Shantanu Sugwekar
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Full name | Shantanu Sharad Sugwekar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Pune, Maharashtra, India | 18 December 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1987-2001 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Highest career batting average". Cricinfo.
- 1 2 3 Talya, Siddhartha (March 2013). "Laidback but tough". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "India Under-19s in Australia 1986/87". CricketArchive.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Shantanu Sugwekar". CricketArchive.
- ↑ "Maharashtra v Madhya Pradesh 1988/89". CricketArchive.
- ↑ "Murali loses a record, but Jayawardene gains one". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in India for 1996/97". CricketArchive.
- References
- Talya, Siddhartha (March 2013). "Laidback but tough". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links
- Player profile: Shantanu Sugwekar from CricketArchive
- Player profile: Shantanu Sugwekar from ESPNcricinfo