Desai was a highly effective opening bowler for Railways in the Ranji Trophy, averaging nearly five wickets a match at a very low average and with a strike-rate of a wicket every 34.75 balls.[1] He took 12 wickets in the match (7 for 46 and 5 for 24) in the innings victory over Haryana in 1971–72.[2]
In 1974-75 Desai set a Railways record for match figures that still stands when he took 13 for 77 (8 for 54 and 5 for 23) in another innings victory, this time over Services.[3] He also made his highest score in the same match when, batting as usual at number 11, he made 29 of a tenth-wicket stand of 30.[4]
Desai was never selected to play for North Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He twice played in Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, each time against Rajasthan. The second time, in 1973–74, he felled the Test batsman Salim Durani with a bouncer, and Durani had to be taken to hospital for an operation and played no further part in the match. Rajasthan won narrowly on their first-innings lead. Railways were 241 for 9 when Desai went to the crease, needing 15 for the lead, but he was bowled for a duck.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^"Gunwant Desai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^"Railways v Haryana 1971-72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^"Best match bowling for Railways". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^"Railways v Services 1974-75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^S. Giridhar and V. J. Raghunath, Mid-Wicket Tales: From Trumper to Tendulkar, SAGE Publications, Mumbai, 2014, p. 89.
^"Railways v Rajasthan 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
gunwant, desai, born, january, 1941, former, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, railways, india, from, 1968, 1974, personal, informationborn, 1941, january, 1941, hariya, near, atul, gujarat, indiaroleopening, bowlerdomestic, team, informationyearsteam1. Gunwant Desai born 30 January 1941 is a former cricketer who played first class cricket for Railways in India from 1968 to 1974 Gunwant DesaiPersonal informationBorn 1941 01 30 30 January 1941 age 83 Hariya near Atul Gujarat IndiaRoleOpening bowlerDomestic team informationYearsTeam1968 69 to 1974 75RailwaysCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 18Runs scored 115Batting average 7 66100s 50s 0 0Top score 29Balls bowled 2989Wickets 86Bowling average 13 345 wickets in innings 610 wickets in match 2Best bowling 8 54Catches stumpings 7 0Source ESPNcricinfo 28 March 2018 Desai was a highly effective opening bowler for Railways in the Ranji Trophy averaging nearly five wickets a match at a very low average and with a strike rate of a wicket every 34 75 balls 1 He took 12 wickets in the match 7 for 46 and 5 for 24 in the innings victory over Haryana in 1971 72 2 In 1974 75 Desai set a Railways record for match figures that still stands when he took 13 for 77 8 for 54 and 5 for 23 in another innings victory this time over Services 3 He also made his highest score in the same match when batting as usual at number 11 he made 29 of a tenth wicket stand of 30 4 Desai was never selected to play for North Zone in the Duleep Trophy He twice played in Ranji Trophy quarter finals each time against Rajasthan The second time in 1973 74 he felled the Test batsman Salim Durani with a bouncer and Durani had to be taken to hospital for an operation and played no further part in the match Rajasthan won narrowly on their first innings lead Railways were 241 for 9 when Desai went to the crease needing 15 for the lead but he was bowled for a duck 5 6 References edit Gunwant Desai CricketArchive Retrieved 28 March 2018 Railways v Haryana 1971 72 CricketArchive Retrieved 28 March 2018 Best match bowling for Railways CricketArchive Retrieved 28 March 2018 Railways v Services 1974 75 CricketArchive Retrieved 28 March 2018 S Giridhar and V J Raghunath Mid Wicket Tales From Trumper to Tendulkar SAGE Publications Mumbai 2014 p 89 Railways v Rajasthan 1973 74 CricketArchive Retrieved 29 March 2018 External links editGunwant Desai at ESPNcricinfo Gunwant Desai at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunwant Desai amp oldid 1190854273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
