Michael Dalvi

Michael Dalvi (born 18 May 1945, Bombay, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1966 to 1982.

Michael Dalvi
Personal information
Full nameMichael Dalvi
Born (1945-05-18) 18 May 1945
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966-67Delhi
1967-68 to 1976-77Tamil Nadu
1977-78 to 1981-82Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 88 5
Runs scored 4635 92
Batting average 35.65 18.40
100s/50s 12/17 0/0
Top score 179 39
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 2
Bowling average 40.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 45/0 0/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 23 July 2014

Life and career

Dalvi is the son of Brigadier John Dalvi[1] and was educated at the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun.

A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dalvi made his first-class debut in 1966-67 while studying at Delhi University. In his fifth game that season he made 158, his first century, and 45 for Delhi against Services in the Ranji Trophy, top-scoring in each innings.[2]

He moved south in 1967 to play for Madras. After moderate seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69 he was more successful in 1969-70, with 347 runs at an average of 49.57,[3] including 134 and 21 not out in the victory over Andhra, again top-scoring in each innings, in the first match of the season.[4] He was selected to play for an Indian Board President's XI against the touring New Zealanders and for South Zone against the touring Australians.

In 1970-71 he hit 108 for Tamil Nadu in the Gopalan Trophy match against Ceylon.[5] He began the 1974-75 season with 19 and 108 against Hyderabad[6] and 121 against Karnataka,[7] and a few weeks later scored 179 against Sri Lanka,[8] which is the highest score in the Gopalan Trophy by a Tamil Nadu batsman. He scored 112 and 79 not out in South Zone's victory over Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1975-76.[9]

After a moderate season in 1976-77 he moved to Bengal, where he played for five seasons with a top score of 151 against Assam in 1977-78 in his first innings for his new team.[10] He also played several times for East Zone, scoring 112 against the touring West Indians in 1978-79.[11] He retired after the 1981-82 season.

He runs a resort on his estate near Dehradun.[12]

References

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