.10, Sugwekar never appeared in a Test for India, thus making him the only non-international in the history of cricket to play at least 50 first-class innings and finish his career averaging over 60.[1][2]

He was a middle order batsman and represented India's Under-19s team in their 1986/87 tour of Australia.[3] In Indian first-class cricket during his first two seasons he amassed 903 runs at an average of 129.[4] This included an innings of 299 not out in a Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra's last batsman Anil Walhekar made 38 in a last wicket partnership of 102, but it wasn't enough to see his teammate through to a triple hundred.[5] Sugwekar remains the only batsman to have 299 not out as his highest first-class score.[2][6]

Sugwekar captained Maharashtra in three Ranji Trophy campaigns from 1995/96 to 1997/98 and also served as captain of West Zone on occasions during the early 1990s.[2] His best first-class season in runs scored came in 1996/97 when he made 928 runs at 71.38.[7] Also a handy off spinner, his 18 first-class wickets include Rahul Dravid and Raman Lamba.

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