Altaff Mungrue Explained

Altaff Mungrue
Fullname:Altaff Ali Mungrue
Birth Date:26 August 1934
Birth Place:Port of Spain, Trinidad
Death Place:Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Right-arm medium
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:102
Bat Avg1:25.50
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:51
Deliveries1:246
Wickets1:8
Bowl Avg1:16.12
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/58
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:9 March
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17737.html Cricinfo

Altaff Ali Mungrue (25 August 1934 – 11 December 2015) was a Trinidadian-born English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force airman.

Mungrue was born at Port of Spain and later emigrated to England, where he enlisted in the Royal Air Force (RAF). While serving in the RAF, Mungrue played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, making two appearances against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot.[1] He scored 102 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 51,[2] which came against Cambridge University.[3] With his mixture of right-arm off break and medium pace bowling, Mungrue took 8 wickets at 16.12 in these two matches, with best figures of 4 for 58.[4] He played minor matches while serving in both Singapore and Malaya in 1960 - 61.[5]

Altaff died in December 2015 at Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Altaff Mungrue . CricketArchive . 2019-03-09 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Altaff Mungrue . CricketArchive . 2019-03-09 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Combined Services v Cambridge University, 1964 . CricketArchive . 2019-03-09 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Altaff Mungrue . CricketArchive . 2019-03-09 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Player profile: Altaff Mungrue . CricketArchive . 2019-03-09 . subscription.