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Lala Amarnath

Lala Amarnath
Lala Amarnath at Lord's 1936.jpg
Amarnath batting at Lord's in 1936
Personal information
Born (1911-09-11)September 11, 1911
Kapurthala, Punjab
Died 5 August 2000(2000-08-05) (aged 88)
New Delhi, India
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium pace
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 24 184
Runs scored 878 10,426
Batting average 24.38 41.37
100s/50s 1/4 31/59
Top score 118 262
Balls bowled 4241 29,474
Wickets 45 463
Bowling average 32.91 22.98
5 wickets in innings 2 19
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 5/96 7/27
Catches/stumpings 13 96/2
Source: Cricinfo

Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj About this sound pronunciation  (commonly known as Lala Amarnath; 11 September 1911 – 5 August 2000) was an Indian Test cricketer. He was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on his debut.He also played for Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Lahore.He was also independent India's first Test captain, leading the team on a tour of Australia in 1947-1948. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1991.

Amarnath was born in Kapurthala, Punjab, and was raised in Lahore. He played his debut match against England in 1933 on the Bombay Gymkhana grounds in South Bombay. Amarnath also played for the Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular. Aside from being a tenacious batsman, Lala Amarnath was also a bowler of some repute and was the only bowler to dismiss Donald Bradman hit wicket.


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