Bantoo Singh Explained

Bantoo Singh
Country:India
Birth Date:17 February 1963
Birth Place:Delhi, India
Family:Dilbaugh Singh (father)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:Batsman
Club1:Delhi
Year1:1985/86–1995/96
Columns:2
Column1:FC
Matches1:69
Runs1:3,694
Bat Avg1:45.04
100S/50S1:11/18
Top Score1:214
Deliveries1:315
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:74.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/4
Catches/Stumpings1:41/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:33
Runs2:607
Bat Avg2:30.35
100S/50S2:0/5
Top Score2:96*
Deliveries2:
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:n/a
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:6/–
Date:26 December
Year:2015
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27175.html ESPNcricinfo

Bantoo Singh (born 17 February 1963), also spelled as Bantu Singh, is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Delhi cricket team from 1985/86 to 1995/96. In 2005, he became a selector for the Delhi District Cricket Association.

Life and career

Singh was born on 17 February 1963 in Delhi. His father Dilbaugh Singh[1] was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club and had also played first-class cricket for Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. He had also worked as a selector of Delhi.[2]

Singh played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, representing Delhi between the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and 11 hundreds including hundreds in two Ranji Trophy finals: 179 against Bengal in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy final and 123 against Tamil Nadu in the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy final. He had also captained the team in a few matches and appeared for North Zone cricket team in Duleep Trophy. Although he had played his last first-class match in 1995/96, he announced his retirement only in November 2005.[3]

In August 2005, Delhi District Cricket Association appointed Singh as a member of the five-man Delhi selection panel.[4] He later became the chairman of Delhi under-19 selection panel.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dilbaugh Singh . subscription . CricketArchive. 27 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Delhi Gymkhana Club founder Dilbagh Singh passes away. Economic Times. 27 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Bantu Singh retires from first-class cricket. https://web.archive.org/web/20060127085435/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/27/stories/2005112709961600.htm. dead. 27 January 2006. The Hindu. 2005-11-27. 27 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Venkat Sunderam, Vivek Razdan the new selectors. The Hindu. 2005-08-31. 27 December 2015.
  5. Web site: ‘Extra players’ embarrassment for DDCA. The Hindu. 27 December 2015.