Ranga Sohoni

Cricket information

Batting style

Right-hand bat (RHB)

Bowling style

Right-arm fast, Right arm off-break

International information

National side

Indian

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	4	109
Runs scored	89	4,037
Batting average	16.60	28.71
100s/50s	0/0	8/20
Top score	29*	218*
Balls bowled	532	15,634
Wickets	2	232
Bowling average	101.00	32.96
5 wickets in innings	-	11
10 wickets in match	-	2
Best bowling	1/16	7/20
Catches/stumpings	2	69

Source: [1]

Sriranga Wasudev 'Ranga' Sohoni pronunciation (born 5 March 1918, Nimbahera, Rajasthan - died 19 May 1993, Thana, Maharashtra) was an Indian Test cricketer. He was an all-rounder, batting well under pressure and bowling relentlessly on South Asian surfaces.

Sohoni toured England in 1946 and Australia in 1947/48 with the Indian team. He opened the bowling against England is the two Tests that he played in the former tour. At Old Trafford the last wicket partnership of Dattaram Hindlekar and Sohoni hung around for 13 minutes to avoid a defeat. [2]

From 108 First-Class matches that spanned close to three decades, Sohoni scored 4,307 runs at 28.17 with 8 hundreds. He also picked up 232 wickets at 32.96 with 11 five-wicket hauls and 2 ten-wicket hauls. In Ranji Trophy, his numbers were exceptional (42 matches, 2,162 runs at 34.87, 139 wickets at 24.49). Unfortunately, most of his twenties were taken away by World War II, which saw very little cricket.

Sohoni played for Bombay, Maharashtra, and Baroda in the Ranji Trophy. He won titles with the first two teams and lost the 1948-49 final with Baroda. He captained Bombay and Maharashtra in eleven Ranji matches and captained Bombay in their win in 1953-54. Sohoni played for the Bombay University side between 1938–39 and 1940–41 and captained them in the second of those years. He also appeared in one unofficial Test.

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