Kripal Singh came from a famous cricketing family. His father A. G. Ram Singh was unlucky not to play for India, his brother Milkha Singh was a Test cricketer, and another brother, two sons, his daughter and a nephew all played first-class cricket. He was an attacking batsman and a useful off spin bowler.
He played a leading role in Madras winning the Ranji Trophy in 1954–55, scoring 636 runs and taking 13 wickets. In the semi-final against Bengal he hit 98 and 97 – the second innings runs came out of a total of 139 all out in which no one else reached double figures – and took 4 for 18 in the second innings.[1] Kripal had university exams at the time of the final and was granted a postponement by the university. In the final against Holkar he scored 75 and 91 and seven wickets in a narrow victory. Earlier in the season he scored his career best score of 208 against Travancore-Cochin.
Picked for the Test series against New Zealand in the following season, he scored 100* on his debut. That was to remain his only Test hundred. He scored two other fifties, one a defiant 53 against West Indies in 1958–59.
Kripal toured England in 1959. He hit 178 against Lancashire and played in one Test where he scored 41. A finger injury severely limited his appearances. Though he remained within the sight of the selectors, his Test appearances were irregular thereafter. He played three Tests in 1961-62 and two in 1963–64, all against England. It was in the Third Test in 1961-62 that he took his first wicket in Test cricket. He had bowled 588 balls in nine innings and ten Tests prior to this, and no bowler has taken as many balls for his first wicket. In the same Test, he was involved in a scandal that ended the career of Subhash Gupte.
In one of the Test matches in 1963-64 when many English players went down with injury and illness, Kripal fielded for them almost as a permanent substitute. Towards the end of his career Kripal became more of a bowler. He captained Tamil Nadu, and South Zone in the first ever Duleep Trophy match.
He was born a Sikh, but between his Test appearances, Kripal fell in love with a Christian girl and converted to marry her and shaved off his beard and had hair cut. [2]
Kripal died from a cardiac arrest at the age of 53. He was a national selector at the time of his death.[citation needed]
Notes
According to Charles Davis, Kripal bowled 651 balls and conceded 235 runs before taking his first wicket.
References
^"Madras v Bengal 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^. www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
kripal, singh, amritsar, govindsingh, kripal, singh, pronunciation, help, info, august, 1933, july, 1987, indian, test, cricketer, kripal, singhpersonal, informationfull, nameamritsar, govindsingh, kripal, singhborn6, august, 1933madras, madras, state, british. Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh pronunciation help info 6 August 1933 22 July 1987 was an Indian Test cricketer A G Kripal SinghPersonal informationFull nameAmritsar Govindsingh Kripal SinghBorn6 August 1933Madras Madras State British IndiaDied22 July 1987 1987 07 22 aged 53 Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakRelationsA G Ram Singh father A G Milkha Singh brother Arjan Kripal Singh son International informationNational sideIndiaTest debut cap 75 19 November 1955 v New ZealandLast Test27 October 1964 v AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition Tests First classMatches 14 96Runs scored 422 4 939Batting average 28 13 40 81100s 50s 1 2 10 24Top score 100 208Balls bowled 1 518 13 183Wickets 10 177Bowling average 58 40 28 415 wickets in innings 310 wickets in match 1Best bowling 3 43 6 14Catches stumpings 4 57Source Cricinfo 23 March 2018 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Notes 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife and career EditKripal Singh came from a famous cricketing family His father A G Ram Singh was unlucky not to play for India his brother Milkha Singh was a Test cricketer and another brother two sons his daughter and a nephew all played first class cricket He was an attacking batsman and a useful off spin bowler He played a leading role in Madras winning the Ranji Trophy in 1954 55 scoring 636 runs and taking 13 wickets In the semi final against Bengal he hit 98 and 97 the second innings runs came out of a total of 139 all out in which no one else reached double figures and took 4 for 18 in the second innings 1 Kripal had university exams at the time of the final and was granted a postponement by the university In the final against Holkar he scored 75 and 91 and seven wickets in a narrow victory Earlier in the season he scored his career best score of 208 against Travancore Cochin Picked for the Test series against New Zealand in the following season he scored 100 on his debut That was to remain his only Test hundred He scored two other fifties one a defiant 53 against West Indies in 1958 59 Kripal toured England in 1959 He hit 178 against Lancashire and played in one Test where he scored 41 A finger injury severely limited his appearances Though he remained within the sight of the selectors his Test appearances were irregular thereafter He played three Tests in 1961 62 and two in 1963 64 all against England It was in the Third Test in 1961 62 that he took his first wicket in Test cricket He had bowled 588 balls in nine innings and ten Tests prior to this and no bowler has taken as many balls for his first wicket In the same Test he was involved in a scandal that ended the career of Subhash Gupte In one of the Test matches in 1963 64 when many English players went down with injury and illness Kripal fielded for them almost as a permanent substitute Towards the end of his career Kripal became more of a bowler He captained Tamil Nadu and South Zone in the first ever Duleep Trophy match He was born a Sikh but between his Test appearances Kripal fell in love with a Christian girl and converted to marry her and shaved off his beard and had hair cut 2 Kripal died from a cardiac arrest at the age of 53 He was a national selector at the time of his death citation needed Notes EditAccording to Charles Davis Kripal bowled 651 balls and conceded 235 runs before taking his first wicket References Edit Madras v Bengal 1954 55 CricketArchive Retrieved 23 March 2018 The Hindu Magazine Columns A lot in a name www hindu com Archived from the original on 10 October 2006 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Sources EditV Ramnarayan Mosquitos and other Jolly Rovers Mihir Bose A History of Indian Cricket Christopher Martin Jenkins A Complete Who s Who of Test CricketersExternal links EditA G Kripal Singh at ESPNcricinfo A G Kripal Singh at CricketArchive subscription required A most cerebral cricketer by V Ramnarayan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A G Kripal Singh amp oldid 1158133555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
