Charran Singh
Charran Kamkaran Singh (November 27, 1935 - November 19, 2015) was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests in 1960.
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| Born | 27 November 1935 San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 2015 (aged 79) San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 28 January 1960 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 9 March 1960 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In his debut Test at Queen's Park Oval, Singh's run out dismissal was the trigger for the crowd to start a riot.[1]
Singh was a left-arm orthodox spinner who played for Trinidad from 1959-60 to 1961-62. In his first match he took 5 for 69 in the first innings against Jamaica; in his second, later that season, he took 5 for 57 in the first innings against the touring MCC. He was picked for the next Test, the Second, replacing Reg Scarlett. He took 3 wickets in the match, but West Indies lost, and he made way for Scarlett in the Third Test team. He replaced Sonny Ramadhin in the Fourth Test team, and took 2 wickets, but lost his place to Ramadhin for the Fifth Test.
He took 7 for 38 against Barbados in 1960-61, but played no further Tests.
References
- "M.C.C. team in West Indies 1959-60". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co. 1961. Retrieved 19 July 2011.