Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi
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Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi
India
Indian cricket team
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 (IND)
Batting style  Right-handed batsman
Bowling type
Types of bowlers in cricket
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First-class record
First-class cricket
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Matches 19
Runs scored 505
Batting average
Batting average
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17.41
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 57
Balls bowled -
Wickets  -
Bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...

 
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5 wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...

s in innings
Innings
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10 wicket
Wicket
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s in match
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Best Bowling
Catches/Stumpings  11/0
First class debut: -, 1933
Last first class game: -, 1943
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34179/34179.html

Kumar
Kumar
Kumār OR Kunwar is a title, a given name or a family name native to India.In many Indian languages, Kumar literally means prince or a young/unmarried male....

 Shri Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji Jhala
Jhala (clan)
Jhala is the name of a clan of Rajputs belonging to the Suryavanshi lineage, found mainly in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Makwana....

 of Limbdi
Limbdi
Limbdi is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Limbdi has a proud place in women's education. It is home to Lady Wellingdon Girls School, now Municipal school number 3. This school was established in Limbdi on 1 March 1859 when India had hardly any...

 (October 23, 1902 - November 10, 1964) was an Indian first class cricketer. He was a cousin of English Test batsman Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji
Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji
Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji Jadeja was a cricketer who played for England. He was educated at the Rajkumar College, Rajkot, India.-Career:...

 and brother-in-law of Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji, the Jethwa
Jethwa
Jethwa is a name of a Kshatriya, Rajput clan that claim descent from Makardhwaja son of Lord Hanuman who appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana...

 ruler of Princely State of Porbandar
Porbandar
Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...

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Kumar Shri Ghanshyamshinhji Daulatsinhji Jhalla Limbdi learnt his cricket at The Leys in Cambridge
Cambridge
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. He played a few games in India but missed history when he failed to make the playing eleven during India's Test debut. A back injury contributed to his absence.He led Western India to a Ranji Trophy victory, at the age of 40.He lived in Gujarat and played his cricket for Western India. Due to his royal connections he was vice-captain of India's tour of England in 1932.

He was second child of ruler of Princely State of Limbdi Col. HH Thakur Sahib Shri Sir Daulatsinhji Jashwantsinhji (1907-1940). Being a prince of royal family of Princely State of Limbdi
Limbdi
Limbdi is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Limbdi has a proud place in women's education. It is home to Lady Wellingdon Girls School, now Municipal school number 3. This school was established in Limbdi on 1 March 1859 when India had hardly any...

, he was also known by K.S. Limbdi ( Kumar
Kumar
Kumār OR Kunwar is a title, a given name or a family name native to India.In many Indian languages, Kumar literally means prince or a young/unmarried male....

 Shri Limbdi
Limbdi
Limbdi is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Limbdi has a proud place in women's education. It is home to Lady Wellingdon Girls School, now Municipal school number 3. This school was established in Limbdi on 1 March 1859 when India had hardly any...

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