Seema Desai

Seema Desai (9 January 1965 – 14 June 2013)[1] was an Indian cricketer who played at the Test level for India. She was a right-hand batswoman and bowled medium pace.[2] In her career spanning more than 30 years starting 1980, Desai played over 1,000 professional matches and took more than 900 wickets while scoring 14 centuries with her batting. She died in 2013 from cancer.[1]

Seema Desai
Personal information
Full name
Seema Desai
Born(1965-01-06)6 January 1965
East Singhbhum, Bihar, India
Died14 June 2013(2013-06-14) (aged 48)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 36)2 February 1991 v Australia
Last Test9 February 1991 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2008Jharkhand
Career statistics
Competition WTest WLO
Matches 2 25
Runs scored 49 294
Batting average 12.25 21.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 21 69
Balls bowled 138 768
Wickets 0 24
Bowling average – 12.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling – 4/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 January 2017

References
  1. "Former international cricketer Seema Desai passes away". The Pioneer. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Seema Desai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2009.


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