Shyamji Kanojia Explained

Shyamji Kanojia
Top Score1:7
Date:4 January
Source:Cricinfo
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Best Bowling1:-
Tenfor1:0
Fivefor1:0
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:-
Deliveries1:6
100S/50S1:0/0
Bat Avg1:7.66
Runs1:23
Matches1:4
Column1:FC
Columns:1
Club1:Railways cricket team
Death Place:Virar, Mumbai
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Year:2021

Shyamji Kanojia (1955/56  - 3 January 2021) was an Indian cricketer who played for Railways in four first-class matches during the 1976–77 Ranji Trophy.[1]

Death

He died on 3 January 2021 at the age of 65 due to a heart attack while playing in a senior veterans cricket match in Virar. It was reported that he played in the match amid severe chest pain and died on the ground while fielding.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shyamji Kanojia. 2021-01-04. Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Gaurav Gupta. Jan 3, 2021. Former Railways cricketer Kanojia dies on ground in Vasai Cricket News - Times of India. 2021-01-04. The Times of India. en.