Country: | India |
Fullname: | Rao Saheb Bhosle |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1932 |
Birth Place: | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, British India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Maharashtra |
Year1: | 1952/53 - 1960/61 |
Club2: | Cumberland |
Year2: | 1963 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 21 |
Runs1: | 787 |
Bat Avg1: | 30.26 |
100S/50S1: | –/5 |
Top Score1: | 89 |
Deliveries1: | 3,398 |
Wickets1: | 31 |
Bowl Avg1: | 46.74 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 4/35 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
Date: | 2 January |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/27495.html Cricinfo |
Rao Saheb Bhosle (born 4 April 1932) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.
Born at Kolhapur in Maharashtra, Bhosle made his debut in first-class cricket for Maharashtra in the 1952–53 Ranji Trophy against Gujarat at Ahmedabad.[1] He played for Maharashtra regularly during the 1950s, making 21 first-class appearances to 1960.[1] He scored a total of 787 runs, with an average of 30.26, making five half centuries with a highest score of 89.[2] Bowling a mixture of right-arm off break and medium pace, Bhosle took 31 wickets at a bowling average of 46.74, with best figures of 4/35.[3] He later played minor counties cricket in England for Cumberland in 1963, making five appearances.[4]