Champak Mehta Explained

Champak Mehta
Full Name:Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta
Birth Place:Surat, British India
Death Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Role:Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Country:India
Club1:Hindus
Club2:Bombay
Club3:Gujarat
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:19
Runs1:814
Bat Avg1:26.25
100S/50S1:0/5
Top Score1:96
Deliveries1:350
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:46.71
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/19
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/champaklal-mehta-31534 ESPNcricinfo
Date:7 April
Year:2022

Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta (1907  - 13 December 1981) was an Indian cricketer who played for Bombay, Gujarat and Hindus in 1930s.[1]

Mehta was born in Surat and studied in the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[2] He made his debut in the Bombay Quadrangular in 1929 but the tournament was suspended for the next four seasons. In support of the non-cooperation movement, Vijay Merchant, L. P. Jai and Mehta refused to take part in the trials for the Indian tour to England in 1932.[2] He took part in the Test trials for the 1933-34 series.[2]

Mehta died of a heart attack in Bombay in 1981.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/champaklal-mehta-31534 ESPNcricinfo profile
  2. Obituary in Indian Cricket 1982, p. 563