Swaranjit Singh Explained

Swaranjit Singh
Country:India
Birth Date:18 July 1932
Birth Place:Amritsar, Punjab, India
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Eastern Punjab
Year1:1950-51 to 1958-59
Club2:North Zone
Year2:1951-52 to 1958-59
Club3:Cambridge University
Year3:1954 to 1956
Club4:Warwickshire
Year4:1956 to 1958
Club5:Bengal
Year5:1959-60 to 1961-62
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:88
Runs1:3,709
Bat Avg1:27.07
100S/50S1:4/19
Top Score1:145
Deliveries1:13,525
Wickets1:183
Bowl Avg1:29.89
Fivefor1:7
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/20
Catches/Stumpings1:33/0
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34200/34200.html CricketArchive

Swaranjit Singh (born 18 July 1932) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.

Singh was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Eastern Punjab and Bengal in India as well as Cambridge University and Warwickshire in England between 1950 and 1962.[1]

Swaranjit Singh was educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar and Punjab University before going to England to study at Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] While he was a student at Christ's College in the 1950s, he married a fellow student from Germany. Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister of India, attended their wedding. Swaranjit and his wife Irmengard, who converted to Sikhism, settled in Amritsar.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swaranjit Singh . CricketArchive . 15 June 2019.
  2. Wisden 1957, p. 294.
  3. Web site: Rataul . Dharmendra . Women from West move heart and home to Holy City . Indian Express . 16 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Roy. Amit. Cambridge sights on city. Telegraph India . 16 June 2019.