Hari Gidwani

Hari Gidwani (born 23 October 1953) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and selector. He played over 100 first-class matches mainly representing Delhi and Bihar.

Hari Gidwani
Personal information
Born (1953-10-23) 23 October 1953
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972/73–1977/78Delhi
1978/79–1991/92Bihar
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 119 17
Runs scored 6,805 312
Batting average 42.53 18.35
100s/50s 15/32 0/1
Top score 229 88
Balls bowled 3,328 155
Wickets 29 2
Bowling average 40.82 67.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/6 1/13
Catches/stumpings 75/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2016

Career

Gidwani played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, known to be "a dashing stroke player".[1] He appeared in 119 first-class matches in a career spanning 20 seasons from 1972/73 to 1991/92 and scored more than 6000 runs. He started his career with his home team Delhi, but switched to Bihar in 1978/79. He top-scored with 100 and 48 against the visiting Sri Lankan team in 1975/76,[2] but did not gain Indian team selection.[1] Gidwani scored centuries in five Ranji Trophy matches in succession during 1986–87 Ranji Trophy and 1987–88 Ranji Trophy.[3] His highest score of 229 came against Karnataka in the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal in which he was also the captain.[4]

After retiring, Gidwani became a junior team selector. He worked as a member of the Delhi selection panel since the 1990s,[5][6] a position he holds as of October 2015.

Personal life

Gidwani studied at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.[7] He owns a sweet store in Old Delhi.[1][8]

References
  1. "The man with a sweet spot". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Indian Universities v Sri Lankans in 1975/76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Hari Gidwani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. "Bihar v Karnataka in 1989/90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. "A real asset". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. "Prabhakar set to be nominated as Delhi selector". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. "Once upon a very long time ago". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. "Everyone in the city is gearing up for Diwali". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.