Sharad Diwadkar

Sharad Jagannath Diwadkar (11 January 1936, Bombay - 1 March 2005, Mumbai) was a Bombay cricketer. He was an off-spinning all-rounder who played 82 first class matches between 1957-58 and 1973-74.

Sharad Diwadkar
Personal information
Full name
Sharad Jagannath Diwadkar
Born(1936-01-11)11 January 1936
Bombay, British India
Died1 March 2005(2005-03-01) (aged 69)
Mumbai, India
NicknameJimmy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957-58 to 1973-74Bombay
1963-64 to 1973-74State Bank of India
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 82
Runs scored 1803
Batting average 24.04
100s/50s 1/10
Top score 177
Balls bowled 14,242
Wickets 211
Bowling average 26.17
5 wickets in innings 11
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/19
Catches/stumpings 54/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 July 2017

Diwadkar's best match bowling figures were 11 for 146 (5 for 74 and 6 for 72), when he helped State Bank of India recover from a first-innings deficit to win the final of the 1966-67 Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament over Indian Starlets by 16 runs.[1] His best innings figures were 6 for 19, off 20 overs, when Bombay beat Saurashtra by an innings in the 1965-66 Ranji Trophy.[2] He made his highest score of 177 in the Ranji Trophy final of 1963-64, when Bombay defeated Rajasthan.[3]

References
  1. "Indian Starlets v State Bank of India 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Bombay v Saurashtra 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "Bombay v Rajasthan 1963-64". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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