Hanumant Singh()(29 March 1939 – 29 November 2006) was an Indiancricketer.He played in 14Test matchesfor theIndian cricket teamfrom 1964 to 1969. He was later anInternational Cricket Councilmatch referee in 9 Tests and 54One Day Internationalsfrom 1995 to 2002.[1]
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| Born | 29 March 1939 Banswara,Rajputana,British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 2006(aged 67) Mumbai,Maharashtra,India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap108) | 8 February 1964 vEngland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 September 1969 vNew Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editSingh was born inBanswara,Rajputanain aRajputfamily.[2][3]He was the second son of Chandraveer Singh,Maharawal of Banswarafrom 1944 to 1985, making himMaharajkumarof Banswara. His mother was the sister ofKumar Shri Duleepsinhji,making him the grandnephew ofKumar Shri Ranjitsinhji.[4]His older brother,Suryaveer Singh,also played first-class cricket, while his son, Sangram Singh represented the Mumbai U-16 team. A cousin,KS Indrajitsinhji,also played in 4 Tests for India.[5]He was initially educated atWelham Boys' SchoolinDehradun.Later he completed his education atDaly College,Indore.He has a Cricket Ground named after him atDaly College,Hanumant Oval. He was a member of the Madhya Bharat cricket team.[6]
Playing career
editHanumant Singh played domesticfirst-class cricketforMadhya Bharatand thenRajasthanandCentral Zone,and was known as "Chhotu" as a result of his short stature. He batted well from the back foot, particularly working the ball on theleg side.
He made his Test debut in the 4th Test against England at Delhi in February 1964, scoring 105 and so becoming the fifth Indian to make a Testcenturyon debut, emulatingLala Amarnath,Deepak Shodhan,A. G. Kripal SinghandAbbas Ali Baig.[7]Later that year, he reached 94 in his first Test against Australia, out of a total of 193.[8]
He also played at home against New Zealand in 1964–65 and against West Indies in 1966–67, and toured England in 1967. However, like many other prominent Indian players, he was surprisingly excluded from the 1967–68 tour to Australia.[9]Recalled to play against New Zealand at Bombay in September 1969, he scored 1 and 13, caught behind both times off the fast bowling ofDayle Hadlee,and did not play Test cricket again. He never scored another test century.
He was captain of Rajasthan in threeRanji Trophyfinals, but lost each time.[10]He also captained Central Zone to its first victory in theDuleep Trophyin 1971–72. In the Ranji Trophy final in 1966–67, he scored 109 and 213* against Bombay. His older brother,Suryaveer Singh,made 79 and 132 in the same match, and they shared partnerships of 176 and 213. Hanumant Singh retired from first-class cricket in 1979.[11]
Coaching career
editHe was manager of the Indian team that toured the West Indies in 1983 and was ofRajasthan cricket teamas well as head coach ofKenya cricket teamin early 1990.[12]He coached them to a1990 ICC TrophyinNetherlandsas they lost in semi-final then in1994 ICC TrophywhereUAE cricket teamdefeated Kenya in the final. He was also coach of the Kenya team that played in the1996 Cricket World Cup.They had a major win overWest Indies cricket teamwhich was considered one of ODI's biggest upsets.[13][14]
Administrator
editHe served as anInternational Cricket Councilmatch refereein 9 Tests and 54 ODIs from March 1995 to February 2002. He was also chairman of theNational Cricket Academy,based inBangalore,and a coach for Rajasthan. Outside of cricket, he was an executive forState Bank of India.[15]
Death
editHanumant Singh died inMumbaiof multi-organ failure, after contractingdengue feverin the year 2006 at the age of 67.[16]
References
edit- ^"Royalty on the cricket field".International Cricket Council.Retrieved18 May2018.
- ^"The Rajputs from Battle fields to Cricket fields"
- ^Srinivasan 2014,p. 71.
- ^Sen, Satadru (2012).Disciplined Natives: Race, Freedom and Confinement in Colonial India.Primus Books.ISBN978-93-80607-31-3.
- ^"Prince Indrajitsinhji".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"Hanumant Singh Profile - Cricket Player,India|Hanumant Singh Stats, Ranking, Records inCricket -NDTV Sports".NDTVSports.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"Hanumant Singh Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats".Cricbuzz.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"India vs Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, October 02 - 07, 1964".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved17 April2024.
- ^"Hanumant Singh: The Tragic Prince of Indian Cricket".CricketMash.30 March 2020.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^Srinivasan 2014,p. 68.
- ^"Hanumant Singh Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats".Cricbuzz.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^Vijayakar, Pradeep; Swamy, V. Narayan (19 March 2003)."Kenya face their godfathers in mother of unlikely battles".The Times of India.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"From import to export, the Indian coaching story".Archived fromthe originalon 21 June 2017.Retrieved24 April2016.
- ^"Kenyan coach Hanumant Singh seen with captain Maurice Odumbe at a practice session in Cuttack,.... The Hindu Images".thehinduimages.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"Hanumant Singh Profile and Biography".india.crictotal.Retrieved20 September2020.
- ^"Hanumant Singh battles for life".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved20 September2020.
External links
edit- Srinivasan, N. (2014).Legends of Cricket(PDF).Andhra Pradesh,India:Gangaraju Books. pp. 67–71.ISSN0975-0258.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 September 2020.Retrieved20 September2020.
- Hanumant SinghatESPNcricinfo
- "Former India batsman Hanumant Singh dies aged 67",Reuters,29 November 2006
- Obituary[dead link],The Daily Telegraph,29 November 2006
- Obituary,The Times,18 December 2006