Shah Nyalchand (14 September 1915 – 3 January 1997) was an Indian Test cricketer.
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| Born | 14 September 1919 Dhrangadhra, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1997 (aged 77) Junagadh, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 63) | 23 October 1952 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets.[1] His only Test match was against Pakistan at Lucknow in 1952/53, which was one of only two occasions that a matting wicket was used for a Test in India. He returned figures of 3 for 97. Frank Worrell once described Nyalchand as the 'king of matting wickets'.[1]
Nyalchand played 24 seasons of Ranji Trophy, half of which were for Saurashtra. He captained Saurashtra for three seasons. His most successful season was 1961/62 when he took 27 wickets, including a split hat-trick against Maharashtra. During this purple patch, he took ten wickets in three consecutive matches across two seasons. Apart from the Test, he appeared for a few times for zonal sides against visiting teams. He toured East Africa with the Sundar Cricket Club of Bombay in 1957.[1]
Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangadhra. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of Gujarat government at Rajkot.[1] He did cricket coaching for a time and was the recipient of an aid from the benefit fund of BCCI. His death was from a massive heart attack.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Shah Nyalchand: India's matting-wicket specialist". Cricket Country. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Obituary in Indian Cricket 1998