Manohar Hardikar

Manohar Shankar Hardikar pronunciationⓘ (8 February 1936 – 4 February 1995) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Manohar Hardikar
Personal information
Full name
Manohar Shankar Hardikar
Born(1936-02-08)8 February 1936
Baroda, British India
Died4 February 1995(1995-02-04) (aged 58)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
  • Right-arm off-break
  • Right-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 85)28 November 1958 v West Indies
Last Test12 December 1958 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 74
Runs scored 56 2,592
Batting average 18.67 45.46
100s/50s 0/0 8/20
Top score 32* 207*
Balls bowled 108 5916
Wickets 1 74
Bowling average 55.00 31.66
5 wickets in innings 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/9 8/39
Catches/stumpings 3 49
Source: CricketArchive, 3 September 2022

Hardikar represented India in two Tests against West Indies in 1958–59. He was dismissed by Roy Gilchrist off the very first ball that he faced in Test cricket. He then took a wicket with his third ball in Test cricket by dismissing Rohan Kanhai. In the second innings, he scored 32* and added 85* with G.S. Ramchand which saved India from a possible defeat.

In the next Test at Kanpur, Hardikar was hit on the head by a beamer from Wes Hall. Hall had been angered by no-ball calls from the umpire Mohammad Yunus. The ball hit Hardikar behind his left ear and knocked him down.[1][2] He played no more international matches but was indirectly involved in the controversy that led to the resignation of Polly Umrigar later in the series.

Hardikar played for Bombay from 1955/56 to 1967/68. In the Ranji final in his first year, he took a career best 8 for 39 against Bengal. He captained Bombay in twelve matches, winning five and drawing the rest. Bombay won the title in 1965/66 and 1967/68 under his captaincy.

Hardikar died of cancer in 1995.

References
  1. Dicky Rutnagur, Indian Cricket Field Annual, 1959-60, p.88
  2. Makarand Waingankar (10 May 2012). "Mumbai cricket's all-time khadoos". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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