Noel David

Noel Arthur David pronunciation  (born 26 February 1971, in Puducherry, settled in Hyderabad, India) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997.

Noel Arthur David
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight Arm Offbreak
International information
National side
ODI debut27 April 1997 v West Indies
Last ODI18 July 1997 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93 - 2001/02Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition ODIs First-class List A
Matches 4 35 48
Runs scored 9 1379 664
Batting average – 29.97 20.75
100s/50s -/– 2/8 1/2
Top score 8* 207* 120
Balls bowled 32 3483 2193
Wickets 4 51 36
Bowling average 33.35 27.66 43.50
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match n/a – n/a
Best bowling 3/21 4/26 3/21
Catches/stumpings –/– 12/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2006

Early life

When he was 5 years old his family moved to Hyderabad from Puducherry. Still, one of his siblings (elder brother) is living in Puducherry. He attended All Saints High School which has produced test players like Abid Ali, Syed Kirmani, Mohammad Azharuddin and Venkatapathy Raju. Already a 100 and 200 m athlete, his fielding developed with coach Sampath Kumar.[1]

Career

David was a bowling all-rounder - a decent off-break bowler and a lower order batsman. He was an excellent fielder. David scored a double century in just his second game as part of Hyderabad's record 944.[1][2][3]

Sachin Tendulkar is believed to have asked "Noel who?" when he learned that Noel David was the replacement for the injured pace spear head Javagal Srinath during India's 1997 tour of West Indies. Noel David in a later interview clarified Sachin never said that statement, and it was Ajit Wadekar who did.[1]

Sunil Gavaskar once said that he was the greatest ever fielder for Indian cricket team; along with Caribbean commentator Tony Cozier, Gavaskar compared David with Jonty Rhodes.[1]

Post retirement

As of 2019, David is chief selector for Hyderabad[4] as well as chairman of the Junior Selection Committee.[5] David has an ambition to become the coach of the Hyderabad team.[1]

References
  1. "Noel David Interview". Indian Cricketer. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad v Andhra 1993/94 (South Zone)". Hyderabad Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Acharya, Shayan. "Sridhar and the memories of 944". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. staff (1 September 2019). "Coming out of retirement 'not a U-turn' - Ambati Rayudu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "Noel David chief selector". Deccan Chronicle. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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