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India
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Shah Nyalchand
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Left-hand bat (RHB)
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Left-arm medium pace
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1
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7
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700
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0/0
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6
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387
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3
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3233
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3/97
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0
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57
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420
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7/63
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0/0
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33
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14,419
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235
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2257
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15
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6
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7/32
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18
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23 October
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1952
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23 October
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1952
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(born
September 14 ,
1919 ,
Dhrangadhra ,
Gujarat - died
January 4 ,
1997 ,
Junagadh , Gujarat) was an
Indian Test Cricketer .
Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets. His only Test match was against
Pakistan at
Lucknow ] in 1952/53, which was one of the 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'.
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
Mumbai in
1957 .
Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangdhara. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of
Gujarat government at
Rajkot . 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.
