Raju Bhatt (Baroda cricketer)
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Raju Bhatt was an India
n cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Baroda
. He was born in Baroda.
Bhatt made his cricketing debut for Baroda Schools in 1957-58, playing further matches for West Zone Schools and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda prior to his first-class debut.
Bhatt made his first-class debut during the 1961-62 season, against Bombay. He played two matches in the 1961-62 Ranji Trophy.
In the next season, he made a top score of 43 runs, though he weakened in 1963-64, making a top score of 8 runs.
His top score came during his penultimate season, 1965-66, his only first-class half-century, against Gujarat
- coming eleven months after a half-century for Baroda University.
Bhatt had to wait over a year for his final two first-class appearances, the last of which finished in an innings defeat for the side.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Baroda
Baroda cricket team
The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Vadodara. The home ground of the team is the Moti Bagh Stadium on the palace grounds. The team is run by the Baroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millennium...
. He was born in Baroda.
Bhatt made his cricketing debut for Baroda Schools in 1957-58, playing further matches for West Zone Schools and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda prior to his first-class debut.
Bhatt made his first-class debut during the 1961-62 season, against Bombay. He played two matches in the 1961-62 Ranji Trophy.
In the next season, he made a top score of 43 runs, though he weakened in 1963-64, making a top score of 8 runs.
His top score came during his penultimate season, 1965-66, his only first-class half-century, against Gujarat
Gujarat cricket team
The Gujarat cricket team is one of three Ranji Trophy cricket teams representing the state of Gujarat . It was in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the...
- coming eleven months after a half-century for Baroda University.
Bhatt had to wait over a year for his final two first-class appearances, the last of which finished in an innings defeat for the side.
External links
- Raju Bhatt at Cricket Archive